<p>I've seriously gone through at least 10 major possibilities this semester alone. Well, this is my first semester at Berkeley and obviously there are so many choices and directions to go here! </p>
<p>Has anyone else had a hard time picking a major? How long did it take you? Do you think what you major is really that important and influential when it comes to your future career and your life??? I do, that's why it's been so damn difficult for me to pick something! I'm just so interested in so many things, yet I don't want to major in something "useless". </p>
<p>Sorry, this turned into a bit of rant.
Any thoughts?</p>
<p>My story: Ive been wanting to major in Supply Chain Management (logistics, business, whatever) since freshman year because it really uses all of my skills. Im pretty good at math, but not good enough for the sciences, Im (hopefully) good with people and computers and everything, so business seem appropriate. But as Im getting closer to graduating, Im now realizing that Im more interested in humanities and such. However, big problem...my mother! She doesnt even want me to MINOR in anything that doesnt relate to some quantitive major or anything relating to business. And, another big problem, health problems require me to get some good medical insurance straight out of college, which requires a steady career.</p>
<p>Nope, mine was pretty easy for me. I'm a Communication and Linguistics major because that's what I'm best at and what comes easiest to me.</p>
<p>I had a conversation with my suitemate who got a C- and a D in Organic Chemistry the last two semesters because he's pre-med/whatever major requires it. He was b*tching about how he has to take the class and how he's doing awful in it, and I straight up said to him: "Why don't you just major in something you don't suck at?"</p>
<p>I don't see why people choose all these difficult majors if they're not good at what they're going to do. Feel free to major in something "useless" if that's what you're best at.</p>
<p>Yes. I understand what you're going through. I changed my mind many times, and now, I'm stuck on having to confirm because I'm a junior in college. Thinking back on it, I wish I put aside what I would do after college and put aside concerns of money. I think your indecisiveness is just that you're afraid of the job market. You're probably like me. I was good at the things I could not make much money in straight from graduation, and I sucked at the things that could earn me more money. But I was afraid so I tricked myself into thinking I liked the things I sucked at, and I told myself I only sucked at it because I didn't try hard enough. Well, guess what, I was trying hard enough. I studied until my legs felt numb, until my eye sight got worse, until I felt my sides ache. I studied until I lost a few pounds, until I got headahces, and I was still miserable because I couldn't get the grades. My mistake costed me my overall gpa, and waste of time, when I could hone my skills at something I'm actually good at. So my advice for you is to just not worry about what you're majoring in and not to worry about the money problems. Just do something you're good at. </p>
<p>A math tutor once said, there are no crappy majors, just crappy students.</p>
<p>i was gonna give my two cents but i think 4321234 already covered it. </p>
<p>i basically left comp sci to venture to the liberal arts. more specifically philosophy and anthropology. i used to be a little money whore, but i just realized that you cant really choose a major just because u think it'll make you money. do what you're interested in and dont worry about that stuff. it'll screw you up!</p>
<p>I'm almost a junior and I'm still trying to figure it out. I was in one major for the past two years but I only took 4 classes in it (one a semester). I wish I had taken more classes in it earlier now so I could've decided earlier that I didn't like it as much as I thought I would. I'm still trying to decide what I want to transfer into. I'm taking 3 classes this summer to help me to decide: Intro to Anthropology, Intro to Ethics, and Intro to Sociology. I'm leaning more towards Anthropology right now, but I might also just make my french minor into a major. I have no idea. Mid-college crises suck.</p>