With so many majors and minors to pursue at UO, being an Exploring student can feel overwhelming. Before you feel the need to answer the big question and declare a major, take the time to think about some smaller, more manageable questions and discuss your answers with an advisor.

• In a conversation, what are the most important things I want others to know about me? 
• What are my strengths?  In school?  In the community?  Within my family?  Within my group of friends? 
• When I reflect on my past jobs, volunteer experiences, and internships, what did I like the most and what did I like the least?  What sort of skills did I enjoy using or learning to use?  
• Which school projects, hobbies, or activities are so fun that I lose track of time?  
• What drives or motivates me to do my most meaningful or important work?  
• What are problems or issues in the world that I wish I could solve? 

• Which majors does UO offer?  Which seem most interesting?
• What skills do I hope my favorite majors will teach me?  Do these match what I am seeing in the course titles and descriptions? 
• What are the daily tasks in the careers I am considering?  Am I interested in doing them?   
• What is the work environment like in these careers?  Energetic with lots of people interaction?  Quiet?  Always changing or relatively steady?  Which might motivate me to do my best work? 
• Will I be working mostly with people, number and data, ideas and theories, or material things?  Which one do I most prefer or what is my best mix? 

• Who do I already know who is working in my major(s) of interest? Can my parents, relatives, or friends help connect me with someone they know in my fields of interest? 
• What companies would I like to work for in the future? 
• If you were to interview someone within your major of interest, what are you most curious to know that you have not already found out online? 
• If you were to interview someone working in your career field of interest, what questions would you ask them?

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