<p>In the real world, other than for specific professions, such as engineering or accounting, the major on your degree doesn’t matter as much as your skill set. For example, my BFF’s daughter has a degree in sociology, and she does logistics for a freight company. One person has an English degree and works for an investment bank. One of my son’s female friends has a history degree and she does project and event planning for a major non-profit in DC. </p>
<p>Sometimes I think that the problem is that a lot of young people (and sometimes their families too) really don’t have a grasp on all the kinds of good jobs out there. In high school, you just don’t hear about jobs like managing logistics or HR, or event planning, or policy analysis, or pharmaceutical sales, or corporate compliance etc.</p>
<p>Your GPA is somewhat important…but not always. The GPA needed to graduate is what is important. While some employers may screen for GPA not all do… and generally, once you have your first job, no one ever cares about your GPA ever again–they will care about your experience and your professional reputation.</p>