<p>Would you major in something you love even though your parents don't agree with it or it doesn't seem like a 'lucrative' (high demand) field?</p>
<p>of course. it's about what you love, afterall. I intend on majoring in astrophysics, something my parents weren't very supportive of at first (you'll never find a job, etc). your parents can't stop you from majoring in something, unless they cut off your college tuition. if I truly thought I wouldn't be able to find a job in the field that I loved, I would consider double-majoring in something more practical, but never giving up what I wanted to do.</p>
<p>probably not, there are probably other things i like that might be more practical or lucrative. besides i dont want to not be able to find a job in my field after graduation.</p>
<p>Welcome to my brothers world. Tony was all set on majoring in Computer Science back in HS then when he was Sr year he decided to major Poly Sci. Dad would have paid for a business or "useful" major. (Bro paid for Cleveland State degree himself) Now pops feels remorseful and said he will take care of all of our student loans. (Late age crisis type dealy) Works out good for this guy, not so good for bro cause he owes NOTHING.</p>
<p>Honestly, your undergraduate major doesn't mean anything.
My best friend is pre-med, and she is a history major.
My other good friend was a history major, and is now applying to grad school for art.</p>
<p>What matters is that whatever you major in, you do well in. And if you are worried about being "employable", learn a skill in college. (Take a language, etc.) But focus on what you love for your major and you are guaranteed to do better academically.</p>
<p>Actually your undergraduate major does matter. People with different majors can do different things.</p>
<p>Your major is a max of twelve classes, out of about 30 or so you will be taking. The point of college is to do well and get an education, and that will put you in the running for most jobs/grad programs.</p>
<p>It matters to the extent that if you never took a science course you couldn't get into medical school. But your major itself is not so important.</p>
<p>Athena wrong, if an employer needs someone with math skills he won't be hiring a history major. Also your major is not 12 classes, most of my classes go towards my major, and the same is true for other science, and math majors. Your nonsense that your major won't effect your job options is pure BS.</p>
<p>And I still maintain that as long as the history major a) did well and b) had the necessary skills (which does not require a major, it just requires coursework) he would do fine. Regardless of what he actually majored in.</p>
<p>I don't know where you go to school, but where I go (Dartmouth) no major, science or otherwise, takes up your entire courseload, or even the bulk of it. As I said, my best friend is a history major going to med school. On another board, someone said they knew a classics major going to med school. If all you do is take computer classes, you might have a hard time getting into law school, but I still think that your major is not so important.</p>
<p>And as for it being BS, why don't you entertain the possibility that other schools might be different from yours? Clearly if you go to a vocational school, that's a different story. Otherwise I really think your major doesn't matter too much.</p>
<p>athenaNY, surely you're not talking about engineering or other technical majors. Many engineering curriculums require 132 credits to grad with only 12 to 15 credits being electives outside of your major.</p>
<p>That might be the case regarding engineering... I really don't know much about the whole credits thing because at Dartmouth one class is one credit. I should also have stated from the beginning that this applies mostly to liberal arts colleges (which I suppose Dartmouth could be considered.)</p>
<p>The initial question, asked by tenisghs, asked whether you should major in something your parents deem lucrative, or something you enjoy. Since she (or he! sorry tenis!) didn't specify a program, I would go with what interests you since my bet is you can make that lucrative. If you enjoy it, you will be putting your best face forward.</p>
<p>Of course majors are important in a sense, or colleges wouldn't have them, and I shouldn't have been so absolute. I just think they are not AS important as people make them out to be, and it is nothing to fret over. It doesn't close other career paths.</p>