Your checklist · In college
Make sure your major is taking you somewhere.
Your major opens doors; it doesn't decide which one you walk through. Work through these this semester; your progress stays on this device.
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1. See where your major leads
Pay one and four years after graduating, typical debt, and the careers it's linked to. A degree is an option set, not a single job.
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2. Check your own college's program
On your degree page, look up your college: what its graduates in your major earn and borrow.
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3. Save the careers you could see yourself in
Your list keeps their pay, growth, and what it takes to start in one place.
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4. Compare staying the course with a switch
Your major next to another degree, a two-year program, or a career you could start sooner.
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5. Look at careers that are growing and pay well
Careers growing faster than average with a median of $100,000 or more.
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6. Talk to someone two steps ahead of you
A recent graduate in the career you want, or a professor who knows the field. Ask how they got their first job.
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7. Line up one real experience before you graduate
An internship, a part-time job in the field, or a project you can show. It's the first thing employers ask about.
Every step done. That's a plan most people never make. Look over your list →
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