Major regrets!

Are college grads regretting their choice of major?

“If you studied humanities, life sciences, or law in college, there’s a better-than-40% chance you regret the choice now.”

That’s according to the Federal Reserve’s annual Economic Well-Being of US Households report in a recent Columbus Dispatch article.

“The most-lamented majors: social and behavioral sciences, regretted by 44% of grads, followed by humanities and arts (43%), life sciences (also 43%), law (41%), and education (38%).

The least-regretted fields? Engineering, a choice regretted by only 27% of graduates, followed by computer and information sciences (31%) and health (32%).”

The causes of this “major regret” can be many–difficulty finding that first job, disconnect between career expectations and reality, low starting salaries, and simply making the wrong choice (not the right fit).

As parents, we want to do all we can to ensure our students don’t have regrets. So, what can we do?

First, let’s be clear. We’d NEVER steer students away from certain majors just because the path to a high-paying career is not as direct.

What we can do is make sure students begin the process of understanding themselves (interests, values, skills, etc.) and develop their career literacy.

What can At The Core do to help you?

1. Register and watch with your student our FREE career and major webinar.
2. Grades 7, 8, and 9 can get a jump start on self assessment and career research in our Heads Up! workshop.
3. Take advantage of our FREE career calls for grades 8-12 to brainstorm what steps you can take.
4. Guided Self Assessment is the in-depth, one-of-a-kind, gold standard for self assessment and career exploration for students in grades 11, 12, and early college. (Grade 10 can start in their 2nd semester of HS.) Are you familiar with what Guided Self Assessment is? Consider booking an info-sharing, 30-minute family meeting to learn about what it is and what it’s not.
5. Read some of our blogs to provide you with support:

• • So Your High Schooler Has a Chosen Career in Mind
  • Why do we teach self assessment to teens?
  • College Selection: 10 Things to Think About
  • Fighting Career Illiteracy

Our mission is to empower families with the knowledge and tools to tackle college and career planning with confidence and clarity.

We don’t want any college grad to regret their choice of major!!

Let’s do what we can NOW to ensure that students make the best choices they can based on an understanding of themselves, their preferred future lifestyle, potential careers and majors, and how to get there.

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