<p>I am currently a 2nd-year management major attending Georgia Tech. In a school so consumed with Engineering and Mathematics, I find myself almost forced to do something in relation to those fields. However, I'm completely hopeless in math and realize that I probably made a mistake by attending this school. Anyways, my question is - If I want to work for an non-profit overseas or some corporation that helps alleviate the situations of the poor by teaching, building schools and health clinics or just doing a variety of things - what should I major in?</p>
<p>I was previously an undergraduate student studying International Affairs..but I realized that it was pretty useless, now I'm studying Management and realizing that this is a useless major as well - in terms of what I'm "learning". What would be an alternative major to help me succeed in helping the most people out overseas.</p>
<p>I think this is my passion, but I'm really not sure how to apply it to a particular major.</p>
<p>It depends what you want to do. Do you want to write policy and research on the impoverished for a NGO or Think Tank? Do you want to be a field operator in the impoverished nations? Pretty much any Humanities major will prepare you to work for an NGO as long as you get the right work experience etc. But if you want to be on the ground operating a refugee camp etc. you may want to think about a technical field such as land conservation.</p>
<p>You can get involved with relief work without a masters but it will be required for certain jobs especially policy oriented jobs. </p>
<p>I would say get a degree in whatever you enjoy, and if you really want to work abroad join the peace corps. It will give you excellent training and give you a leg up when applying to NGOs.</p>