Undecided is Not a Major

You imply that entering "undecided" means you have no passion. That's silly. It just means you aren't sure, and most 17 year-olds don't know for sure what they'll be doing with the rest of their lives.

I am a high school senior and have certain interests, but still am not sure about what career I will choose. This article is highly inaccurate. Going to college to further my education and not having a clear vision of my future does not mean I will "drop out" or become a failure. I definitely agree that this article is one sided and is discouraging.

I don't think this article is necesarily offensive, but it is very one sided. It is probably true that some people who enter college "undecided" because they don't know what they want to do and have no general direction or plan for their college years. However, as many people have pointed out, many "undecideds" enter college with much more of an open mind than people who enter with a specific goal in mind. In my opinion, entering college as undecided could, in some cases, be very beneficial to a student even if he or she has a career in mind already.

This is likely an advertisement. However, there're some right ideas. Anyway, it's better to have a view into the future and not just put such problem aside and choose "undecided".

Its interesting to read all the feedback, but the one thing i see in common is the fact that all of you are either just entering, or still in High School. No offense, but you only have your hopes, not historical data. Unfortunately...advertising motivated or not...the data holds true. Regardless of how fired up you may feel now, it is better for you to declare a major and then switch it if you find you like something else more, than to go in undecided. I saw many of my friends and acquaintances in college fall into this trap...just like the car trap and the making money trap.

I'm still in high school, and I am taking a AP statistics class this year. It has opened my eyes to people manipulating information, such as statistics, to their benefit. The data they give is unclear, and it is the entire basis of their argument. Interesting. I will most likely be entering college as undecided.

There are some true statements made concerning most students that don't focus drop out, but I don't believe that having an undecided major qualifies a person as "less passionate" or driven. The students that I have heard of dropping out are the ones who are lazy and don't take school seriously or have some kind of illness. I do not qualify being undecided as lazy or as having an illness. Part of the college experiance is finding out more about your passions and where you fit in the world. That is what life is about, discovering what you want to do and what differences you can make. College helps to a prepare a person in those areas. Some people are blessed with knowing what they want to major in before college but those that aren't sure should not be classified into one group. The pressure is already high enough as an upper classman, preparing to move out into the world. Many of the situations in life that we face are not perfectly planned out so what determines the basis for having to know exactly what you want to major in? For many, the first two years of college are basic courses anyways so that would be a good opprotunity to think clearly about what a person wants to major in. I know as a senior I have been asked the question of what my "decided" major will be. I used to get frustraited but I know that what ever it is, I will do the best that I can to make a wise decision on my own timing. In the mean time I remain passionate and dedicated to my goals of graduating and moving ahead to the college lifestyle.

I am entering college next fall, and right now my major is Undecided. I think that's okay because I have multiple interests and passions and am just waiting to discover which one will take me the furthest and which one I'll enjoy the most. It's unfair to say that most people who enter college without a major will drop out. Isn't it also true that most people change their major, on average, twice? I would rather enter college without being tied down to one specific major that I will likely change my mind about halfway through college, after wasting money and classes on it.