What can I do with a useless major?

lindyk8
Sun, 22 Jun 2014 20:13:17 +0000

@collegedropout1, I think you’re going to do better than you think. You have gotten to the point where you are overthinking, and it is leading you to more and more despair. I do agree, the choices for majors are not great. It’s either a bunch of math (or related classes) or humanities, and will humanities lead to a job? That is the eternal question. At some point you just gotta go with your heart or what you feel comfortable with. The majority of majors end up having no relation at all to the job the person eventually falls in to, so I wouldn’t overthink it. You seem to like geology. Engineering geology seems like a good fit, although I do not know what classes that major entails. Also, a lot of CEOs actually started in humanities, such as English, history and philosophy. If you like history that may be a great avenue, with a minor in cog science or statistics.

And BTW, the biggest avenue to a job is through networking and internships while you are in college or quickly thereafter. That is the #1 path. Perhaps pick a major that has clear opportunities for networking in the LA area.