<p>Just out of curiosity, what do you think would be the ideal major for someone who is equally interested in everything? What majors, if any, would allow you to consider or be considered for law school, business school, medical school, grad school, jobs in different fields, etc. Now, I do know that job opportunities are not directly linked to one's field of discipline but rather the individual himself. However, what do you think would ostensibly be the ideal major for someone who has aspirations to work in many different fields? Thanks.</p>
<p>Economics...maybe</p>
<p>Science, Math & Engineering</p>
<p>Engineering.</p>
<p>Engineering</p>
<p>Engineering hands down (Comp Sci included..thats what i am doing ;) )</p>
<p>Math! You can go to med, law, business, and educators school with a math degree. Get a PhD, go to work on wall street or silocon valley. And comparatively there are much less people that major in math than econ or eng.</p>
<p>Nah, I wouldn't vote for math. After all, the truth is, you really can't do that much with just a bachelor's degree in math. Unless you can get a job in banking or consulting, which is difficult for anybody regardless of major, you are basically forced to go to graduate school. </p>
<p>Note, that's not to say that mathematics KNOWLEDGE is not useful. Indeed, I happen to think that math knowledge is an extremely flexible and useful kind of knowledge to have - math is one of the most versatile things you can know. But just not the math major. </p>
<p>Instead, I would probably vote for engineering, and specifically EECS. In fact, theoretical EECS (and especially theoretical CS) is basically just a sub-branch of math. In fact, at some schools, notably MIT, theoretical CS is math in the sense that the classes are cross-listed between the two departments (hence, you can have those classes count as CS courses or math courses). </p>
<p>The advantage of this is that with a BS EECS degree, you can actually get a quite decent job right out of college. You can also choose to take a highly theoretical suite of classes such that it is practically the same as a math degree. But you will still have a well-branded bachelor's degree that can land you a decent job.</p>
<p>philosophy and psychology if you wanna keep your options open for grad/professional schools</p>
<p>why is that? do psychology GEs prepare you for professional schools ?</p>