I feel like every major is useless.

harlequinboy
Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:30:22 +0000

I know what I want out of a career. It has to be something purposeful. Something that helps improve the world and make it a better place. Something that when I age and near death I can look back and feel like I made a difference.

That being said, I’d also like to make money. I’ve grown up in a middle class family that has slowly sunk to what I’d consider lower middle class levels. I worked moderately hard in high school and it’s paid off. I got into my first choice school with a healthy award. I feel like because I’m going to such an expensive school, where my parents are still going to be required to take out about $50,000 in loans over 4 years, that I should major in something I know I can have a decent career in.

I don’t want to make millions or anything of that sort, but… eh… I would like to make six figures. Who wouldn’t right? I was planning to major in International Studies since I love politics, government, and history. However I guess that’s not a very practical degree. I feel like none of the degrees I’d like to get are very practical. I don’t like business or economics, I don’t really care for science or math either. So I’m left with liberal arts. I thought about getting an IS or Poli Sci degree and then going to law school, but I don’t know if I can afford that.