Answer These Yes or No Questions and We'll Guess Your College Major

EDUCATION

By: Zoe Samuel

5 Min Quiz

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About This Quiz

Ah, college. When you arrive, you take a variety of classes that include some subjects you love and some that you explore out of curiosity — as well as a few that you hate but have to take anyway. And generally, you don't have to declare your major until the second year. 

While choosing a major can cause a lot of angst, bear in mind two things. First, your major is not your future and you can always pivot later: For instance, plenty of English majors don't deal with literature in their eventual careers, and there's no rule that precludes philosophy majors from starting an e-commerce business. Secondly — and here's where this quiz comes in — even if you aren't supremely confident of the major you want to choose, you do know yourself, and that means you might have a good idea hidden in your subconscious. 

While choosing a major isn't the be-all and end-all of your life, it is a choice that must be made — and it's one that will likely lead to plenty of opportunity and self-discovery. In this quiz, answer some yes-or-no questions, and we'll guess your major. And if you haven't picked one yet, well, perhaps we can help point you in the right direction!

Do you love numbers?

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Is money one of the most important things to you?

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Do you care deeply about helping others?

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Is Steve Jobs one of the people you most admire?

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Do you think politics might be the right field for you?

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Are you good with people?

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Is your ideal weekend spent reading a big fat Victorian novel?

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Do you fantasize about swooping in and saving someone's life in the street?

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Have you read the Constitution more than once?

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Do you mind taking many years to achieve a goal?

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Do you anticipate being out of debt within five years of graduation?

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Do you find your fellow students to be mostly very good people?

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Do you think the arts are essential to living a well-rounded life?

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Do you mind people not understanding what you do?

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Be honest: Are you funny?

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Do you need to live in a major city to be at the top of your chosen profession?

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Are your parents worried about you, financially speaking?

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Do you want to be in a field where you need a special title?

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Do you like debating for hours, just for fun?

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Would you feel safe in a field that is at high risk of automation?

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Do you mind living in the gig economy?

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Do you mind working non-traditional hours (as well as long ones)?

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Would you ever take a massive pay cut for a huge increase in how meaningful your job is?

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Do you look good in white?

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Are you in the top 10% for sheer nerdiness?

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Can you bear not knowing what your career path might look like?

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Do you expect to support your parents in their old age?

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Can you handle a negative public stereotype about what you do?

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Is it important for you to get a postgraduate degree?

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Do you see a computer as a tool, rather than an end in itself?

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