Chapter eleven asks you to focus on choosing your courses and major. Most students explore their personal interests and preferences when choosing their majors and minors. Also, the courses that most students take enrich educational experience, so that leave college with a greater understanding of life. How are you able to explore your interests with your major? How do you choose courses to ensure that you get the most from your studies? How do you deal with academic failure and success?

As you regularly reflect on your college experience thus far, how do you verify that your schedule of courses make sense and will help provide the number of credits you need to take to graduate? Perhaps you are a dual major or have a minor, why is this important to you? Other students may benefit from your experience of successfully choosing your courses and major. In the box below, jot down some hints and tips of the method that you find most successful in choosing courses. In return, you will be able to see how others decide on a major and courses to take and perhaps even learn a few helpful hints as well.