<p>i didn’t know what i was thinking when i first got into college. before college, i already knew i wanted to major in chinese. but i don’t know why i didn’t. instead, my transcript now shows the first few quarters “pre-engr”, and a few quarters after that to now, “engl”. but i realized i only wanted to take engl classes because i was too used to the style from high school, and i thought it would help me write novels. but you know, i don’t really want to work for a newspaper or magazine or any of that sort. i just wanted to write novels on my own time, which you certainly do not need an english degree for. i’m seriously considering of changing my major to either chinese or philosophy, but i don’t want grad schools to think i’m flaky. it’s just, almost every quarter, i keep thinking of how it would be like to be a chinese major and what i would learn there. heck, the job opportunities as a chinese major might even be better than an english major. i also seem to care more about my chinese language classes (not so much history classes though). but i won’t have much flexibility, and i can’t really explore anymore. and i will have to cram the chinese classes together. but i can’t believe i still have time to do all this. they really give you way more than you need! i just need to stay like 1 quarter extra. and i even wanted to double major in philosophy. that will require summer quarters. but since taking chinese and philosophy courses, i realize i like them more than english classes. but i’m also considering grad school. i don’t want my transcript to look too bad. =/</p>
<p>To clarify, are you asking if changing your major so much will make you look flaky? Or is the problem the level of difficulty of the different majors?</p>
<p>well… is english really that much more difficult than chinese? i’m not struggling with english either. i just think i’ll have a funner time with chinese. i’m asking more of the first question. but i was told pre-engr doesn’t count, so i would only be changing my major once.</p>
<p>What do you want to study in graduate school, would be my question. Lots of people change majors several times as undergraduates. The point is to a) major in something that actually interests you for its own sake, and b) be well-prepared for eventual professional school or graduate school, if that is your goal.</p>
<p>cool i speak chinese</p>
<p>Not changing majors to something you love will make you unhappy. I’ll take flaky over unhappy any day, and I don’t think it’ll make you look too flaky… I hear a lot of people who change majors multiple times in college, and for a humanities major changing in the middle of your college career isn’t as big of a deal as if you changed to, say, engineering. Do whatever is best for your career and will make you happy.</p>
<p>Before you change your major again, take some of the classes required for the chinese major and make sure you really want to do it. </p>
<p>I don’t think that colleges will view it as flaky. Lots of people change their majors.</p>
<p>“What do you want to study in graduate school, would be my question. Lots of people change majors several times as undergraduates. The point is to a) major in something that actually interests you for its own sake, and b) be well-prepared for eventual professional school or graduate school, if that is your goal.”</p>
<p>a.) so this is something that i actually want to learn about?
b.) i think as long as i go to college, i can be prepared for grad school</p>
<p>i think it would be interesting to go to grad school for IR. i definitely don’t plan to go on to grad school for english. and i was sitting in english class, thinking i’d rather be learning chinese history. will they let me change my major? i’m already a junior. and by the time i graduate, i might end up with 250+ credits. :O</p>
<p>I’m curious: what jobs can you get with a degree in chinese history?</p>
<p>I personally think it would be really cool to do some type of business deal with China, be a Chinese history teacher, or move to China and be a tour guide for americans.</p>
<p>i actually don’t know. what can you do with an english major? or a philosophy major? i’m more interested in chinese language. i thought it’d be cool to be an interpreter, but i’m sure there are more options.</p>
<p>Changing your major a few times doesn’t make you look flaky. Trust me. Most people change at least once, often more than one. I think it shows ability to be flexible and realize when things need to change.</p>