Why I Chose Undeclared Major

Before I enrolled at UNLV last fall, I had no idea what I wanted to do or what career was right for me. I decided that the best option for me would be to go in as Undeclared and I am grateful I did. Being as exploring major has benefited me as a student to decide what major I want to pursue because I have the flexibility to use my general education courses to take classes I am interested in, meeting new people, and having an academic advisor for support. As an Exploring major I could use my elective credits and general education credits to take courses that I am considering as major choices. For example, I have always wanted to take theater and during my first semester of college I decided to take theater 105. However, after taking this course I never I would continue to take course in the theater. This class allowed me to experience what acting was truly about and forced me to get out of my comfort zone to be able to talk in front of large groups of people. As an undeclared major I was able
Besides theater I have always thought about English as a major choice, but decided to wait. I knew that two of my general education courses were for English classes, so I wanted to see how I performed in those classes before I declared a major. I took both English 101 and 102 during my first and second semester at UNLV. I came to the conclusion that I do not like writing essays but I do enjoy English as a subject. Although, both of my professors had us to do peer-review of our essays before we turned them in. Through this process I meet other undeclared students who were experiencing the same struggle of deciding on a major and those who were declared and knew what they wanted to do. Because I was undeclared I was able to understand those who were in the same position, learn from those who already had a major, and apply it to myself to deciding what major was for