For this issue I decided to survey as many seniors (89) as I could on two questions. Thanks to those who would answer my questions.
What is your top choice for college?
What is your intended major?
The purpose of this survey is to make a comparison between seniors’ college and major choice at the beginning of the year, before applications, and at the end of the year after final decisions. So without further-ado here are the seniors top choices for college and major:
Rachel Ackerman: Appalachian State University, Business Management
Emma Anderson: University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Business
Grace Anderson: Clemson University, Dietetics
Niko Apostolou: University Southern California, Business
Lily Bluestein: Duke University, Psychology
Collin Brientnall: University of Colorado Boulder, Journalism
Kaila Brown: College of Charleston, Biology
Haley Bryan: University of South Carolina, Marine Biology
Conolly Burgess: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering
Mattia Cassell: Wake Forest University, Biology
Maisie Cochran: William and Mary, Neuroscience
Owen Conley: University of Chicago, Economics/Psychology
Anna Cook: Clemson University, Health Science
Kristen Cooper: Florida State University, Meteorology
Lydia Cox: Undecided, Biology
Prudence Criscuolo: College of the Atlantic or Eckerd College, Marine Science
Will Culler: Vanderbilt, Civil Engineering
Evan Daniels: Haverford College, Economics
Isabelle Darce: University of Colorado Boulder, Biology
Cameron Dawson: Georgia Tech, Business
Ansel Dietrich: Kings College London, International Relations
Christina Dolan: Northwestern University, International Business
Brendan Elliot: Duke University, Economics or Political Science
Brad Emenov: Harvard College, Biology
Landon Ethredge: University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Biomedical Engineering
Tonisha Forrest: Clark Atlanta University, Psychology
Andrew Forsyth: Ohio State University, Sports Industry
Adam Frye: Vanderbilt University, Mechanical Engineering
Serenity Gainey: Boston University, Mathematics
Keiry Garcia Mora: University of South Carolina, Business
Jeremy Garza: Clemson University, Civil Engineering
Adam Gatch: Harvard University, Neuroscience
Christian Geils: University of South Carolina Honors College, Biology
Gabby Hart: William and Mary, Psychology
Sean Healy: United States Military Academy, Pre-Med
Grace Hill: Georgetown University, Anthropology
Marshall Hodges: University of Georgia, Business
Liana Horner: Northeastern University, Psychology and Linguistics
Hannah Hughes: Tulane University, Biology
Simon Hughes: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Computer Science
Sydney Isaaks: University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Nursing
Mohamed Ismail: Tulane University, Biomedical Engineering
Tate Jennings: University of Colorado Boulder, Neuroscience
Tabitha Johnson: Florida Southern University, Animal Sciences
Kyle Johnson: Clemson University, Biology
Charles Jordan: Yale University, Global Affairs
Alyssa Kapinos: Clemson University, Biological Sciences (Pre-med)
MK Kerrigan: Boston College, Biology
Whitney Knotts: University of Pennsylvania, PPE (Politics, Philosophy, and Economics)
Simon Li: Columbia University, ORFE (Financial Engineering)
Ruth Liu: United States Naval Academy, Economics/Chemistry
Mark Maci: Cornell University, Computer Science
Anna Maher: Fordham University, Environmental Studies
Sophia Martuscello: University of Colorado Boulder, Psychology
Josie Massenet: Dartmouth University, Political Science and Linguistics (Double Major)
Katie Massie: Clemson University, Health Science
Casey Matthews: University of South Carolina Honors College, Media Arts
Trinity Mcmanus: College of Charleston, Marine Biology
Brooks Melton: University of North Carolina, Pharmaceutical Science
Carson Moore: University of South Carolina, Business
Maddie Nguyen: Georgetown University, Environmental Biology
Olivia Niesse: University of Georgia/College of Charleston, Exercise Science
Lily O: American University, Political Science or Criminology
Frances O’Shea: Elon University, Communications/Journalism
Rey Ortiz: Stanford University, Pre-Med
Evie Otis: Washington and Lee University, Business Administration
Ethan Ouellette: Duke University, Statistics
Maya Pai: Duke University, Psychology
Janice Park: Clemson University, Psychology
Nick Patterson: Clemson University,
Disha Qanungo: Duke University, Molecular Biology
Mary Routh: Northeastern University, Political Science and Communications
Adam Rubinstein: University of South Carolina, Business
Anyjah Sally: North Carolina Agriculture and Technical/Mercer University, Finance
Brady Siegan: Emory University, Biology
Hayden Southworth: Air Force Academy, Business
George Sterrett: University of Virginia, Engineering
Johanna Stone: Savannah College of Art and Design, Animation
Allie Streck: Duke University, Biology
Karoline Surdyk: Notre Dame University, Psychology
Eliza Taylor: Georgetown University, Political Science
Mccabe Templeton: Washington and Lee University, Political Science
John Thomas: University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Business
Molly Tippey: Duke University, Pre-Law
Hank Tschantz: Florida State University, Civil Engineering
Nicole Tufts: Tufts University, Biomedical Engineering
Felix von Asten: Duke University, Economics
Lily Wolf: Clemson University, Architecture
Liam Wood: Trident Technical College, Mechanical Engineering
I created two graphs that I feel are most relevant. The first one “In-State vs. Out-of-State” I believe is most subject to change by the end of the year. I do not believe majors will change very much; however, it will be interesting to see if they will become more specific within certain fields like biology and psychology which were the most popular choices.
Most Popular Top Choice for College: Clemson University, University of South Carolina, Duke University (Tie)
Most Popular Major: (some type of) Biology, 2nd: Psychology or Engineering