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3. Gender Studies is always the whipping boy
Mon Nov 12, 2018, 11:43 AM
Nov 2018

but very few actually major in it. General Business probably is a much bigger target. Something like Accounting and Finance make sense. Economics and Marketing can make sense. General business on the other hand doesn't improve the needle much on getting your first job.

In general go engineering instead of science or math as well. It opens up more jobs, and you could find yourself doing the same work anyway.

Look at Health Field majors over Biology, and don't fall into the trap of getting a Biology degree and then a Nursing degree. Practically you only need one bachelor's degree. Just take the additional courses necessary for graduate work if necessary.

Your first degree should be a degree with a job improving credential associated with it. Talented individuals, especially those with family or social connections, probably will be successful with whatever major. For the rest of us think Engineering, Nursing, Accounting, etc. Remember learning is for a lifetime. Once you achieve financial independence you can always take additional classes, study on your own, etc.

I think you develop a greater appreciation for art, history, and philosophy when you are older anyway. It is also better to pursue this learning without the specter of debt and grades hanging over you.

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