<p>Undergrad degree in Math from Berkeley but then realized that math was wayyyy too theoretical for me so went back and got an MBA in finance from Wharton. Took my degree and immediately jumped into computer programming where I stayed for many years. Most useful was my 2 years of work experience in accounts receivable and payable during undergraduate and before business school. </p>
<p>Eventually did technical support for customer service centers then ran customer service centers for several technical firms and then customer service for non-technical firms. Gave up all of it after I was laid off from my last director of customer service job and couldn’t find anything else because almost everything has been outsourced. Now stay at home mom who helps at the high school once a week. Soon to be looking for more volunteer work that interests me.</p>
<p>BA in journalism that I completed in 3 years. Went straight to work at a tiny newspaper, then moved up to a small one. Thirty years later, I am at a much larger newspaper. Still proud of the work that I do.</p>
<p>Comparative literature. Knew it had no practical value whatsoever, but loved lit. Had vague idea of going to grad school which I nixed by my senior year. In a round-about way I got into TV news, now write professionally. Husband has a PhD, also in lit and spent eight glorious years as a grad student. Was first a professor, then left academics to start his own education-related company. </p>
<p>Have two kids, neither of whom is a passionate reader. D is completely practical in orientation; S plain dislikes school. I swear they’re ours, though you’d never know it by their interests.</p>
<p>Started off as a Computer Science major - got “encouraged to find another major” by being a wise guy in class (I had been programming since I was ten and was correcting the professor in front of everyone) and became an economics major. Went to work for the phone company as a software developer - and 4 years into the job got promoted to manager - and one of my new employees was the professor I had been correcting. </p>
<p>Went to school at night to get my MBA - but have remained in computers and telephones for my entire career thus far (25+ years)…</p>
<p>Philosophy, at Michigan. Outstanding department (at the time ranked #4 or #5 in the field), all courses with top faculty in the field, all small classes and by the time I was a junior and senior I was taking mostly graduate-level courses alongside grad students in one of the top grad programs in the nation. It got me into grad school at an Ivy that, at the time, was rated #1 in the field. That was an extraordinary academic opportunity that only 3 or 4 universities in the nation could have replicated, and I got it for a bargain-basement in-state tuition rate. I’ll be forever grateful to my alma mater for having given me that.</p>
<p>To OP: “Would you have picked a different major, if you were to start college all over again?” </p>
<p>I have spent many college and work years in engineering and hated it very much. Went back to school (CC) for Computer Programming (they call it Science), got another job and many others with verious employers paying for the rest of my education all the way thru MBA. I love being in IT. Switching to a new field was one of the best decisions in my life. My advice - do not stick to anything that you hate, there are plenty options in life to make anybody happy. We have only one life to live, might as well enjoy it.</p>
<p>Majored in Physical Therapy and have worked as a PT for over 20 years. I love what I do for work. I meet so many nice people and challenge my brain every day.</p>
<p>I majored in psychology intending to continue on the graduate level. However, when I told the professor that I did the most work for that I had taken the GRE exam in preparation for grad school, he asked me what I intended to study. I was shocked by the question since I had spent 3 semesters working in his experimental psych lab and served as his teaching assistant for Intro Psych. Hadn’t I obviously demonstrated an interest in the subject? When I told him that I intended to continue in psychology, he told me that I didn’t really enjoy what I was doing and should consider something else. While I was initially quite angry, after a week, I realized he was probably right. </p>
<p>I ended up in law school, primarily because this allowed me to avoid making a decision about what I wanted to do with my life for three years. Fortunately, after graduation, I found that I liked being a lawyer. I have my own litigation practice now and love what I do.</p>