What College Majors Should You Avoid? (r/AskReddit) 

I tell my kids to major in something lucrative, and pursue your passion on the weekends.

*Cries in uk university*

Yoooo man, here in Argentina universities are Free for all (citizens) and i am thinking about an engineer, but, they also pay crap.

Lauti B in America they pay six figures

@@ionthegravity2 Fr 😭

its not really

It's like high school but you're an adult and you're more free

That's because you make it that way. It's so simple it's elementary

Think of it first as a business and then as an institution of learning and you'll be on the right track.

Mecha Zord I think he means people build it up and make it more complex in their heads. It also depends on your country. For example, you can’t do general studies in Australia unless you’re doing an online degree with a very specific institution. It’s straight forward if you just follow your degree structure

It has been

What are actual high school diplomas worth now?

Then a high school diploma is basically a *permission slip.*

Just got told by my advisor you pretty much have to go back and get a masters to do anything

@@leahrubin8277 Don't listen to that schmuck. He wants to keep you on that treadmill of debt. Degrees don't get the job, you do.

It took me until the end of the 3rd block (semester before student teaching) before I decided I did not want to teach. I got a "non certified" education degree. I will also say the amount of people that quit after their first year teaching is wild.

Why do so many quit?

Yeah I went to a seminar about it for my teaching club field trip and they were like "you've gotta be certain or you are gonna waste so much money"

I'd say, to people who really want to try bt are reluctant to pitentionally waste their money - try teaching first, find opportunities to e.g. teach refugees or other foreigners English, or to give one on one lessons to someone who wants to learn something you know well. Especially if you have a few years of highschool left - pick a subject to become an A1 student in, make sure it's not just grades but you do understand all of the subject matter well, and try giving lessons. Maybe ask your advisors or teachers for some type of teaching oppurtinites to get your hands on, you never know what might come up.

my major is about teaching, it is my final year. So far, I enjoyed my courses, and my internship is fine. i hope i will like it in future.

thank u 🥺

@@winterwolf211 was gonna say that, im still majoring Architecture (not finished) and a lot of lecturers and alumni at my place says that you will still do well even with just the bachelors degree. as long as you do your work Correctly, you will rise, architecture is a career that gets smoother the more experienced you are

Teenaquarist 71 Bless you

Well pre technically isn’t a degree I’m an anthropology major on a pre med track. I know a girl who is a music major and pre med.

*sweats in criminal justice*

Bruhhh 😂😂😂

jakndfnxnsndnfbjsenj dhdjsnsnfn I thought it means pizza hut delivery

jakndfnxnsndnfbjsenj dhdjsnsnfn I have a sister working on a PhD right now.

As a PhD student, this is true.

or piled high and deeper

Right !

Absolutely not. Then everyone would flood into the STEM fields that actually have a fighting chance. I don’t want you guys fucking shit up for the rest of us. There’s only so much food to go around as is. I need the humanities and social science majors to exist

Imo that's really the student's responsibility to be educated about their options before they get into it, but I wish universities wouldn't outright lie and say "Oh there are so many different employment and career opportunities with x" when there most definitely is NOT.

You would think that's what an advisor would do. But college is a business. They can't even run through your degree plan

No they shouldn't, the responsibility should lie on the student to do research beforehand. Students today are already entitled enough as is, and dont want to own up to their own choices

There should be career mentors from elementary school and beyond so people can actually figure out what they wanna do

Totally agree, I just found my interests at 22 years old but it's already too late. I'm graduating this semester in a career I hate!

100% this. Also its not what attracts you to a job you need to think about but the worst parts of it that you need to make sure you can live with. because the money, interesting shit you'll do and see and such will get you in the door but if your career has long horrible hours or shitty people to work with or will require frequent travel etc and you're not up for that ... then it will kill your career before you even began. learned that the hard way ... had to quit out of my dream job partly because the bad stuff wasn't going to be compatible with the life I wanted due to shitty hours. gave a similar career a go (both are engineering just different flavours) and one of the trainers at my first job after I got my civil engineering degree said "you need to work 7 days a week 12 hours a day to get anywhere in this career". At the time I nearly broke down in tears at that because I was a mom to a 3 year old and figured I'd never see her again. I now work in local government which has great hours for families but it slowly kills your soul one cut at a time every day with micro managers and the sheer bureaucracy of getting even a paper clip, let alone the fact you can't change anything to improve the grossly inefficient processes because that might cost money and we can't spend tax payers money on improving your job so you don't mentally break down and leave ... yeah ...

"My goal is to not wake up at 40 with the bitter realization that I've wasted my life on a job I hate because I was forced to decide on a career in my teens." -Daria Morgendorffer

The thing is college degrees shouldn’t be considered exactly what you want to do for the rest of your life. Instead, you should treat them like launchpads or foundations so that you branch off throughout your life and figure out what you want to do.

This

True. Lucky are those who did have mentors.

People like to stay ignorant. Its easier that way. All you have to do is some damn research

Isn't this what the guidance counselor is supposed to help you with but doesn't

We do, they’re called guidance counselors and such. The problem is there is no accurate way to describe a job as good. A plumber in San Francisco appeals to a different person as a nurse in Oklahoma City.

Is lesbian dance theory a real thing?

Martin Junior i keep hearing it and i think it is

My dad use to always joke about majoring in "Underwater Basket Weaving" or "Sanskrit"

I want to major in Lesbian Dance Theory but I'm a boy lol

I haven't heard anyone mention underwater basketweaving in years. I was a duel major in undergrad, English and Math and we used to joke we were going to take up something useful like underwater basket weaving. Lol. I'm a lawyer, usually lawyers have a B.A. in English or History, something liberal arty, heavy on the reading, research and writing.

Same 😂

it’s not actually a useless degree these days, which is why you don’t see it in the video. minus graphic design and certain types of visual arts, though, those are really over-saturated markets

@Fillip Jahksen oh crap i just finished my 1st semester in art major. I'm planning to be a graphic designer :(

Ella Van Doren you should still do it! I went to school for art history and am currently employed as a graphic artist, I also do freelance and it brings in around 5k per month. Usually when people say don’t do it, it’s not because it’s a bad field, they were just bad at it... 😅

@@nb1571 5k?! That's a lot loll

Studies studies

factual studies

Damn i want to double major in international studies and mandarin chinese

@@LedaMuir79 What do you think you could work with these? Seems like you're pairing up a language with something very vague, if I were you I'd go with a language and something not too vague. Also, do look into opportunitues to study Mandarin Chinese in China for a year, or even get your BA in Mandarin Chinese actually in China. I heard a girl tell me about how she could have done that, but she didn't know of that opportunity. She's just now graduating Mandarin Chinese and she found out last semester she could have done the entire thing _in China._ Worth looking into!

essennagerry I wanna do international studies so I can become an Foreign Service Officer or Specialist. I'm pairing it with Mandarin since it's required to know another language for that field. I have been looking into study abroad in China so I can improve, but I definitely need to be doing more research.

@That sorta irish guy really? My high school takes us to a trade school twice a year to let us know we have other options. Should be like that everywhere else!

Leni woah, what school do you go at? Or what country?

When you are in 11/ 12 grade you can go to boces here if you choose, which is a place where you learn to being things like a mechanic, welding, hair/ nail salon, nurse,, lawer, trooper/ law enforcement, construction, I believe some sort of vet practice and a few other things like wwith computers/ technology. You get experience, actual tools, and everything. You are brought there for half the day ( there is am and pm boces) and then brought back to school where, if in boces, likely have your periods filled with the minimum credits to graduate. My boyfriend is there for being a mechanic and the students at boces can get there viechle looked at/ taken care of at a discounted price. We are also asked if we know/ have an idea of what we want to do and there are occasional assemblies showing the opportunities there , with college, trades, military and other always shown as options

I actually applied to go to a program almost like a trade school but for two years and I can do highschool along with that during my Junior and Senior year. It looks like the perfect option for me and the University's in my area dont really have the best programs for what I wanna do in life/career so it works out. Im pretty sure imma get in the program but fingers crossed...

Crystal Palmer my schools the same way. Sadly my nearest boces doesn’t have any vet practices, but I’m going to try out a wildlife course and see how I like it.

I meannnn it’s fairly useless

@hello yup

I forgot something like that existed 💀

Architects can earn a lot of money, if you're good at what you do

Found the architect

That one made made me laugh. It's just plain common sense, why major in a specific language if your goal is to move there where everyone's a native speaker? I'd understand if you wanted to live elsewhere, where translation and there isn't a large pool of native speakers to compete with.

lmfao

You can also learn a language without majoring in it. I learned Russian myself without going to school for it.

@@rtlau-mk4di I mean, how can you not? Duo will literally knock your door in if you don't study

Go work at an embassy

excatly

Right??

Engineering, Law, Medical But you can always just make your own business in anything

@@Na-by3if Major for Premed and try to minor and business. Doctor money + business money

@@camicece I wouldn't go for a buissness degree I would rather use that money to run a buissness and learn from life lessons

I’m really interested in changing my major to study film (I’m currently studying architecture and humanities). What would you say are the biggest cons to the major? Edit: Is it possible for me to get into it if I’ve never done anything like it before? I spent all of my time in grade-school studying music (found out really quickly that I didn’t want it to be my major). It’s something I’ve always been interested in, but haven’t had the time, resources, and confidence to really start.

Snoe Leppard try to be a PA on a film set and work your way up. Be an extra for a college film, tv shows, etc, ask around to see how you can get started

Your Mom Goes To College It’s going to be tough to find that kind of stuff where I’m from (small rural town), but I’m definitely going to look! Thank you so much for the advice!

Lol first choice: psych. Second choice: film. Oh man what’s wrong with meee

Unless you go to the top school in the field, which usually means that they can hook you up with crazy internships. Sometimes uni is about establishing connections within the field.

They make bank so good for them 😭

If they invest that money well, they can become richer than all of us lol

Cough *Tik toker's*

I’m a fine arts major and it’s all I want to do but if it doesn’t work out, I know what I’m switching to 👀

@@shyshy1894 just be prepared that it might not work out. I heard fine arts is one if the worst to major in. I am not trying to scare you but I am just being truthful and honest here. If you wanna major or do something in art do something more practical in art like graphic design or animation.

That sounds like a dream to me. At my best point I was making 24 k a year, now Im making barely over 12k. 48 seems like a fairy tale

If a man doesn't know what degree to get it's business If a woman doesn't it's psych.

On the contrary, I am making twice as much after my bachelor's degree. The physical and mental health field is booming. I went back to school later in life and it has paid off. 😉

Not to brag or sound arrogant but this is what my bachelor is psych and first year I’m out I’m making $45,000 yearly. I’m aware this is abnormal, but I would like to point out you will have to do more case work jobs than counseling jobs honestly.

True! A masters or doctoral degree in psychology will however take you a long long way and pay you way more!

No Physics literally equals no engineer.

lol I really like engineering but have a vendetta against physics

@@kiararenea8166 XD I am the opposite of you

@@user-sm3bt2cy6u haha I dont understand how people like physics:,)

@@kiararenea8166 How do you not?? Do you do engineering? If so what type of engineer are you?

But hey, you really can't do shit with a Bachelor's in psychology.

@@thisuser1580 this is true

@@thisuser1580 def not a good choice of major unless you're into research or for sure want to do clinical/therapeutic work after graduate schooling. I see lots of folks who aren't sure what to do just go with psych and it's not a sustainable decision

Not really but whatever man

You need to love working with psychology to get into it. Can’t just half ass a career with psych.

is this man fr?

Hey, whatever works for you.

This served me well until April 1970, when a commando force led by Mr. Fred Rogers parachuted in the middle of the night and captured me. They bound me to a cat's cradle with rubber bands and silly string. They dressed me up in a woolly baby lambs onesey and formed a singing circle around me joined by a children's choir singing about being my neighbor. Mr. Rogers himself draped his mother's knitted cardigan over my shoulders before pistol whipping me unconscious, helped by Punch, from Punch and Judy infamy. He spoke to me in a gentle manner while he proceeded to trim my toenails too short. I'm still recovering from the ordeal and I don't quite know what to think.

@@stevoplex are u okay? Is this sarcasm¿

@@Hello-hello-hello456 I'm fine thank you. And yes, this bit of sarcasm was my feeble attempt at sardonic humor . (Just imagine if Misanthropology was a legitimate field of study, LOL 😉) I actually like people in general (stir fried in a wok with rice and cabbage) 😂LOL. Okay enough feeble, silly humor from me.

Exact same with environmental science. So many trips to exotic countrys all to just end up writing about soil fertility and spread of ilnesses ect

Same with geography quite sad and disappointing

All three of you above hit the nail on the head. Everyone thinks about the sunny hikes and the cool views and stories. Nobody thinks about the van breaking down at 1am when it's 40° or the all nighters with microscopes... 😂 It's great for those that stick it out and find it's their thing but yeah I got some backup plans ready.

This actually sounds like something I’d be into lmao. Writing fluff on something like a piece of dirt and why it’s so great and valuable.

You need to be thorough in any science. That is the difference between going out and writing a blog on rocks you find in weekly excursions, to being a true Geologist. Knowing how to present your work to peers and discuss in technical terms... That's part of the value of a higher education. I do believe there needs to be a certain element of joy in writing and investigating to become a true scholar. And that's something they should tell people instead of selling this fantasy of outdoor play. Maybe you all would have thought twice before investing so much in this degree.

Art related fields are still flexible and there are different area to go to depending on your skill level. Some fine artist pick up 3D modeling and they understand core human anatomy. But I 100% agree with Graphic Design being useless due to it being way too board and alot of those skills can be picked up without a college degree.

Asha Bell at least we won’t be replaced by robots (since you can’t program creativity, unlike almost every STEM and trade job out there which will eventually be outsourced or replaced by robots) and will always have some sort of job, it’s people like you who discount that your constantly surrounded by art, the ads you see, the pictures that convince you to take that dream trip, or to buy that one product you’ve considered getting, the people who design the websites you visit day to day, and the people who create the animated shows your kids watch, or created the book or magazine cover to convince you to look into it more. There’s even more than just these few examples, but it’s always the people who go “HUR DUR degrees in Art don’t lead to stable jobs!” Who also turn around, and say that artists charge too much for custom work, or complain about a photo studio charging 200 dollars for a freelance photographer to take and edit photos for you, as well as print them so you have your memories. We have valuable, irreplaceable skills, but it’s people like you who devalue those skills to the general public.

Elizabeth Skelly I said I’m an artist in my comment..... I wasn’t devaluing art at all. I was just saying that I hear a lot from people that it’s hard to get a stable job with an art degree.

I'm not sure that I will be working with students, since I'm shit at social skills

Gracie OvO Hi my fellow art major! I’m only a year and a half out of school, but I don’t think my degree was a waste. I decided not to go the public school teaching route after doing an internship in college. Instead I do private afterschool classes and adult workshops in addition to selling my own artwork. My knowledge and skills greatly improved in college and I get offered many opportunities because of what I learned. Could I have done it without the degree? Maybe, but I couldn’t do what I do without the professors who guided me. The degree just gets me a bit of additional respect in the gallery world.

Doing this. Currently a business major at my CC but my dream job is animation I’m just doubtful bc animation is a hard and competitive field when it comes to getting jobs plus most people tend to learn online so I’m really debating about it.

Beautifully said. I know I can ace some interviews because I went back to college later in life. I have experience in many areas and have gained social skills. People coming out of college should be warned that their inexperience will hamper them for a few years.

That's why you need to get internships, too. Employers should also do more training in entry-level jobs.

Robert Johnson Honestly, this kind of makes me feel better. I’m very good at classes and always grade way above passing, but sometimes it’s at the cost of my mental and emotional health. For instance this week hasn’t been great for me mentally and I was gonna squeeze in a quiz just so I can have it not be a 0, but honestly idk if I need it. It’s not like I haven’t skipped assignments in other classes, and there’s plenty of other quizzes in the class. But I always have it in my head that passes mean nothing unless I get a good grade, even though I know learning and experience are the most important. I blame Gifted Kid Syndrome and my Rejection Sensitivity Disorder (from ADHD). I have a lot of anxiety about being perceived as lazy, or that I’m not trying hard enough. And I’ve learned the only way to prove otherwise is to push myself past a healthy amount of stress to accomplish what adults “know I can do.” Ugh. Doesn’t help that teachers insist “anything is better than a zero.”

My mother used to work in a private hospital, so she had a chance to speak with the owner of the hospital. She told me that she asked him if he cares about which university the person he is going to hire had graduated, and he said he doesn't even care if that person is graduated from one of the top schools. all he cares is to see if that person is qualified enough to do that job.

*Cries while filling out law school applications* gpa doesn’t matter my ass.

We'll cry together.

the video was actually pretty honest about the arts, meaning that it didn’t bash them or say that it’s a dead-end career. employment in the arts is actually doing pretty good right now

I graduated music in 2014 and don't regret it one bit. It's definitely hard and you have to be determined. If you're a performance major, I think a master's degree will open more doors for you. Make sure you network. My husband was a sax major and one of his professors offered him a stipend before he even auditioned for graduate school. Enjoy it and don't stop practicing.

hKPmZ786W4JG7Rgq yeah. I sing opera- so I I plan on going to Germany to continue my studies because there is a lot money in opera there haha

@@Donde_Lieta Omg I sing opera too!! I have also thought about going to Germany or Italy. But when I took vocal pedagogy, I got really into vocal health and stuff. And now I'm looking into graduate school where I can do research in vocal disorders (I double majored in bio). There's so many things you can do with music. I'm never going to stop singing but it's just going to be a different path than I imagined.

Smug Boogiepop english lit major here and former stem major. English is what i always wanted to major in, so i finally dropped my stem major. Wont get a great job but i loved college-at least so far- and hopefully will do something i enjoy someday

MITCXHELLXGEIST If I had it to do over again, I’d DM in English and Finance. The amount of people who can’t compose and proofread a simple report is baffling. I’ve done some freelance for people who didn’t come out of their four year educations with the ability to critically think, analyze, write, and read at a collegiate level. Maybe start there!

@@EulogizingSleep If you are creative and assertive you really might find something good! May I offer a few suggestions? Teaching English in other countries, especially East Asia (simply bcs that's my personal field of interest and I've heard lots of good things about it) or in any country which you found fascinating and always wanted to learn a bit of their language. I firmly belive that knowing a second language to a very high degree (so at least B2) helps reflect on your own language differently. My favoritr Bulgarian author is someone who knew several languages and I love both his incredible rhyming poems and his masterful translations of foreign works. If you want to he a writer or a journalist, or work in some artsy field, living in some foreign country for a year might really brighten your horizons and open up your field of view. In a year you could indulge in learning the language of the country _in the country_ so it's way more effective and fun.

@@EulogizingSleep Why teaching English - because you'd probably teach people on basic to intermediate English, and at least to me it's really fun to see all the quirks English has even at such a low level of proficiency! If you can somehow find yourself classes which are all at different levels that might be a very valuable experience to you. Then maybe try teaching English Literature in an anglophone country (so maybe your home country) and that is again an entirely different set of skills and challenges, and people with English not yet as polished as yours, even though they're natives, and a still poor undrrstanding of literature, which you are there to teach them about.

where do you live? my department is also similar to yours, but it is all about teaching

Nursing. It combines all of those plus has lots of job opportunities.

The one you feel most passionate. All of those majors can be taken are required general courses. Take those a course in each major as a general course and see which one you like best.

why psychology is on the list?

Bastet psychology has lots of scope but it also requires(now) majors and sometimes phd to get a good earning job

@@ariannourishad4043 A nurse literally told me not to become a nurse and to become a doctor instead so I'll follow her advice hahah

Smart choice

Would you say its worth it? Would you recommend it?

Did you go to trade school for those or what did you do?

@@elpapuagl7851 You don't really need to. Pay and learn(get a job as an apprentice and get paid while learning) or pay to learn. Gotta start somewhere.

Don’t you need to apprentice for 4 years each in order to get your license in each?

Ok but now get more bigger problems like, why live at all

@@evanbrown5254 Or more like, what if the passion I want to take is something that's isn't as lucrative and needs lots of work and luck on just to barely make it to the decent top.

@@wide4583 for the average person just get the good paying job that you can stand man. I Don’t tell agree with telling everyone to follow thier passion. I think the economy would collapse if everyone did that because we’d have no one fixing power lines or doing plumbing. Point being these jobs need to be done for the greater good of the community but I don’t nessisarily think these people are passionate about thier job, although they may find it meaningful

@@evanbrown5254 Maybe it should collapse then

THIS, people get hung up on majors and not on careers, ask better what do you wanna work as ? Leads to more clarity

Plenty of degrees don’t require math at all. Only 1 math course required by the university. A bunch of the sciences don’t.

Lmaoo same. Consider law or something.

@@xwrtk well...math is integrated in many of the chemistry courses required for science majors

@@dr.apollo4226 I know that’s why I said a bunch and not all or most in terms of science.

@@xwrtk ok

In the US the criminal justice system is fuck up it targets people also the length of time people get send to jail for none- violations crime it long.

@Glass Doll, what country is this?

I wouldn't say CJ isn't in demand in the U.S., but the market is incredibly oversaturated with those who have majored in it -- even those who aren't dedicated to that field.

what country do you live in??

No yah as a crim major, I notice a lot of people who do criminal justice who aim for the FBI and shit... and I mean yah who wouldn’t want to be in the FBI but it’s unrealistic if u don’t have experience and internships - I mean I’m passionate in the field but idk wtf I wanna do yet but all I know is that I need to build my resume stat with internships and other opportunities

Human Resources is a good major if you want to get into that field and have a few internships under your belt. It's probably the best way to start off a Human Resources career tbh.

I find it sad 'gender studies' became a thing. Realistically, one who earns a degree in that will (at best) get a job as a Women's Abuse Shelter receptionist or make up crap working for Buzzfeed.

Don't forget business management. Even my school told business majors, don't do a standalone with business management. So many people get caught thinking it alone is what you need and you're guaranteed management positions, the road to CEO. Well if you don't know the work your managing your major means nothing.

@@composmentis170 Honestly with a lot of non STEM degrees, it's what you do within the degree and what internships, networking and work opportunities you manage to get during your degree that are going to set you up for a career. If you start early and know what direction you are going you are going to be able to do fine, with a psychology degree, sociology degree and hell I even know someone with a gender studies degree who managed to land a decent job in an NGO, doesn't pay super well but she knew what she wanted from the start and got involved with the right people. Problem is too many people either just chose a degree because they thought it sounded interesting and don't really know what path they want to take, or the chose one which they thought they just needed to pass and then they'd be handed a fat salary. With non STEM degrees it's all about experience and networking.

Marvin you’re absolutely right regarding networking and opening paths for oneself once you know what you want. From day one I knew where I wanted to be. I wanted to work either for galleries or museums, so I majored in art history. I’m trying to get into a masters degree that would translate better into the workforce (ie. art management) because I’m really frustrated upon how seemingly good and successful galleries or museums suck in staying afloat or are really shitty on the way they handle stuff. I got some decent paying jobs almost 6 months after graduation, one being an emerging gallery, which is pretty impressive for an art history major in my country. However, I was fired from my gallery job due to mismanagement (ie. the manager was an asshole and was constantly stealing or taking out art pieces or jewelry from the store without paying for them, so obviously we were at loss pretty seriously one month after inauguration). This experience made me even more aware of the fact that the art world lacks good management and that I need a good background to change that situation. I strongly advice people to find the thing they really want to fix or work with long term and run with it from day one. No door will open if you don’t know which one to knock.

I'm in psychology major and can confirm that it's full of crazies who're investing probably way too much of their lives just to understand themselves or other people better. Crazies like me lmaoo

Soooooooo truuuuuuuuuue Bc not that I’m sane, I don’t wanna look at psychology 😊

I agree with this. If you absolutely know you dont want to go to a trade school but arent sure of a major, a general studies is better than nothing. You can get your masters when you figure out what you want to do. But an associates degree or bachelor degree in something, almost always gets you higher pay. At least my associates got me higher pay at walmart while I was working on my bachelors. Its not much but education is valued whether it gets you a career or not. Having an associates or bachelors under your belt when you figure out what you want to do is better than floating for multiple years and starting from scratch.

That's actually Smart!

ABC ABC Did u get a job ? I wonder how much the average accountants make in such a competitive cities cuz I’m from another country and I wanna major in it and it’s starting to get a little crowded I wonder after 4 years how would be maybe I won’t even be able to get a job ...

ABC ABC I’m suck at math and the basic accounting stuff already but I have to major in it that’s sad I wish if I haven’t .. thank you for being so nice and response tho 🙌🏼❤️❤️

Not really because there will be less jobs that will require that degree in the first place

@@gidzboxbox8839 exactly what I was thinking

taylor marie it’s all about what you do with your education. Don’t just rely on your major for a job after college. Make sure you’re a well-rounded student by participating in the right clubs and internships that are directly related to the field you want to go into after graduation. You’ll be fine 🙌🏽

Whichever one you choose, networking and internships/experience is really important. Both of the majors I got was on here lol. I didn't get a job from my education alone. I got it because I had a professor recommend me for a job on LinkedIn. Another past job was from an internship where my boss really liked me and hired me before it was over. Like the comment before me, you'll be fine! 👍🏼

J Rose I couldn't agree with this take more. Internships are the name of the game, but people should also be prepared to return for graduate school, if necessary

@@notapotato_ So it's basically connections and not the degree. I can do the same thing without University and I did. Also, most campuses are recruiting STEM and finances majors more than anyone.

Consider other majors. You'll be surprised how well working for money and doing what you want later brings peace in your life.

What did you end up doing?

Computer science is applicable to most industries and so useful pretty much everywhere. You'll be better than fine and have tons of options.

CS is a pretty versatile major, you can get jobs in almost all fields.

Unless you're in India, too many CS engineering graduate

Lol CS is A really good Major. You can even Be A software Engineer, Web developer, IT consultant. ... Cybersecurity consultant. ... Information systems manager. ... Database administrator. ... Multimedia Programmer, System Analyst, game Developer, Techinal Writer, Computer Scientist etc. You can Be A fucking Astronaut with CS. It's the best in My opinion.

What state? If I had to guess CA or NJ

@@Tombstone_Active Exactly. This is why I encourage people to get into a field that will help them financially while pursuing what they like outside of work.

@@Tombstone_Active This is what we should be teaching kids a college degree should be about getting a job to survive you can always pursue your dreams later once you have a stable income.

@@Tombstone_Active Me too. Unfortunately I majored in English and the demand is not much along with r.o.i. on the degree. If I could do it over again I would have majored in C.I.S. or CS, but I would have likely gone to Community College and be a Dental Hygienist or Radiation Therapist while freelance writing on the side. I do have plans after graduation though. I plan to get into Sales and then real estate while writing novels and freelance writing on the side to put my literature knowledge to use and hopefully make extra income.

@@Tombstone_Active that’s really smart. I know so many people who did Criminal Justice Degrees just to be a cop (which in some places only requires a high school diploma). Personally, I’m pursuing a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice to become a Crime/Intelligence Analyst (by getting this degree I have instant access to the higher pay scales for many jobs). I also graduated with zero debt from my Bachelor’s Degree.

@@ishaalimtiaz6715 I’m assuming you’re 16 or 17 applying for university soon. Do you plan on attending graduate school? Are you an avid reader AND writer of dense papers and data? Did you already reach out to professors at your upcoming college/university asking for a part time position working in their labs as an undergrad student researcher? Are your math skills far beyond the curve (and I mean REALLY far) of your peers? Do you enjoy philosophical thought and debate? Can you quickly create your own solutions to problems at hand instead of asking for a procedure to be laid out before you? Are you prepared for the world of research politics? Do you like teaching others? Are you good at abstract thinking? If you answer yes to all of the above, then go for it. I don’t want to discourage you, but people often underestimate exactly how much brainpower and stress is required to earn a PhD, and that’s pretty much a non-negotiable requirement for anyone doing a pure science major. Some like to say PhD stands for Permanent Head Damage. At the very least, just be open to the possibility of changing your major after your first year, or even much later. Do you even know which subcategory of physics you’re interested in getting into? As for actual, realistic outcomes, research positions under professors are everything. This often requires building a good rapport with a professor and involves as much social skills as it does academic intelligence. This opens the doorway to other research positions elsewhere over the summers and even good letters of recommendation, which are needed for grad school programs. You’ll want measurable outcomes like having research papers published with your name on it to get some credit. You cannot be just another exam-taking drone waiting for directions in class if you want to succeed here, because everyone aiming for a PhD will almost always be a straight A student already. Most people won’t make it, and those who do aren’t necessarily happy with being there. It’s a labor of love for the subject matter, and even then, you should keep your expectations low, even for your annual income.

Yeah. You can literally teach yourself film and basically built experience yourself. If you are really aiming high then you can go to conventions and sell yourself to producers with your experience.

'Pulp Fiction' may be the greatest fluke in film history. Tarantino sucks.

@@marlonmoncrieffe0728 probably but he’s definitely making more money than all of us combined lmao

@@Bluublauh y do ppl always bring up the money argument everytime someone says a famous person sucks? who cares about money if they aren’t good

Europe❤🥺🙌 The U.S is failing

@@itzelmontalvo6645 there are tons of ways europe is failing massively tho lol. its not a utopia

Amadea27 i guess your only hope is that one of them is a foreign language

RIP your life bruh.

@@EthanStore nope. Last hope is gone...

@@codygottman2642 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@Karl Müller thanks, please visit me at my work, I'll always have some free coffee for you!

Finish as general studies. Many of us are required to take general education courses like history.

Really? I'm from the Philippines, I had Gen Ed subjects too but my Gen Ed subjects are indirectly connected to my Major which is Communications and Media. I had Basic Psychology, Sociology, World History, Humanities. Literature, Language, Rhetorics and Semantics.

I just went to IT from Psychology. I swear the only thing I don't like about Psych is the fact that every single knowledge are disorganized and research is the most deadly thing in that field. You need at least 2 years advance knowledge in psychology about the latest researches or you would read more than 200 references that are not even related to your own research. Worse, your research might be the first one in its own or a pilot study where 85% of the time you are doing armchair psychology and it's not scientific. But hey people definitely wouldn't care about that anyways and you will need money more than anything else lmao.

antwinettec I hate McArt schools. To me they’re just scam schools preying on young artists who want to follow their passion but not wind up broke.

Art itself is just very competitive. And unless you are good at art, or good enough yo start and improve, dont do it

120K?! And you're home everyday? How?!?!

How old were you? And how come you get to sit all day

Lies😂😭😂

@@herbertscott9575 I’m 28 now, I deliver products to restaurants in the middle of the night, called night drops. When I finish delivering, I’m done for the day by 8-9am ish. Food service pays $25 usually to start out and I’m at 35 an hour now. Overtime pay after 8 hours. May vary from warehouses and companies, but that’s where I’m at. It’s tough, but I’m still doing and happy.

Can you tell me how I do this?

What did you get a degree in?

@@StephJ0seph Business Administration and Management. I really like the field and it jives well with my personality... But it kinda means nothing right out of college without an internship under your belt 😭😓

It looks a lot like my case, I just graduated in nutrition but I can't find a decent job without specialization or a public exam. I feel trapped because I have no money to continue studying and no desire to leave home because of mental illness and family problems and I have to hear people who do not understand my difficulties.

@@cloclop Business Administration is really broad which is why it's not that good. The best business degrees are in Accounting and MIS.

Hows it been bro how are you doing with your degree

YES pick the career first, then the major

Depends on the job though.

Would this also apply to computer science?

I wish this were true, I just graduated with a Masters in Education and so far only have been able to land a job making 36K a year. I could literally be making this same salary or more with only a High school diploma😕...I’ll definitely be earning more as soon as I gain more experience in the field of second language instruction so I’m optimistic🙂

@@wantitwrite Would you be able to move? I know some states pay more for teachers.

LorraineJS uughh.. Teachers should be paid more but at the same time that means we have to increase tax which is also bad

I know your struggle, currently a Communication Design major looking for an internship.

Wth, I thought that motion graphics and coding should be a graphic design main staple, that's like literally their whole point most of the time, to see animated designs?

@@humansarenottofu It's definitely a part of it, but it's a very wide field. As I've gotten further in school it's shifted to more digital work.

@@Bananapocalypse what college do you/did you go to?

⁠@@humansarenottofuin my graphic design course we went through Branding, motion graphics, illustration, typography, design strategy, editorial and UX/UI design but not coding.

scruffy1203 it’s not that bad if you don’t let it. I have gone insane once from staying up two nights straight. It truly damaged me mentally, I refuse to do that again. (My school is also on the quarter system so we do the same amount of work in 2/3 of the time) I work at my own pace, if it’s not done, it’s not done. I’ll fix it for my portfolio. Because after you graduate no one gives a single fuck about your gpa. Wish somebody would’ve told me that earlier (I still have to maintain above a 3.0 for scholarships) not sure if it’s something I want to do for the rest of my life. But I love what I’m learning in it.

Economy? do u mean economics?

@@otaieb48 Fixed it, thank you for telling I did not noticed I typed economy instead of economics.

what do you think of animation

What did you end up majoring in??

They study those because they are needed.

Yeah either working in retail or working as a cop

Same with History, English etc. they teach you how to analyze and process information in the best way

My poli sci degree made me $120K +$50k bonus straight out of college. It was an ivy league university sure and I was a veteran, but the degree says “Political Science”

@@TheActiveAssault I'm glad that work out for you

Me tooo, I have an MA in International Relations

@@TheActiveAssault If you don't mind me asking, what do you do? I'm interested in the field.

@@anastaciagoolsby5651 ^^

What are you going to do with that?

@@nihilisticbarbie u can go into the courts system, forensic science, correctional services and law enforcement with that degree

Get this. BECAUSE music education is SO grueling, they actually make for great pre-law majors.

what is the difference between mayor and minor studies, bcs my country didn't say minor or major.

Musical theatre’s kinda risky but I wish I could do it too🥺 I’m gonna major in music education though, that way I can still go on auditions, but be employable in the field I like.

musical theatre probably isn’t your best option.

dangeresque it is if you literally can’t see yourself doing anything else no matter how hard you try

Musical theatre and French sounds risky but tbh you might be able to find a good niche… my advice: imagine you already graduated those and look for jobs and other realisation opportunities. That might give you a better idea of what a future with those teo degrees might look like. Also, if you do something "unconventional" so to say, you have got to remember these two/three things: 1. be creative 2. be assertive 3. be a go-getter. You'll need that!

I did t know about double majoring when i was a junior in high school. Because aunt and uncle fucking sheltered mr

…so what was your specialty?

What did you major on and what do you do now?

@ Rabbit Goddess major in a degree that interests you but can also be useful for pre-med. I’m majoring in biomedical engineering and pre-med, which at my university only requires one extra class. That way, if I don’t make it into medical school I can still have a degree for a job I would be okay with. I would much rather be a doctor, but my degree gives me a fallback

Med schools just want prereqs. Don't major in biology, it's useless.

If that happened for some reason, you could take more classes to raise your average and network with profs, even volunteer more to build your resume, and reapply to med school. Don’t worry about the possibility of failure, failure is always a possibility. Don’t let fear hold you back from following your dreams 👽

Don't let that discourage you. When you go to college, try and volunteer at any clinic's for at least a month or two, and if you feel like being a doctor is still for you then go for it. Its normal for people to change their degree's in college, but don't just waste time and money to eventaully end up with a job you'll hate. You can do it.

Don’t be scared. Finishing the pre med pre reqs with a decent gpa actually gives you plenty of medical graduate schools to pivot to. You can do the following if your MCAT score/ECs weren’t good enough for MD/DO school but your college gpa and science gpa were competitive: Podiatry school- doctor of the foot. Perfusionist school- a clinician that helps with cardiovascular procedures/surgeries. Dental school- you probably know this one lol. Dosimetry school- A midlevel for Radiation Oncologists. PA school- a physician extender who can practice in nearly any speciality. AA school- an anesthetist who acts as a physician extender for an anesthesiologist. Vet school- yk this one as well. Just get a good gpa while completing the pre med pre requisites, and you will have plenty of grad schools to pivot to should med school fall through (and they’ll all pay six figures upon completion).

Exactly. It's very unpopular today for people to say how pointless lots of Art and Humanities degrees are.

True. I currently go to a school that is focused on arts and Graphic design and I don't really like it. I'm a hobby artist, but I want to get into acting. (Difficult, I know, I'll try my best). But I don't see myself as an art teacher in a school. That's like a huge no no for me. I only went to this art related school, because it's a school that SOMEWHAT is near my hobbies.

Graphic Design major here (graduated Spring 2020). AGREED. Literally could've learned more about design techniques or how to use Adobe programs in a couple hours here on RU-vid. ... I realized I don't even like design that much 🥲

@@MeghanMeowMeow so are you still doing GD?

How did your teacher have the time and money for all of those degrees?

@@adonovanmusic teachers tend to have plenty of time to continue studying, especially those who study classic languages. My Latin and Greek teacher also did philosophy, aesthetics and Arabian, and he got his History master a few years ago (at ~60 yo). I guess that when being a teacher, being good at everything is a must.

so what degree you recomend?

Thanks for this. Was literally about to pick accounting. What do you think of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance?

Gender studies is a degree that is very similar to english and other humanities degrees- less about practical "real job" skills and more about big picture thinking. A degree in gender studies will give you a lot of critical thinking skills, the ability to approach extremely complex and often sensitive issues and understand them from multiple viewpoints, and generally apply an analytical framework to the world around you. Its not a bad degree to have, but it is something that needs to be paired with something else- for example, roughly half of the gender studies class I'm taking rn are applying for social work programs

@@brittanyjanzen3228 Social work. How surprising. I think we have enough 'social workers' fucking up society already. Anyone with a functioning, actually critical thinking brain realizes that the social sciences are as corrupt and full of pseudo-science as it gets.

X45 Studying... gender?

Being a full time feminist

A lot of different things. A lot of my peers go down the international route or law route. I work for citizenship and immigration services. Listing some jobs from my peers mental health services, government jobs, Red Cross, ALCU, Human Resources, director of chamber of commerce, researcher, social services,etc.

Call Me Al history loooooooool 😬😂

Still isn't the best major.

A lot of history majors go on to law school, work in politics or become teachers.

Try to change to trade school.

Zamy Zamy Trade school fuck college

If you still have no idea what to do by the 2 month mark, seriously consider a trade! I mean come on, a few months of training and they earn about 70-100k a year.

Zamy Zamy It’s highly unlikely for you to make 70K straight out of undergraduate unless your degree is in some sort of engineering or computer science. Or, if you go to a top school and manage to get into investment banking or management consulting. Those are really the only ways to make 70K+ immediately upon graduating with a bachelors degree. Also, I hope you aren’t going into a mountain of debt going to college...

hey! I am a sophomore in college and still have no idea what my passion is. If you have the $$$ just go to college. Chances are you will find something you are interested in, also you will grow as a person in college! It is okay to not have life figured out yet.

Avoid school, self-educate

Some schools pay their teachers really well if you don’t mind teaching. In some areas, language teachers are in demand.

You should work on getting teacher certification and should totally consider getting certified in TESOL! I’m going to double major with one of them being French and that’s my plan if I can’t get into the field of my other major.

You can always major in something like IT (not CS, but it's less intensive than CS and a job is always guaranteed with less workload) and minor in whatever language you want. This way you can go to the country you want and get at least a decent starting job.