<p>Jonri:</p>
<p>English in this country means English literature. If the OP goes to France to major in English, it will be a totally different kettle of fish.</p>
<p>My cousin majored in Social Anthropology as an undergrad, got his PhD., picked up many languages and did overseas work along the way. He then founded a consulting firm to advise large technology corporations on "user behavior." When new products, such as cellphones or PC's are modified, companies need to know how users act around these devices. If people make repeat calls, that could mean it's appropriate to put in an easy key for that function. The whole revolution with cellphones as cameras, travel alarm clocks, etc. has research behind it. Of course, Social Anthropology is different than Cultural Anthropology, but it's a good example of an academic subject being used by business to make decisions.
THe coolest project my cousin did was to go to Beijing, film Chinese teenagers using their cellphones, and advise businesses here about the differences in user behavior so they could focus their manufacturing and marketing in Beijing. He found that boys made multiple repeat calls to girlfriends to find out where they were, but the girls called a larger menu of friends. Also, with many one-child families, the teens were the decision-makers for the parents on which phone the family should purchase, so pleasing the teens was essential.</p>
<p>Oh, sorry, Marite! I didn't realize that. Mea culpa!</p>
<p>wow, i think i discovered my major! it's cultural & social anthropology, and i'm going to learn new languages + study geography and a little bit of business. yay!</p>
<p>I was also going to say "Usability engineering." We have two cultural anthropologists who evaluate the usability of our web site. We also have one who does market research. I would recommend studying in Spain--cultural anthropology, fluency in Spanish, and a background in business would make you highly marketable as a market researcher or usability analyst. You could work in web design, consumer products, financial services, or advertising. If you want to work in the US there is a huge demand for business people who are fluent in Spanish and understand the different Hispanic cultures. If you study in Spain give some thought to doing an overseas year in Mexico or South America if you want to work in the Americas after college.</p>
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I love languages, different cultures, travel, art and music.
i like to be with people (but get shy if theres a huge crowd), i am creative & do things my own way, i analyse a lot in my head, i like to learn, i like to write and i love arts.
I am talented in arts and languages
I am not a picasso
I just have 'a good eye' for things (furnishing, fashion, photography and I am very concerned about how things look).
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I already wasted almost 2 years studying business at a CC, but figured out it wasn't for me at all.
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it is very important for me to do what I love and what I am naturally good at.
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I'm with ADad that we can glean the most, in an effort to help you, by highlighting what you have already told us about yourself.</p>
<p>Some of the possibilities you mention for your major, your graduate degree and your future career are internally inconsistent -
*you want to do what you love and are naturally good at; yet you want an MBA (you "wasted" 2 years studying business)
*or a law degree (law school doesn't interest you, and I've seen nothing in your posts that indicate a law career would either).</p>
<p>Can't you rule out both law and business based on what you've already told us about yourself?</p>
<p>From the way this thread has progressed, I'd say you might have hit on something with the cultural antropology idea. But the main thing I'd say is - choose a field which interests you. Then research the career possibilities which go with it. </p>
<p>You will likely earn more $$ and be more satisfied going that route than you will looking for a big $$ major just for the sake of the $$. You're unlikely to enjoy it, therefore less likely to do well at it. Consequently, less likely to make good money at it.</p>
<p>Thanks mombot and jmmom! i totally agree that you have to do what you love in order to succeed. But as I've seen some salary comparisons, cultural anthropology majors seem to earn only $25 000 - $50 000 a. That's why I was thinking of an MBA, I don't 'hatehate' math, I can deal with it (because i really do want to make some $$$ and then I can do more fun things in life, like travel). One of my dream jobs is actually a travel journalist, at least i could do it for a few years :)</p>
<p>travel journalists don't make a whole lot of $$$.</p>
<p>Why are you thinking of an MBA when you feel you wasted 2 years studying business in the cc?</p>