Page 10 THE BATTALION
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1977
Counselors help students select li
By CINDY JACOBSON
John was graduated from high
school in 1973 and is now about to
receive his college degree. He
doesn’t know why he chose his
major, or what he wants to do with
that degree or even if it is what he
wanted at all.
Although hypothetical, this situa
tion is not uncommon according to
personal, academic and career
counselors at Texas A&M Universi-
ty '
Not only seniors face this prob
lem. Most students at one time
question their curriculum choices,
the counselors said.
Selecting a major in preparation
for a career is not simple for stu-
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dents and the counselors under
stand this problem.
Students 18 and 19 years old are
expected to choose a major without
enough exposure to the working
world. It is difficult for them to
know what job would be suited to
them. Dr. Wade Birch of Personal
Counseling Service said.
“Some students can only list
about eight jobs to choose from
when actually there are some
40,000 listed in the United States
Dictionary of Occupational Titles,”
he said.
Unaware of job alternatives, the
students also are confronted with
parental pressures, salary consid
erations and prestige associated
with the major of their choice, he
added.
Every student has had to face the
problem of selecting a major. No
one can choose a major for an indi
vidual, but counselors like Birch try
to help students understand them
selves more completely and identify
personal influences that affect deci
sion making.
Academic counselors like Ronald
Lewis take personal factors into
consideration, but they focus on the
student’s aptitude, capabilities and
expectations.
Vocational tests may serve as a
guide for students who have a hard
time narrowing their interests
down.
Once the interest has been found,
counselors look at the student’s
capability in that field and help de
termine if his or her goal is in the
realm of the real world, Lewis said.
From there the counselors help
the student plan a curriculum. They
do not stress making a decision.
“Decisions are too limiting,”
Lewis said. “Plans can be changed
more easily.’
While freshmen and sophomores
seek guidance in the selection of a
major, seniors and graduate stu
dents seek to be reassured that they
majored in a field right for them.
mand for graduates with a degree in
the major considered, what kind of
job is offered, the salary that can be
expected and where that job would
be located.
All counselors agreed that there is
no set solution in solving the ques
tion of what to major in. At best,
they can advise and inform.
But they are available for assis
tance and hundreds of students seek
their help every month. The Per
sonal Counseling Service is in
YMCA 017, the Academic Careers
Counseling Service is in Academic
Building 107 and the Career Plan-
ning, and Placement Centerifl th
the 10th floor of RudderiL
Each office has counselors arl Unifed Pr
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“A number of seniors and
graduate students are still searching
for that feeling of certainty and de
cidedness,’’ Lewis said.
How can someone obtain this se
cure feeling? By self-examination.
Louis VanPelt of Career Placement
Services said students should or
ganize their thoughts.
Along with interests, capabilities
and expectations, they should con
sider the job market and the actual
working world.
They should see if there is a de-
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