SELECTING A MAJOR FOR COLLEGE ADMISIONS CAN BE TOUGH.
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THE STUDENTS GUIDE TO CHOOSING A MAJOR
What are your biggest priorities?
What are you interested in?
What are you good at?
What are the highest paying fields?
How rigorous with the coursework be?
What does your academic advisor say?
NACAC National College Fairs shares their checklist:
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