Journal #9

Esmeralda Santa
Ms. Nargiza Matyakuboya
English 21003, Section M
20 November 2017
Journal Entry #9
                                                Six Myths About Choosing a College Major
          An interesting New York Times article I read was called “Six Myths About Choosing a 

College Major”. This article opened my eyes to the big mistakes many upcoming college students or 

undergraduate students are making when it comes to choosing their major. Also the article discusses 

the myths that many upcoming upcoming college students believe as they are about to enter school. 

The myth that surprised me the most  was “choice of major matters more than choice of 

college”(nytimes.com). This myth can be related to myself because I also focused more on choosing 

my major than the kind of college I wanted to go. Interestingly the article discusses how “the better 

the college, the better the professional network opportunities, through alumni, parents of classmates 

and eventually classmates themselves”. This means that if you go to a more selective school the 

chances of you getting a good job are higher than if you go to a less selective school.

           Another important myth that I found to be important was “You need a major”. I believe that 

this is the biggest myth that undergraduates tend to believe in. They believe that before starting 

college it is essential to know what they want to study so they can choose their classes. When they 

choose their field sometimes they miss out on exploring other fields that they never knew they could 

have enjoyed. In fact the article discusses how in some colleges such as Indiana University “students 

gather in learning communities and register for a block of general-education courses within that 

meta-major”. Students take take classes based on a certain field of studies, so that they can see the 

differences of major and later choice one. In this way they are less pressured and more certain of 

what they want. I believe that many other colleges should take the same approach with their students. 


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