Self Discovery

How do you learn best? By reading, listening, or by doing an activity? Knowing how you learn best can help you succeed in school and work. The following are surveys that can help you determine your learning style. 

• Vark Guide to Learning Styles

• Education Planner What's Your Learning Style Survey

• AchieveWorks Learning and Productivity (Found in Self-Discovery Tab in Naviance)

During your years at Fairview, you have a chance to explore your personality, interests and possible careers.

What does your personality say about areas of study and careers that would best fit you? The following personality surveys  will help you identify the different traits of your personality that could lead to a career choice.

• Keirsey Temperament Sorter (Myers Briggs variation. Use the no-cost section)

• Enneagram Test

• AchieveWorks Personality (Myers Briggs -Found in Self-Discovery Tab in Naviance)

• AchieveWorks Intelligences (Found in Self-Discovery Tab in Naviance)

• Do What You Are (Found in Self-Discovery Tab in Naviance)

Choosing a major will be one of the most important factors in creating your college list! 

Use the "My Majors" website to help learn what you can study in college

• Print out the “Finding Majors - A Quick Exercise Worksheet”.  You will list possible majors that could lead to a career on the left side and list subjects that just sound interesting to you on the right (like a hobby).

• Visit the My Majors website** https://www.mymajors.com/college-majors/. Select a category to refine your search and learn more about each major.  We encourage you to click on several categories to see which subjects are included and get familiar with your choices. You can also choose to search by colleges or careers on the same website.

• Each major will have an overview, show courses that you would take in that major, list schools that have that major and spotlight careers that are associated with that major.

**Please note the My Majors website is a for profit company where you can access some information for free. No direct or implied endorsement by Fairview should be construed.

If you are interested in exploring more majors and their related careers, visit  https://uncw.edu/career/whatcanidowithamajorin.html.

After you finish this exercise, consider the other factors that will help you choose a college (location, cost, size, etc) and go to Step 1: Choosing a College.

Want to know which academic majors may be a good fit for your interests? Take the quick quizzes below to find out:

• Quick and Quirky

• For Visual Learners

If you have already decided on a major and want to compare the offerings from one campus to another, use the Comparing College Majors by Campus chart to discover and document what factors are important. 

Note:  Once you have an idea of the major(s) you might like, you can use that information to search for colleges offering that major in College Board Website under the Big Future section or in Naviance's Super Match College search.

• What are some of the top jobs by major and what might they pay?

Knowing your career interests can help you in choosing a major, a college or a career. These surveys can help you determine some of the activities required for specific jobs. 

• Career Clusters Activity

• Career Cluster Finder (Found under Self Discovery Tab in Naviance)

• Career Interest Profiler (Found under Self Discovery Tab in Naviance)