| Major in history if you want to. There are plenty of kids graduating with degrees in finance or economics or business who majored in those subjects because they'd thought it would get them a job easily, and they did nothing during their summers and are now working retail and living with their parents. There are zero guarantees, it is the responsibility of each person to do what they think best to maximize their chances of success (success defined as a lot of things) in life--but no one ever reaches 100%. What matters is what you do during the year. Someone who interns, regardless of their major, has a better chance of getting hired at the place they interned at than almost anyone else, no matter their major or school they're graduating from.
You have four years of access to people that are experts in their field, and if you want to take the time now to study a subject that isn't directly relevant to what you want to spend the next 30 years of your life doing you better do it. You don't know when you'll be able to study <insert subject> again, and if you're in a good position to do it now you should. Even if it makes it harder for you to get a job straight out of school, even if it limits where you can intern during summers. Go do it now because it's your only chance for the best possible education in something you won't be able to access for a long time.
For what it's worth my rule of thumb has always been to double major in something you enjoy and something you can stand (if you enjoy it, that's a plus) that is pragmatic. For me on the enjoyment front that's either history or psychology, and either computer science or economics on the pragmatic side. I'd consider doubling up in history and stats. |