Major in English

Zigzagged
Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:06:19 +0000

Does it make any difference to the discussion if I’m an international student?

Well, going into academics seems like the ideal job- but I do realize that it’s almost impossible to get a tenure-track job. Plus, I’m only a freshman atm, so I don’t know how interested I will be in any one subject. I intend to continue with both Chinese and French (not possible if I double major in Economics also), and also know two other languages- no idea if that helps.
Apart from that, however, I am also thinking of jobs like interpreting, or publishing. Obviously, I am a bit scattered at the minute- but I guess what I’m asking is, how impractical is it to drop economics? It’s something that I’d rather not do, though I realize it might be more marketable.