Don’t Worry – Myths About College Majors

* College major defines your career and is irreversible – the major you choose may provide a direction for the start of a career or you may decide to go another route.  And as your career evolves, there will be opportunities to shift gears, change direction, or grow professionally in your field.

* Changing your major will require additional semesters in school – generally, if you have committed to a major by no later than the end of your sophomore year, you should be able to graduate in the traditional four year time frame.  For students shifting into professional studies from a liberal arts background (i.e., Sociology major decided to pursue accounting), additional time (including summer classes) may be required.  Ultimately, if it’s the right move for you, an extra semester in school is a wise choice.

* There is only one right major for you – there are probably a number of majors that could be a good fit and they tend to have similar attributes (i.e., psychology and sociology, computer science and engineering, government and history, accounting and finance, etc.).   Another option to consider is choosing a major and a minor that complements your primary area of study (i.e. Communication major,marketing minor; Sociology major, Spanish minor)

* Your major determines what you can study in graduate school – most graduate school programs look more at your experience, undergraduate GPA, and scores on the standardized graduate admissions tests (i.e., GRE, LSAT, GMAT) than your specific major.  For example, plenty of liberal arts majors pursue MBA degrees.

Fire+Ice – Samantha

Fire+Ice is a great restaurant right off Boylston. Every Monday it is $10 all you can eat college night! I have gone a couple times since I’ve been in Boston. It is a great experience and the food is delicious. There is everything from pasta to a bunch of different seafoods. The way it works is you walk to different stations where they have bowls of meats, seafood, vegetables, sauces, and pastas. You bring the bowl of the different veggies, meats, etc. to this huge circular hot iron where the chefs actually cook the food for you. It is a fun place to go with friends and the music they play is perfect for karaoke. I sang and ate all night.

205 Berkeley Street  Boston, MA 02116

(617) 482-3473

The Paramount – Sofia

Yum! The Paramount is a tiny restaurant that does breakfast in the morning and then turns to a sit down restaurant for dinner, it has been a local favorite since 1937.  This is definitely one of my favorite places around campus to get breakfast.  There are also some great shoppes in this area making it the perfect place to spend a morning.  So far everything I’ve ordered has been great.  All their specialty pancakes, waffles, and french toast are amazzzing as well as their sweet potato fries.  Most mornings they offer smoothies, I am partial to their blueberry banana smoothie and spanish omelet.  They’re located at 44 Charles Street off of BeaconStreet.