Many newer students are unsure about their futures, making the most popular major for incoming freshmen being "undecided".

This is mainly because many College students do not have any idea of what they want to do after college. This is why you will see some students take general recommended classes and other prerequisites first, to get them out of the way.

The most popular majors fall into the categories of business, social science and education.

Top 10 Majors:

1. Business - Business Administration and Management is the most popular selected major. Business also includes finance, marketing, and accounting, which has a high demand right out of college. This can get you good paying job right from the start, especially with a business degree from a top business school.
2. Social Sciences and History - This includes anthropology, economics, geography, sociology and political science.
3. Education - Elementary Education is the most popular, as many of these majors go on to be K-12 classroom teachers.
4. Psychology - There seems to be two types of Psych majors. Those who are really into psych and those who see psych as an easy major and therefore an easy way to graduation. Many psych majors don't technically go on to work in the psych field, but other related careers where the skills of such major can come in handy (ex: human resources, public relations, market research and sales).
5. Nursing - The nursing field is competitive, and some programs may have wait lists. However, you are pretty much guaranteed a job when majoring in nursing due to the severe shortage of nurses.
6. Communications - also includes journalism, communications is one of the fastest growing majors in College.
7. Biology - Biology majors do a lot of research and development and work in a laboratory or the field. Common employers of biology majors include: hospitals, national & state parks, universities, pharmaceutical companies, research firms, aquariums and zoos.
8. Engineering - A major that usually produces a high salaried job from the start. But, plan on taking very aggressive math and science courses with this major.
9. English - An English major can be involved in copywriting, editing and teaching, but not just limited to that. Also a good gateway degree to graduate school, or law school.
10. Computer Science - A highly technical field involving a lot of advanced math and computer courses. Though, many universities have seen sharp drops in their computer science majors.

One thing to remember is your career will not always be related to your college major, but it can help prepare you for a career.

You can visit career fairs to get a sense of what various careers are like, or even get a first hand experience by doing an internship, which you can use to test out if a certain career is right for you.

Those still unsure about a College major should speak with a College advisor at their school, who can guide you in how to choose a major. An advisor can help in making the right choice, selecting the proper classes, and helping you find something you will enjoy and excel at.

Also make use of your college's career center, which a great place that can help in finding a job after college.

You should have your major decided by the end of your freshman year in College. As, anything later than that, makes it hard to complete a major within the normal 4 years.

Select a Degree that interests you:

Recommended Reading

From all aspects of College life, here are some of the best websites beneficial to college students:

Social Networking and Blogging

• facebook - A site that started just for college networking; many believe a facebook account is a must have for college students. There's also a lot of facebook apps perfect for college.


• AlumWire - A career network for college students and alumni.


• LiveJournal - A social network revolved around journals and blogs.


• MySpace - Still a big player in the College scene, though many agree facebook is the social network of choice among college students.


• Xanga - Free blog host.

Classroom Tools

• Stu.dicio.us - Student organizer and social note taking tool where students can manage schedules, to-do lists, grades, notes and files.


• Notely - Calender, courses, notes, bookmarks, contacts, to-do lists and uploading all in one place.


• Gradefix - Homework task manager that organizes and prioritizes your assignments. The perfect app for the slacker or the scholar.


• MyNoteIt - An online note taking tool for students.


• Notecentric - Store and share notes online.


• Ratemyprofessors.com - Rate professors, and check out prospective ones.


• Pick-A-Prof - Check out a professor's ratings, reviews and grade histories.

Online Apps

• CollegeWikis - College specific wikis where users can ask questions and share answers with other students at their school.


• Box.net - Online file storage and sharing.


• MyDataBus - 5 GB of free storage for your photos, videos, music and other files. Also has facebook integration.


• Del.icio.us - Social Bookmarking: An easy way to bookmark your favorite sites online. In college you'll be using more than one computer, and this tool enables you to keep all your bookmarks in one place.


• flickr - Photo sharing and hosting.

Financial Aid

• Fafsa - The way to getting college grants and loans.


• Fastweb - A great place to find College Scholarships.

Textbooks

• Chegg - Buy/Sell textbooks. Also has Cheap Textbook Rentals.


• CafeScribe - Download textbooks in digital form, making it alot cheaper than traditional textbooks.


• Other websites to Buy and Sell Textbooks.

Buying and Selling

• Dorm Item - College Classifieds search engine and RSS feeds.


• eBay - Huge online auction site. Great way to sell your stuff.


• Amazon - World's biggest online retailer. Another good place to buy your textbooks.


• Craigslist - Free online local classifieds with a huge user base.

College News, Tips and Advice

• CampusGrotto - A College Blog covering Top College News Stories.


• HackCollege - A life hacking site dedicated to college students.


• IvyGate Blog - An edgy Blog providing Ivy League news and gossip.

Research

• Wikipedia - Online Encyclopedia. Its use as a cited source has been questioned as of late. However, Wikipedia is a good tool for looking up information fast.


• Yahoo! Answers - Find and share information by asking and answering questions.


• AnswerU - Similar to Yahoo Answers, but for College.


• Scholar.com - A social bookmark site for scholarly research and educational links.

Finances

• College Startup - Perfect site for the college entrepreneur out there.


• Dorm Room Biz - Gives ways and ideas on how to make money from your dorm room.


• College and Finance - Gives tips on juggling college finances.

Design and Fashion

• College Fashion - Gives tips and trends on fashion for students. Hey, we have to look the part, right?


• DormDelicious - Ideas and suggestions on dorm decor.

Humor

• College Humor - One of the most visited websites by College Students. Site includes Videos, Cute College girls, funny stories and pics.

College Sports

• ESPN - Our favorite sports network.


• CSTV - A network dedicated just to college sports.

But, there are ways to make money without a job as a college student. Being a student in College gives you a whole campus to work with, and endless opportunities.

Here are some of the best ways to make money in college:

• Revver - Revver allows you to upload your videos to the web and earn a 50/50 advertising revenue share on all ad revenue made by your videos. YouTube is also offering the same kind of idea, but only to it's more popular users.


• Sell Textbooks - The buying and selling of textbooks is a big market. Here is a list of places to Sell your textbooks.


• eBay - The biggest online auction site allows you to sell stuff you don't need anymore. Of course you could always buy mass quantities of products at wholesale prices and resell them. Regardless, ebay is a good way of getting rid of your junk.


• Write College News - CampusGrotto allows College Students to submit articles related to College news, tips, advice, humor and opinion and earn money. Sort of like writing for your College Newspaper.


• Scholarships - Get free money to use for anything school related from College Scholarships.


• Sell Tickets to Sporting Events - There is a high demand for tickets to College Sports. You can sell your student section tickets and make money. You can always find a buyer on craigslist or ebay.


• Sell Graduation Tickets - Many students sell admission tickets to graduation ceremonies. The demand for some schools is high enough, where students can earn a nice chunk of change for selling a couple tickets. Check out the WSJ story.


• Be an entrepreneur - Take a class in entrepreneurship and start your own business on campus. Its also a recommended class.


• Do you own a blog? - Make sure you are monetizing your blog with Adsense or other pay per post services.


• Surveys and Questionnaires - You can usually find many paid surveys both online and on campus.


• Recycle - Get Green, Be Green. Collect recycled cans from your empty beer soda cans.


• Tutor - Are you smart, get good grades and have a little free time? You can help others out and get paid by tutoring other students.

Now students can write college related articles to be posted on CampusGrotto.com and earn 50% of the advertising revenue from their articles.

Think of it like writing for your College newspaper, only you can earn income from your articles.

If you are interested in signing up, write up your first submission and submit it here along with your registration info.

For more information read more.

Here are places you can buy, sell, rent and exchange textbooks, other than your school's bookstore.

General Online Bookstores

• Amazon - The world's biggest selection of books at low prices.


• BookByte - Buys back and sells new and used College Textbooks.


• eCampus - Discount bookstore saving you 50-90% off.

Classifieds sites

• eBay - Auction site, also see half.com.


• Chegg - Buy/Sell textbooks. Also has Cheap Textbook Rentals.


• DormItem - College Classifieds and Search Engine. Also with RSS feeds!


• Valore Books - A marketplace for buying and selling textbooks.

Price Comparison Sites

• Book Finder - Search engine that finds the best buys on new and used textbooks for sale.


• AddAll - Price comparison agent built to ease online book shopping.


• directtextbook.com - search for your books and see prices from several textbook stores where you can buy your textbooks.


• Big Words - Price comparison search engine.


• CampusBooks - Compare prices on all of your books at once.


• College Smarts - Buy textbooks, sell, trade or swap your used college textbooks.

Facebook Apps

• Facebook Marketplace Book Exchange - This is facebook's official book exchange service.


• Swap Roll Book Exchange - Search your networks or all of Facebook to find someone to make a book exchange with you.


• Campus Book Exchange - Search for books you need, buy, and exchange books in person with others on your campus.


• iChapters textbook search - Finds you the best prices on textbooks from iChapters.


• TextbookX Marketplace - A great way to sell your textbooks right from your facebook profile.


• BooksOnCampus.com - Uses the facebook api to login to the site.

Textbook Rental

• TextbookFlix - Launched by Chegg.com, the service rents out textbooks.

Digital Textbooks

• CafeScribe - Lets you download Textbooks in digital form, so it saves trees. Because of this, this service is about 50% cheaper than your normal College Bookstore.


• Textbook Revoloution - Helps you find Free text versions of Textbooks online.

1. Laptop

   With the fast connections and wireless internet the portability a laptop provides is a great convenience. You can have it in your dorm, bring it to class, have it on the road, use it in the library... the possibilities are endless. Make sure you get one that has a long lasting battery, so you don't have to carry the charger around as much. Also make sure you keep an eye on it, especially in the dorms and libraries, as these are great targets for thieves.


2. iPod

   The iPod is a staple in the life of a college student. Your best bet is the 30gb Video iPod, perfect for storing all your music, videos and podcasts, especially when you convert DVD to iPod.

3. USB Thumb drive

   This small, portable storage device is another convenient item to have. You'll be working on lots of different computers around campus and this little device allows you to bring your files anywhere you go. Put it on your key chain.




4. Speakers

   You'll definitely want a nice speaker system in your living quarters. Whether its a set of good computer speakers, an all out home theater system or 5.1 surround sound headphones, these will come in handy for all your music and movies.




5. 

   iTalk
   Digital Voice Recorder

   This gadget is good for note taking and to record those class lectures you fall asleep in. Be sure to check out the iTalk.

   The iTalk plugs into the iPod headphone jack to record sound like a handheld tape recorder. It contains an internal microphone and a jack for an external mic. Record lectures, then download them to a PC for use as a reference, or listen to them with your ipod speakers.




6. Projection Alarm Clock - Cool looking, projects the time on the wall/ceiling, plus you'll need it for those 7am 10am classes.

7. Surge Protectors - trust me, you'll need them to plug all your gadgets into.