So, what happened to choosing the wrong major? Will choosing the wrong major really ruin your life? In this issue, the author will analyze these two issues according to some data and some college regulations, and provide corresponding reference content.
First, what is the wrong major?
A: I probably regret it, so most people will consider changing their major.
1, most people have the idea of choosing the wrong major, and many candidates are forced to choose the wrong major.
According to the survey data of China Youth Daily Social Investigation Center, 79.0% of the social respondents have the idea of changing their major. In other words, most people will want to change their major after they realize that they have chosen the wrong major.
It is understood that China's college entrance examination adopts provincial quotas, which means that the quotas allocated between different provinces are different. Therefore, the difference in the number of places between colleges and universities will cause many candidates to apply for only some majors.
2. Can I succeed in changing my major? Fierce competition and many conditions
According to the survey data released by Peking University Institute of Education on 20 19, nearly 42% of undergraduates have no clear ideas about career planning.
In other words, many students are easily confused about the future and don't know their major, so there are not a few students who change their major without authorization. The competition for changing majors was fierce from the beginning.
Allowing students to change majors is not only a destruction of teaching order, but also unfair to candidates with high scores. Therefore, many universities have strict restrictions on changing majors, so most students can't change majors.
3. More colleges and universities explore the new policy of changing majors to make up for "one exam for life"
Although the above shows the choice of most people who choose the wrong major and the results of this choice, many colleges and universities have begun to change, hoping to improve the fault tolerance rate of applying for the major through new policies and create more possibilities.
First of all, many schools have implemented large-scale enrollment, in order to make detailed professional confirmation through general education; There are also "at least three independent majors" implemented by individual universities, which provide students with more choices.
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Second, will choosing the wrong major really ruin your life?
A: Although choosing the wrong major will have a greater impact, it does not "ruin your life".
We think it is very common to choose the wrong major. Nowadays, the social recruitment competition is so fierce. As an important orientation of employment, major is also a heavyweight chip for graduates to compete, and the only way to save the wrong choice seems to be to change majors.
But changing majors is not only difficult, but also greatly restricted. For example, many schools require professional grades to rank in the top 20% of the grade, and even require students to study in the lower grades or promise to give up their qualifications for internal research and scholarship selection.
But in fact, as mentioned above, with the active exploration of many schools, there are actually quite a few schools that can avoid the influence of "wrong choice" within the system, and the wrong choice of majors itself cannot achieve "lifelong destruction."
In addition, in fact, doing a good job in career planning, clearly understanding and seriously recognizing the essence and connotation of the major can avoid the situation of "ruining your life", which is far more effective than blindly changing majors.