College students tend to change majors when they find the one they really love
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EL PASO — Choosing a college major is a hard decision for students to make because it can determine the student’s career future along with income level and having to pick a different one later piles on more stress. “My dad wanted me to become an English teacher because he loves literature and reading books,” said Victor Chavez, a 29 year-old graduate of the University of Texas at El Paso. Chavez gave into his father’s pressure and started his UTEP college education as an English major in 2004, but a year later he began to question his career path and switched to math after finding his true passion. “I’d love teaching don’t get me wrong, but I really wanted to teach something that I was more passionate about–math,” Chavez said. About 80 percent of students in the United States end up changing their major at least once, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.