em me Identify Major Attractions Perhaps the biggest single decision you will need to make in your academic career is selecting a college major. It’s not surprising, then, that many students struggle with this decision. Yet if you focus on what you value personally and in your academic life, you can pick a fi eld of study that is right for you. To complete the assessment below and on the next page, check off each of the characteristics that apply to you. Then use the pattern of results to determine how closely your interests and personality style match with the characteristics of others who are already in a particular fi eld of study. Examining your responses may lead you toward some unexplored territory. Does This Possible Field Characteristics Describe Me? of Study High interest in creative expression. Arts (e.g., dance, drama, music, art, creative writing) Appreciation of nonverbal communication. Understanding of aesthetics. Commitment to perfection. Ability to manipulate form and shape. Interest in organization and order. Business Ability to lead and manage people. Interest in practical problem solving. Ambition and interest in fi nancial incentives. Can-do attitude. Ability to simplify complexity. Intense interest in solving real problems. Engineering sciences (e.g., engineering, computer science) “Tinkerer” mentality. Extreme ability to focus on minute details. Commitment to exactness and perfection. Strong logical ability. Ability to work alone for long stretches. Interest in people. Helping professions (e.g., nursing, counseling, teaching, many areas of medicine) Desire to solve real human problems. Commitment to people more than to money. Tolerance of “messy” situations with multiple, partial solutions. Insight and creativity. Ability to work with people. Interest in human emotions and motivations. Humanities (e.g., English literature, history, theater, fi lm) Interest in cultural phenomena. Ability to integrate broad areas of study and inquiry. Good skills of human observation. Interest in the panorama of human life. Interest in words, word origins, and speech. Languages and View of language as a science. linguistics View of literature as human expression. Appreciation of cultural differences as scientifi c phenomena. www.mhhe.com/messersmith CHAPTER 7 emPOWERme 443
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