What major should I do?

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<p>Hi everyone, I am currently in a crisis because I have no idea what to major in. Academic-wise, I am a very strong student at a private school and am involved in lots of activities, clubs, and difficult classes. The subjects I am most interested in are English and history, though science and math can be interesting, but they aren't necessarily my strongest points. I like math and science when I understand them, which is most of the time. My favorite type of math is Geometry, which was actually one of my favorite classes at the time. I am definitely more of an English/history type, though. (Architecture, urban planning, writing, music, environmental science, politics, geography, and global studies are all more specific things I like.)</p>

<p>Majors that sound interesting (in no particular order):
-Architecture
-Urban Planning
-Environmental engineering (may involve too much math)
-Public health
-Epidemiology
-Political Science</p>

<p>Things that I do not want to have to do a lot of:
-Very difficult math (some is fine, but I don't want my job to involve mainly math)
-Very difficult science (higher level physics, chemistry- I can handle them and they can be interesting, but I don't want to necessarily be limited to studying this at all)
-Computers (I know how to use one very well, but I don't want to have to program computers or create software or anything along those lines)</p>

<p>Other Skills I Have:
-Creativity
-Designing
-Planning
-Logic
-Analyzing
-Writing (both creatively and analytically)</p>

<p>Honestly, I love learning about all subjects, so a major that would lead to a job involving multiple school subjects is ideal for me. </p>

<p>I know that you can't totally get the gist of a person in this manner, but I just want an idea of some majors that might work for me. If you have any suggestions/opinions, that would be great!</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>If you’re not already a college student, then once you get there find the career services office and ask them if they can help you with that decision. There’s a tool called the Strong Interest Inventory that helps you understand your interests, your learning style, and the careers of people who enjoyed their jobs and have a similar profile to you. If you google it you can find a couple of free versions, but having it interpreted by a career counselor is really the way to go.</p>

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<p>Environmental engineering will require the typical freshman and sophomore math and physics courses for engineering majors as prerequisites for junior and senior level engineering courses.</p>

<p>On the other hand, if the geometry course that you liked emphasized proofs, you may actually like the more advanced college math courses that math majors take.</p>