<p>The OP is clearly trolling.</p>
<p>@GlamourGirl:</p>
<p>I don’t believe that most people who go into engineering or business do so in order to be rich, they are doing it to have comfortable, secure careers that allow them to use their aptitudes while having enough discretionary income to pursue other interests in their leisure time.</p>
<p>The fact that you can go back to school at 42 is evidence that you might have chosen your first career more wisely than you thought; maybe you were able to pay off student loans quickly, pay off a mortgage, save money for tuition and living expenses, make connections with people who will help with a new career, etc. </p>
<p>I won’t quickly condemn the OP for his comments. I wasn’t there and for all I or any of the rest of us know, maybe the triple major came across with her body language, tone of voice and general attitude as someone who deserved some derision. The OP should have been more tactful though.</p>
<p>@enotramsolleh:</p>
<p>Successful med school applicants hold degrees in a variety of majors. It is not clear which major, if any, provides the most advantage. For the purpose of getting into med school a particular major might not be classifiable as either useful or useless.</p>
<p>Among those who do NOT go on to med, law or grad school, the question can and should be asked “What good is my degree?” Better yet, early in his college years he should ask “What good WILL a degree in (blank) be?”</p>
<p>I completely agree. I know a doctor who majored in literature and is now earning about 500,000$.</p>
<p>@enotramsolleh:</p>
<p>The doctor is probably earning $500K because of a medical degree, not a literature degree.</p>
<p>He or she probably would have gotten into medical school regardless of undergrad degree. </p>
<p>Among those who have only literature degrees how many make anywhere near $500K?</p>
<p>I am amazed anyone would say majoring in a language is useless. That is one of the most useful things with practical application you can use in your life, not only for your career but in your personal life.</p>
<p>@DTBSE LOL, of course. My purpose in saying that was just to show how much it doesn’t matter when you go on to medical school. </p>
<p>@GlamorousGirl Yeah, I’m not sure. It’s probably because there isn’t a “designated” high-paying job for a language major, if that makes sense. Like someone who majors in chemical engineering and then becomes a chemical engineer.</p>
<p>@glamourgirl:</p>
<p>Majoring in a language with a minor in computer science might make one uniquely qualified for a position in a call center.</p>
<p>(I surely hope that isn’t how HR departments operate, but these days, who knows?)</p>
<p>@enotramsolleh:</p>
<p>For those assured of going to medical school, the choice of major might not matter at all. For those who need a fall back, the choice of major might be critical. That is how the notion of the “useless degree” has come to exist.</p>
<p>I see this post has officially made me famous…</p>
<p>Oops, can’t post the link. Do a Google Search of the original post and you’ll see what I mean.</p>
<p>@EpicBacon:</p>
<p>Famous? Who are you?</p>
<p>LOL Congrats, Epic!</p>
<p>^</p>
<p>Thank you, Niquii! 
So, I’d like some advise: what does one do when they hear someone talk about majoring in useless areas? </p>
<p>I mean, it’s like hearing a girl talk about being a prostitute! What do I do?</p>
<p>It’s not about the major in isolation. The richest 1% of Americans is abundant with liberal arts majors. </p>
<p>Also, </p>
<p>Average net worth of a Forbes 400 member with a college degree: $2.13 billion</p>
<p>Average net worth of a Forbes 400 member without college degree: $2.27 billion</p>
<p>My father immigrated to the United States in the 70s with a backpack full of clothes and $250. No college education. Now his company makes 8 figures. Far beyond the average salary of petroleum engineers and investment bankers, and STEM degree holders. You jelly?</p>
<p>You’re dad’s the succesful one, not you. </p>
<p>But either way, I wouldn’t be jealous. That’s your life, not mine. :)</p>
<p>You are dad is successful?</p>
<p>@Thereisnosecret:</p>
<p>For every immigrant who arrived with little or nothing and went own to be a wild success, there are thousands more working in stores, working in sales and driving cabs…not that there is anything wrong with doing those jobs.</p>
<p>If you look at grads who majored in one of the biological sciences you might find that a very large fraction of them are one-percenters. It is unlikely that they succeeded merely on the strength of a BS in Biology. At least a few of them had gone on to med school, earned a good salary and then invested it well, but that does not account for all of them. It could be that biology is a tougher major than generally believed. Its graduates need biology, chemistry, physics, math, computer science…</p>
<p>@EpicBacon:</p>
<p>When someone is majoring in something useless, it is best to say nothing derogatory. He or she won’t be competing with you when the recruiters show up. ;-)</p>
<p>@EpicBacon</p>
<p>You just got to hope the dont end up on the streets forever. Prostitute and liberal arts major ;)</p>