<p>So, I am a second semester sophmore right now. Currently I am majoring in history. I chose this major because I love history and wanted to be a history teacher. I recently realized that I don't want to teach. I was just settling for it because I knew I would always be able to have a job for it. I don't think a history major is really any good for any other career. So, I need to change majors. However, I don't know what I want to do. I have a lot of interests, and none of them have anything to do with each other. Does anyone know if one can get a job as a linguist or anything. I really love languages and am really good at them. I love pretty much every subject, though, because I'm huge nerd. Right now I'm at a CC. My GPA is currently 3.51, but it should go up substantially this semester. The units I have taken are mostly Bible and history classes, though. That means I pretty much have to start from scratch. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.</p>
<p>First of all, if you love history the most, I would advocate majoring in history and worrying about your career later. Many people end up working in fields unrelated to their majors anyway. But sure, you might be able to work as a translator or interpreter if you study long enough at one language. Language skills could also make you useful to businesses and to government agencies. But if you want to base your choice of major on some planned career path, and if you truly do "love pretty much every subject", why don't you take a look at lists of employment areas that are growing, or already in high demand, or that pay well? Maybe something there will look good to you.</p>
<p>History is considered an excellent major for future journalists--learning to do research and evaluate evidence and then write convincingly about it. Newspapers are sometimes called "the first draft of history". Language skills are great assets for many professions-- but what you need is language plus other professional skills--not language by itself.</p>
<p>The reason I worry about it relating to a career is because I am one of the people who thinks five years or so ahead. I am always afraid of getting a degree and not being able to use it.</p>