<p>Practical major: </p>
<p>Double major in journalism and something you want to write about.</p>
<p>Every person I know who is in j-school has had tons of internships...they will easily get a job writing out of college.</p>
<p>Currently I'm thinking some sort of degree related to environmental conservation + journalism. That's like going to vocational school right there, haha...but then that's a whole other issue isn't it?</p>
<p>proof that engineers make the least, and that liberal arts majors make the most:</p>
<p>time is money; knowledge is power; everyone knows that work = time * power</p>
<p>time = money
knowledge = power
work = time * power</p>
<p>time = work/power
substitute values:
money = work/knowledge</p>
<p>thus, as knowledge approaches 0, money increases.</p>
<p>A degree is what you make of it. If you promote yourself, get your resume out there, pursue internships during your college career, make connections, and go to a good college, you can succeed with just about any major. For some majors, the job offers wait for you. For other majors, you have to do a little more work. But the most academic, intellectual, and smart majors (physics, history, philosophy, pure math, any pure science really) should provide you the best mental preparation for the world--so you will definitely be well-equipped to find a job!</p>
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<p>There is a guy who majored in math at Berkeley who took a job as a waiter at Kell's (a local bar in Berkeley). There's another guy who majored in physics at Berkeley who ended up taking a job painting houses (at B&B Painting). There's a person who majored in Japanese at Berkeley who ended up working as a receptionist. There's a guy who majored in Development Studies at Berkeley who ended up majoring as a farm worker (yes, a farm worker, i.e. picking fruit).</p>
<p><a href="http://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Physics.stm%5B/url%5D">http://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Physics.stm</a>
<a href="http://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Math.stm%5B/url%5D">http://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Math.stm</a>
<a href="http://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Japanese.stm%5B/url%5D">http://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Japanese.stm</a>
<a href="http://career.berkeley.edu/Major/DevStud.stm%5B/url%5D">http://career.berkeley.edu/Major/DevStud.stm</a></p>
<p>Well, one of the developmental studies majors is an REI salesperson. I understand that Enterprise rental cars only hires college grads.</p>
<p>It doesn't matter where you go to school or what you major in, there will always be people who don't get jobs you might expect.</p>
<p>A friend's D graduated with a pHd in astrophysics & is working at Wells Fargo in a position that has NOTHING to do with her major, but at least it pays well.</p>
<p>Admittedly, and perhaps unfortunately, if you attend an elite, prestigious college, you can prolly get away with majoring in something like Medieval Studies and still find a decent job in i-banking, consulting, etc.</p>
<p>When I interviewed with Merrill Lynch a couple years ago, the guy who interviewed me was bragging about how he was a sociology major at University of Virginia and that when he first started working at Merrill, he didn't know the difference between a stock and a bond....but that now (at the time of the interview), he's working as a senior financial analyst. </p>
<p>if you attend a less prestigious university, it is prolly a good idea to major in something substantive (engineering, sciences, math, etc). It simply has to do with the nature of the job market out there. </p>
<p>It's similar on the grad school level as well. With law and business (to some extent), you have to attend a prestigious university to find a good job. On the other hand, for medical, engineering, and other business fields (mainly accounting) prestige matters considerably less b/c it's all about what kinda skills you have.</p>
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<p>Yeah, but few get these sorts of jobs anyway, and they're highly competitive. Why is it so unfortunate that some people get to study what they enjoy and do well?</p>
<p>"Yeah, but few get these sorts of jobs anyway, and they're highly competitive. Why is it so unfortunate that some people get to study what they enjoy and do well?"</p>
<p>If you're good at what you do and you enjoy it, you can be successfull at virtually anything. Think about the crocodile hunter, he made himself millions by saying "crooc, look at that gorgeous, beautiful aaanimal.." or w/e he said. Medocrecy will never lead you anywhere though</p>
<p>Is anthropology useless?</p>
<p>^I hope not. I may major in that or Sociology.</p>