| On average, college students change their major a | | | | college; that said, don't you dare slack off! |
| number of times before finishing school. Though they | | | | The more your GPA falls, the more doors close to |
| may go into school with a good idea of where they'd | | | | great future opportunities. Period. |
| like to end up, statistics say that those ambitions will | | | | Recently, a good friend of mine lamented to me about |
| change a number of times before it's all through. | | | | not being able to get into the program of his choice. He |
| Here's the thing: if we're so prone to change what we | | | | had perfect grades for his first two and a half years |
| will end up studying, wouldn't it be a good idea to get | | | | of college work; then, on the last half of his third year, |
| good grades throughout? Though you may think you | | | | he ended up finding great work that kept him from |
| only need a certain GPA to get into a certain program, | | | | giving his studies as much time as they demanded. B's |
| what happens when that ambition quickly changes, and | | | | and C's later, he found himself finally deciding on an |
| you're now in a position that makes it nearly impossible | | | | end goal. |
| to do what you'd really like to do? | | | | And that was no longer possible because of those B's |
| This happens to more than you might think! Most | | | | and C's. |
| Freshman haven't a clue what they want to study. | | | | Though you'll be tempted to take a semester off and |
| They know that they're supposed to be in college but | | | | spend more time away from your books, remember |
| have no idea what direction they're heading. | | | | that poor grades over the course of one semester |
| ... and that's okay! You're not expected to know | | | | (even one class!) could cost you your future! |
| exactly what you want to do when you first get into | | | | |