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Students who graduate from high school when entering college will definitely choose a course that suits their interests and expertise, but this sometimes makes many students confused. The choice of certain majors is often based on encouragement from parents, friends and the environment. Factors related to internal students regarding personality profiles and typologies of work are rarely a consideration for students in choosing majors in college. This is because identifying interests that are in accordance with personal circumstances requires psychological measuring devices or often referred to as psychological testing. The aims of this study to identify self interest student for majoring in programs study. The tool to identification is using online-based applications. Psychology that used paper and pencil is now using a computer application, so the results of this scale can be made recommendations for students who want to major in college. This compiled application is processed automatically so that it can give results quickly and accurately. The subjects in this study were 127 students who answered their questions in this application and assessed the appropriateness of this application in terms of convenience, the language used, whether there were terms understood and whether the results were as expected by students. 70,1% of students answered that this application was easy to understand and run. 96% of students answered this application using good language and 34% of students thought that there were some terms that were not understood and also 63% of students answered that the results of this application were in accordance with their personal circumstances. The implication of this research is the psychological testing can be used by computerize administration; instruction will be easier for the tester and the result from the testing faster. Hopefully this application can be used for the student in majoring a program study.

One of the changes that have occurred in the field of education after the COVID-19 pandemic is the drastic change in the learning model, where teaching and learning activities are carried out online. This requires students to adapt quickly. This adjustment has an impact on students' psychological well-being as they deal with the changes that occur. The psychological well-being of post-pandemic students is in the low and medium categories, so an effort is needed to improve this condition. The optimistic thinking training aims to help students improve their psychological wellbeing after the pandemic. The stages in this program are providing optimistic thinking interventions using the ABCDE (Adversity, Belief, Consequences, Disposition, and Energization) method. The result of this training is an increase in psychological well-being among students who take part in the training program. Having psychological well-being can help students master and adapt to the environment effectively, establish positive relationships with others, and develop their potential from time to time. Highlights: Rapid Adaptation: Students faced a rapid shift to online learning during the pandemic, requiring quick adaptation to a new learning model. Optimistic Thinking Training: Implementing the ABCDE method, optimistic thinking training aims to improve the psychological well-being of post-pandemic students. Benefits of Psychological Well-Being: Improved psychological well-being helps students effectively navigate their environment, establish positive relationships, and maximize their potential. Keywords: online learning, psychological well-being, optimistic thinking training, post-pandemic students, adaptation.

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