Explore which college major fits me
A structured exploration of possible majors based on your interests and strengths, with low-risk ways to test each one.
The prompt
Help me explore which major might fit me. I want to think it through, not be told what to pick.
Classes or subjects I've enjoyed and why: [DETAILS]
Classes I've disliked and why: [DETAILS]
What I'm good at: [skills, things people ask you for help with]
Activities, jobs, or hobbies I lose track of time doing: [DETAILS]
Majors I'm already considering: [LIST, or "no idea yet"]
What matters to me after college: [e.g. stable income, helping people, creativity, grad school, staying near family]
Pressures or constraints: [e.g. family expectations, cost, time to graduate]
Do this:
1. Ask me up to 5 follow-up questions first if my answers are thin.
2. Identify 3-5 themes in my interests and strengths.
3. Suggest 4-6 majors to explore, including at least one I may not have considered. For each: why it matches, what the coursework is actually like, common career paths, and a realistic downside.
4. For each, give a cheap way to test it this term: an intro class, talking to a junior or senior in the major, a club, informational interview, or job shadow.
Return the themes, a comparison table (Major | Why it fits | What studying it is like | Paths after | Watch out for | How to test it), and 3 next steps.
Note that majors and careers aren't one-to-one, and suggest I check specific requirements and job outcome data with my school's advising and career center. Don't invent salary figures.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- DETAILS
- skills, things people ask you for help with
- LIST, or "no idea yet"
- e.g. family expectations, cost, time to graduate
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the Few-Shot structure (Few-shot prompting). A few-shot prompt includes one or more worked examples of the input and the output you want, so the model can copy the pattern instead of guessing it.
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