Clarifying: Choosing a Major Or Career
Clarify Academics
- Finish first year steps
- Meet with your Academic Advisor to discuss major, grad school, career
- Select your major by end of year
- Identify possible major/minor and research interests, fellowships, and grants
- Build mentorship relations with faculty, students, and staff
- Discuss academic majors with students and alumni. Review What Can I Do With This Major?
- Take a professor to lunch or visit office hours, confirm your major and discuss research options in your major
- Apply for Study Abroad programs
Clarify Initial Career Goals
- Read about careers, jobs, industries, and organizations.
- Consult Career Counselor about Career Services resources and plans
- Conduct an informal interview with an alumnus or person you know
- Update GoldPASS registration
- Create a LinkedIn profile
- Attend all Career Fairs
- Participate in on-campus career programming
- Meet with alumni in your area of interest, attend career and industry events
- Find a career-related job, internship, or volunteer option for this summer
Clarify Self, Others, and your Community
- Volunteer for a community service ongoing program
- Attend an event with an international student or group
- Run for office/become an officer or leader in an organization to which you belong or would like to join
- Participate in a student organization, club, performance group, professional association, or team. Become involved at UMM
Define a Healthy Lifestyle with Integrity
- Seek medical advice or counseling as needed and practice good nutrition
- Create a schedule for study, sleep, and exercise with other student teams
- Attend a program on social justice, and diversity
- Explore personal plan, philosophy, and faith options
Consider for Your Junior Year
- Internships
- Morris Student Administrative Fellows (MSAF)
- Morris Academic Partnership (MAP)
- Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)
- Study Abroad
Student Counseling
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