<p>So recently I've switched from "nursing" to "general studies". The plan is to get my AA, then transfer out of state to get my bachelor's. Of course I need to declare a major in the near future, and that is where my problem lies.</p>
<p>Would it be dumb to major in something "useless" such as poli sci or foreign language? Is it true that it doesn't matter what your degree is in, as long as you have one (to a point, anyhow). I don't want to feel like I'm wasting my time and money getting a pointless degree that won't help me/qualify me for any decent jobs in the future. I'm trying to view college as an experience that will help me grow as a person, but I always have those lingering worries in the back of my head.</p>
<p>If you’re getting your AA and transferring, don’t worry about your AA major. Instead look at what schools you are considering transferring to and find out what coursework from your AA they will actually accept! Depending on where you go and what school you are transferring from it may be easy or hard to get your courses to transfer, so find this out before you register for anything else.</p>
<p>As for your BA, it kind of depends on what you want to do. I wouldn’t say any degree is “useless”, but more that some degrees teach you applied skills (hard sciences, engineering, architecture, etc), while others are more theoretical, like poll sci. I had this same worry as an international relations major. It is very interesting, but it is so broad and theoretical that I considered switching to something like economics. However, I’m glad I stuck with it. It is true to an extent that employers aren’t looking for a specific degree anymore (unless your in the aforementioned engineer/architecture category), they are looking for people who can think critically, adapt, learn fast, and bring in a new perspective. </p>
<p>Foreign language is a good major because in any field you will find that more and more companies are working with international clients or have foreign offices. If you have some idea of what field you want to go into, you could pick a language based off of that. Poly sci is pretty theoretical like IR so you learn a lot of critical thinking skills and it makes you well rounded overall.</p>