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I'm a college freshman, and this book has helped me tremendously in trying to decide my major. The guide starts with a chapter devoted entirely to assessing your abilities (interpersonal, spatial, clerical, leadership, etc.), interests (scientific, business, crafts...), and values (do you value independence, or variety, or prestige?) so that you can then compare them to the typical graduate's abilities, interests, and values in a certain major. (This information is given in paragraph form, though, not in a list, which makes it a bit tricky to quickly compare.) There are also job earnings based on age, and percentages of males and females that hold certain positions in major-related jobs.

Also, even though the book says there are only 60 majors discussed, there is usually more than one major/sub-major covered in each chapter of the book (e.g., biochemistry, biophysics, and microbiology are all covered in one chapter).

All in all, definitely a must read for anyone struggling with choosing a major.

Great info. Really helps you consider important aspects of a major. Highly recommend this for high school seniors and those in their first or second year of college.

This handbook would be extremely helpful in crafting

an approach toward identifying a first job. The author

documents a $10T to $15T earnings difference between

a high school and college graduate.

Critical abilities are articulated by the author

including:

o ability

o creativity/art

o interpersonal skills

o language acquisition

o numerical computation

o organization

o persuasion

o scientific

o spatial and mechanical abilities

Most college grads are situated in one of the following

professions:

o business

o IT or computer

o engineering

o health care

o mathematics

o the agricultural sciences

A PhD can lead to a job paying over $100T while a professional

degree or designation pays upwards of $128T per year.

This volume would be instrumental in crafting a career

worthy of the extensive preparations students undergo.