Major Issues

College Majors
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<p>I'd post this on the Business forum, but everyone there gets in a fight. So here goes:</p>

<p>I have an idea of what I want to do with my life, but I'm not sure which major to pick to achieve it.</p>

<p>I want to have a challenging job that offers variety, flexibility, versatility, and of course a good aura and salary.</p>

<p>I like coming up with new ideas, but I also like to somewhat follow pre-established guidelines, as long as I can still be independent.</p>

<p>I'll most likely do something in Business or at least related to Business.</p>

<p>Here are some majors that interest me:
Economics
International Relations/Business
Finance/Banking
Computer Science
Mandarin Chinese (I at least want courses to be offered)
Operations Research
Finance Engineering
Accounting</p>

<p>Management isn't really something I'm interested in. It's just too stressful, and I'm not keen on that much structure in a work environment.</p>

<p>Can someone help me narrow down this list to 1 or 2 good majors based on my interests? I know most schools only have a couple of these majors, but some schools also have better programs than others. Cost will be the most important factor in deciding on a college, since I'm lower middle class. But right now I want to focus on majors.</p>

<p>Does anyone have experience in these majors? Can any of them get me the kind of job I want?</p>

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<p>Maybe something hotel related?
My friend's uncle is a hotel manager and he travels all the time so definitely the "variety" part would work. I heard they pay you a lot, too, once you get some experience. This might be related to International Relations/Business you mentioned(not sure though..), if you do not want to major in hospitality-specific area. And you could get to use Chinse with customers on a daily basis, depending on where you work.</p>