Choosing a major is a big decision, and it’s easy to feel like you’re just guessing. MajorMentor was built to help you make a smarter choice by learning from people who’ve been there. Instead of relying on surveys or guessing based on job titles, you can explore real interviews with grads talking about what they studied, what their jobs are like, and what they wish they’d known earlier.
Each video is short, just 5 to 10 minutes, so you can learn a lot without getting overwhelmed.
“Watching interviews helped me realize I didn’t want to study business. I’m way more interested in user experience.”
1. What’s Inside the MajorMentor Library
- 100s of short video interviews with recent grads.
- Searchable by major or career interest.
- Includes questions about what they studied, what they do, challenges, surprises, and advice.
It’s designed to help you explore real paths, not just possibilities.
- Searchable by major or career interest.
- Includes questions about what they studied, what they do, challenges, surprises, and advice.
2. How to Explore by Major
If you already have a few majors in mind, start there. You can search for that major and watch interviews with people who studied it. Notice the different career paths people took, some go directly into the field, others apply their major in surprising ways.
3. How to Explore by Career Interest
Don’t have a major yet, but have a job in mind? You can search by that, too. Let’s say you’re curious about working in sports marketing, environmental science, or UX design. Watch grads in those fields; then, work backwards to see what majors helped them get there.
4. What to Look For in the Interviews
- Listen for patterns in how people chose their major.
- Pay attention to what they say was hard, and what excited them.
- Ask yourself: Can I see myself doing that? Do I like the sound of their day-to-day?
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5. Why This Works Better Than Guessing
Most students don’t know more than a handful of majors. You might guess based on what sounds impressive, or what someone told you you’d be good at. But hearing directly from someone in the field changes that.
You’ll get the “behind-the-scenes” version of college and career decisions, which majors have overlap, which ones are more flexible than you thought, and what real job paths look like after college.
Final Thought
The more interviews you watch, the more clarity you’ll get. And unlike setting them up yourself, you don’t have to reach out, schedule a call, or feel awkward. MajorMentor gives you access to far more interviews than you could arrange yourself. That means more insight, less guesswork.
“Watching interviews helped me realize I didn’t want to study business. I’m way more interested in user experience.”