大学新生手册:选专业别着急

导读：崭新的大学第一学期即将开始,大一新生们既兴奋又惊慌,许多人为选专业而发愁.别着急,放轻松!一起来看看老师和前辈学长们是怎么说的.

Manyfreshmenfeelanxiousabouttheirmajors.Mostbelievethattheirmajorwilldeterminetheirfuture：Whattheydoandhowmuchtheygetpaid.Sowhathappensifyoudon’tlikeyourmajor,orknownothingaboutitscareerprospects?Whatareyouroptions?

许多大一新生患上“专业焦虑症”,他们大都认为,专业决定未来：做什么?赚多少?那么,如果你不喜欢自己的专业,或是对其职业前景一无所知,该如何是好?你能够做些什么呢?

Expertsadvisestudentsnottopanic.Worryingabouttheirchoiceofmajorcauseostfirst-yearstudentsstress,accordingtoBaiJing,aninstructoratShantouUniversity.

“Therearealwaysafewstudentswhoarriveoncampusknowingexactlywhattheywantfromtheirmajorandwhattheircareerambitionsare,butthemajorityjustdon’tknoworonlyheagueidea,”hesaid.

“Thereisnoneedtorushtoaconclusiononwhetheryoulikeyourmajorornotorifitsuitsyou.”

专家建议学生,不必惊慌.来自汕头大学的教师白京说,许多大一新生都因为担心自己所选的专业而倍感压力.

“尽管少数新生一入校就很清楚自己想从所选专业中学到什么、知道自己的职业理想；但是大多数人都对此一无所知,或只有一个模糊的想法.”他说.

“没必要急着去断定你是否喜欢自己的专业,或者该专业是否适合自己.”

Instead,studentsshoulddevotetheirtimeandenergytofullyexploringtheiracademicandcareerinterests.Thisshouldtakepriorityoverdecisionssuchaschangingyourmajor.

Inpracticaltermsthieansthatifstudentshenoideawhattheywanttodo,theyshouldfirstnarrowthefocuromallpossiblemajorsdowntoafewselectedareas.

相反,学生应该多花点时间和精力来全面发掘自己的学术和职业兴趣.这才是当下的重点,而不是去做出转专业之类的决定.

实际上,这意味着如果学生不清楚自己想要什么,那么他们首先应该缩小范围,将所有可能的专业浓缩成少数几个精选领域.

LuoJialiang,21,ajuniorwhochangedhiajorfromelectronicengineertolawinhiirstyearatFudanUniversity,sharedhisexperience.

“Askyourselfthesequestions：Whatthingsexciteyoumost?Whatjobsorcareersappealtoyou?”Heremendsthatifstudentsareindecisivetheytakeacareerassesent.Careercentersoncampususuallyofferthisserviceinadditiontoarietyofpersonalitytests.

Onceastudenthaiguredouthisorherinterests,theyneedtoexaminetheirabilitiesandmakesuretheycanhandlethestudyandworkassignmentsinthiield.

“Thinkaboutwhatyourweaknessesandstrengthsare,suchaslogicalreasoning,”hesaid.

21岁的罗嘉亮就读于复旦大学三年级,大一时从电子工程转到了法律专业,他分享了自己的经验.

“问问你自己以下几个问题：什么事情最让你振奋?什么工作或职业最吸引你?”他建议,如果学生还在犹豫不决,可以选择去参加一次职业评估.校园就业指导中心通常都会提供职业评估、性格测试等怎么写作.

一旦学生找到了兴趣所在,他们就需要考量个人能力,以确保可以应付该专业领域的学习任务.“想想自己的弱点和优点分别是什么,比如逻辑推理能力如何.”他说道.

CaiXiaoming,abiologyprofessoratPekingUniversity,remindsstudentsthatmanychoosecertainmajorsjusttofollowthecrowd.Butwithouttalkingtoteachersorpractitionersinthefield,theyseldomgettherightpicture.

“Someconsiderthebiologymajortobeoflittleuseasyoucanhardlyearnbigmoney；othersthinktheycangoabroadwiththiajor,”hesaid.“Bothareunrealistic.”Studentsshouldbepatientandnotmakeanyhastydecisions.Someuniversitiesofferdoublemajors,oreventriplemajors,ifyoureallycan’tdecide.

Acollegemajorisimportantforaperson’irstjobaftergraduation.Studiesshowmostpeoplechangecareerourorfivetimesintheirlives.

Noexistingmajorcanpreparepeopleforthat.Andoneshouldbelievethatallthingsheorshelearnsoncampuswillbeofhelpatsomepointinlife.

北京大学生物学教授蔡晓明提醒学生,许多人选专业只是随大流.在未与该专业领域的老师或从业者交流沟通的情况下,他们对于如何选择专业并没有正确认识.

“一些学生认为生物专业几乎没什么用,很难赚大钱；另一些学生则认为选择该专业将来可以出国.”他说,“这两种想法都有些不切实际.”学生们应该耐下心来,切忌草率决定.如果你真的难以抉择,一些大学还开设了双学位甚至三学位课程.

大学专业对学生毕业后的第一份工作至关重要.相关研究表明,大多数人在一生中要换四至五次工作.

没有任何现有专业可以为此做准备.但应相信,在学校所学的一切都会在生命中的某些时刻助你一臂之力.