<p>I need some advice in how to pick a college major. I've read some other topics that have left me very worried on how i could actually get a job or hired into the field i like.</p>
<p>I am taking 3 foreign languages this year (German 4, French 2, Spanish 1). German is my best out of the three and i've been to Deutschland before. I've seen articles and videos though of people who majored in German and couldn't get hired because it was to common. I also the love Japanese language and have some familiarity with it, but would that also be a harder major to find a job with? </p>
<p>I originally thought about International Business, but I don't really have an interest in maths. International Affairs is what i am considering now, but i don't really know anything about this major. I am currently taking AP Government as well this year. Could someone explain it better to me?</p>
<p>Also I would like to double major in both language and something else. It could be another language or an international course, but I feel like i don't have enough understanding of the programs available.</p>
<p>Here is a list of the colleges i'm applying to.
Miami University (Ohio), Ohio University, Ohio State University, Eastern Michigan University, Seton Hall University, American University, Earlham College, Bowling Green State University, and Bellarmine University.</p>
<p>It’s cool that you’re interested in languages, but it sounds like you need to hone in your focus instead of studying three at once, especially since you’re also talking about Japanese on top of those three.</p>
<p>Also, a word of warning about Japanese. It’s hard. You’ve only taken western languages so far. If you decide to go for Japanese, you’ll probably want to drop the others, just because Japanese will take up a LOT more time than something like Spanish or French.</p>
<p>@ kudryavka
Why should i choose Miami? Is their program really good? </p>
<p>I know there are jobs such as freelancing interpreters, teachers of english abroad, and teaching foreign language in the US but what about using languages in the UN and such?</p>
<p>I’ve been interested in japanese since i was nine years old. I’ve been teaching it to myself with books and internet resources. I had a good grasp of katakana and basic kanji.</p>
<p>Miami U is just one of my favorite public universities. They graduate people on time, they have a very strong undergrad focus, and the professors are very personable and approachable.</p>
<p>I don’t know anything about the UN, sorry. I’ve heard that there are good government jobs for people with language skills, but I haven’t done much research in that area.</p>
<p>If you are intent on majoring in a foreign language, I would highly recommend a double major in a field in which you are interested in working, such as education, business, engineering, or whatever. With today’s mobile population, it is easy to find native speakers of almost any language living all over the world. It is more likely that being fluent in a specific language will merely be one of many requirements for consideration for a specific job. You can do a search for employment ads in fields in which you are interested in working and see what kind of educational background and experience those ads list as requirements for those jobs to help give you some ideas. </p>
<p>Also, be aware that merely majoring in a language will not necessarily result in fluency. Be sure to plan for at least a year of immersion type study abroad. In addition, a summer internship or co-op experience abroad would be highly beneficial. Try to choose a school that has the resources to help you in these areas as well as in career guidance.</p>
<p>@pommesfrites: just gonna test out your german here ;)</p>
<p>ich studiere selbst deutsch und russisch beide als major. ich hab auch schon drüber nachgedacht, international business und deutsch zusammen zu studieren, aber ich bin der meinung, dass international business für dich besser funktionieren würde, wenn du mehr als nur eine sprache sprechen könntest. deswegen studiere ich die zwei sprachen und nicht nur eine sprache und international business. und nach meiner meinung sieht es auch besser bei dem CV aus, wenn man mehrere fremdsprachen könnte anstatt bloß eine. und erinner dich dran: du könntest immer ein master in international business (oder in sogar einem anderen studienfach) bekommen nach dem bachelorstudium, wenn du so möchtest.</p>
<p>und was die arbeitsmöglichkeiten angeht, denk mal dran: meine eltern haben beide deutsch an der uni studiert. so erstens ist mein vater deutschlehrer. aber zweitens ist meine mutter bankerin. und was hat das mit deutsch zu tun? richtig, gar nichts. siehst du, du wirst nicht eingeschränkt. hätte er dabei lust, könnte mein vater bei BMW in spartanburg arbeiten. nur will der nicht umziehen. so die zukunft gehört dir. es gibt bei deutsch heutzutage immer noch arbeitsmöglichkeiten, die entscheidung liegt nur bei dir. :)</p>
<p>If you’re interested in IB, you should definitely apply to USC. We have the number one International Business program in the country. It’s been that way for several years now.</p>
<p>Anyways, I’m a French/Theatre major and even though they’re really not related, it still works for me. Any time you have a foreign language under your belt, it’s helpful. It’s a skill that not everyone has, so it definitely makes your more marketable.</p>
<p>I know American has a variety of foreign programs/foreign languages available. I remember being very interested in their foreign language/communications double major.</p>