<p>This thread looks like it's drying up; it seems to be a debate between liberal arts and vocational (business, engineering, etc). It inspired me to ponder what made me decide to major in business when my true love was fine arts. I'm a musician-performer/teacher- but my major was in finance. I needed and wanted a reliable 9 to 5 job that paid well, and it did for many years. During those years I continued to study music with some of the finest teachers in the area. Fast forward 20-something years- what am I doing now? Music- which I'm able to do only because I'm not a single income family. Fact is, I could, and did, continue to pursue my passions during and after college in spite of my "vocational" degree. I know an engineer who plays in a band and teaches guitar in his off time, another who is a history buff and teaches at a local college, another who has published several novels (fiction). I don't think the music/history/literature major would be able to crossover into engineering but the obverse seems to be possible. As for my son, he loves math, physics, building things, and all things mechanical, as well as music and reading. Engineering seems to be the best route for him, hopefully he'll continue with his music and reading as well.</p>