Annotated Bibliography
1.) Nelson, Wendy. "Starting College on the "Undecided" Track." My Kid's College Choice. My Kid's College Choice, 10 Apr. 2013. Web. 24 Nov. 2013. <http://www.mykidscollegechoice.com/2013/04/10/starting-college-on-the-undecided-track/>.
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This website page gives statistics of the perpetual change of majors by college students and gives possible solutions to the undecided student. The solutions the website advises students to look for in a school are: an exploratory writing, strong advising, internships/job shadowing, and a broad base of core classes.
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2.) Onink, Troy. "Bad College Advice." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 16 Dec. 2010. Web. 24 Nov. 2013. <http://www.forbes.com/sites/troyonink/2010/12/16/bad-college-advice-the-undeclared-major/>.
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Many college freshman are told to take several basic classes if they are undecided. This website emphasizes that this type of advice could be foolish and expensive.
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3.) Tomer, Jessica. "The Truth About College Majors." CollegeXpress: Scholarships, College Search, Rankings and Lists. CollegeXpress, n.d. Web. 24 Nov. 2013. <http://www.collegexpress.com/articles-and-advice/majors-and-academics/articles/choosing-major/truth-about-college-majors/>.
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Many students confuse picking a major as the same as picking a career. This site clarifies this obscurity. It lists several disciplines that must be started as soon as possible while giving examples of others with more leeway.
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4.) Slowinski, Patrick T., and W. Kerry Hammock. "Advising Undeclard Students." Advising Undeclared Students. Clearing House, n.d. Web. 24 Nov. 2013. <http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Resources/Clearinghouse/View-Articles/Advising-Undeclared-Students.aspx>.
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This site was handy in improving the way advisors give advise towards students. The several activities that were listed in making these enhancements are: Written Exercises, Individualized Interpretation of formal Assessment, world of Work Information, Modeling Opportunities, and Build Support for Choices in One's Social Network.
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5.) "College Enrollment Statistics. "Statistic Brain RSS. Statistic Brain, 28 Apr. 2013. Web. 24 Nov. 2013. <http://www.statisticbrain.com/college-enrollment-statistics/>.
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This site gives the number of students enrolled in higher education in the United States It also provides demographics of the higher education population.
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