Youth Voices: Perspectives of SMAN 64 East Jakarta Students on Choosing College Majors

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This study looks at how twelfth-grade students at SMAN 64 East Jakarta think about choosing their college majors. The research wants to find out what internal and external things affect how students decide, like what they are interested in, if their parents support them, what their friends think, what jobs they want, and what they see on the internet. A qualitative descriptive method was used, which included talking in detail with some students and school counselors, as well as watching and reading some documents. The study found that what students like and how well they know themselves are very important in deciding what to choose, but these things are often affected by outside pressures like what their family expects and what their friends talk about. Also, online places like social media and university websites give a lot of information that makes students feel stronger about what they want or even changes their minds. The study says that picking a major is hard and involves feelings, social stuff, and information. So, schools and families should work together to give good advice and easy-to-find resources to help students make smart and independent choices about what to study.