<p>I dont know which major to choose from between something with history, engineering, computer science and some sort of physical science(astronomy or marine biology). i want to know which one earns a lot of money and is also good.</p>
<p>are you in college yet?</p>
<p>no not yet</p>
<p>You should pick something based on if you like it or not, not just pick something because you have this idea that it will make you a lot of money. Wouldn't it be better once your done with college to wake up and say, "Hey! I can't wait to go to work today. I love my job!" compared to, "Oh great, another day doing this job I hate." I would definately go with the first one. There are more important things than just money.</p>
<p>Don't worry about a major yet. You don't even know about half the opportunities there are - you only know about what you're taught in high school. Most people change their majors at least once anyway. If you're all over the map (like you are), look for a school with a lot of options. Then wait until you're there, and you may even want to wait until you must declare a major, usually not until the end of your sophomore year.</p>
<p>Relax!</p>
<p>yeah, what you apply to college as won't really affect what you end up actually majoring in, alot of people don't declare a major until their junior year, and even then, some people still switch after that.</p>
<p>what CAN be important though is to make sure you don't want to go to a specialty school (such as music/journalism/business/etc.) because at some schools, once you're in arts and sciences, it can be kind of a pain to inter-transfer to whatever perspective school.</p>
<p>You sound pretty set on liberal arts though, so don't worry about it, it's super easy to switch majors within arts & sciences at most colleges and you'll get a much better idea of what you want to major in once you actually start classes</p>
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i want to know which one earns a lot of money
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Not marine biology, I can assure you. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Also it can sometimes be harder to switch from Engineering to an arts and science major (and also sometimes more difficult to get into an engineering schools within the college; you often need slightly higher stats. Curriculum may also be tougher, and many "undecided" engineering freshman switch majors after their first year). It's also harder to find jobs with just a BA in history or pure sciences that are related to your major. My guess is that an engineer with a BS or possibly a computer science major would earn more than many jobs you could get with an arts and science major, but all depends on the job, type of company, geographic location etc. Many people with BAs end up with jobs totally unrelated to their degree and some can be very well-paying.</p>