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Task A2, Audio Script Gap Fill for 'How to Select Your College Major' (Cartoon)
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Student: So, I’m headed into my
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year and taking the SAT's and starting the
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whole college application
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, and I have no idea what I want to do,
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like for the rest of my life.
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I don't even know what I want to
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in.
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Librarian: I didn’t.
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Rain guy: Me either.
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Man: You know, son
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of all students entering college are undecided about their majors.
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I was one of them, so don’t
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it.
Student: So, what happened?
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Man: Well, I didn’t like English or writing too much in high school, or science so
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I
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those kinds of majors off my list.
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I was pretty good at Math.
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Librarian: Not me.
Student: Me either.
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Man: So, cross Math major off your list.
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But I kept it on mine.
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Then I asked my neighbor if I could
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him at work one day.
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He was a radio station
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sales manager.
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Sounds, uhm,
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interesting
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Oh, managing the radio station and the deals were,
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but the selling wasn’t.
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So I... made sure the college I went to had finance and
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classes. That was
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Math stuff I could see myself doing. I still didn't land on a major till the
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end of my sophomore year.
Rain man: My family spent a lot of time outdoors. They always told
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me I was to
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with the rain.
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Student: So, you were a rain major.
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Rain man:
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Sciences.
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But I only figured that out after talking with my guidance
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and
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going to the career center at my high school.
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I also talked with my science teacher and my family and friends about my
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strengths and interests.
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They said ‘rain’, that let me to earth sciences and I took some journalism classes.
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Student: Isn’t there just a place you can go to find out about all kinds of
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?
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Library: Well, there are a number of books on careers,
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and online resources too. Contacting your local
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can help you sort through them all.
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Student: I bet you always knew you wanted to be a librarian.
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Librarian: Hardly.
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I was a Pre-law major first. Then I changed to
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.
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And I finally settled on Biology as my major.
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Student: But you’re a librarian.
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Librarian: Will Ferrell majored in sports
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and now he’s a famous actor.
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Man: Son, you just gotta
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that
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your major is not going to
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your life,
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but choosing one that interests you will make your college experience much more
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.
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Librarian: So do your
. Go on informational interviews with people and
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careers that interest you.
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Rain man: Or just be an Earth Sciences major like me.
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Student: Thanks for the suggestion, but
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I'm not a rain person.
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Man: Oh well, there you go. You started
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your list already.
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Librarian: Narrowing is good,
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but there's no pressure to decide right now. There’s a whole world of majors
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and careers out there.
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Rain man: And part of college is taking
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new classes and discovering what your strengths and interests really are.
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I really do love rain.
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