Can't decide what major!!

ucbalumnus
Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:44:16 +0000

110percentwahoo:

You’re in high school. You don’t have to decide your college major until the end of your second year of college (end of first year if you are in engineering).



Actually, a math, statistics, physics, or CS major probably does need to start taking prerequisite courses in the first year, even if declaring the major is not needed until later. Fortunately, it is relatively easy to construct a freshman year course selection that leaves the door open for all of these majors.

Job and career prospects are decent for all of these majors (especially compared to chemistry, biology, and humanities), although physics majors appear to be more likely to have to get non-physics jobs (though usually decently paying ones in finance, computer software, and some types of engineering, since they have good math skills).