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"Those who majored in their field will get an edge. How will you get an advantage being a psych major if you end up finding a job in another industry?"
Wrong Wrong Wrong.
Seriously. I don't know anyone who is doing what they studied. (well, I am, but I didn't for a long long time)
When you get out of school, all entry level jobs are an even playing field. And when you get out of undergrad, that is what you get-- an entry level job for probably about 22-25K per year. Psych or business, it will be the same.
And let's say you get a BS in Psych- and don't want to go to grad school. Psych is actually a GOOD major to go into other fields with. You learn about human behavior and are better prepared to deal with workplace politics.
Computer Sci-- yeah, there I would think you'd have a major advantage being in that job having also majored in that subject-- if that was what you wanted to do-- but its not.
And I agree with what Delt Alum said about sanity (I called it fear of starvation and homelessness when I swtiched away from being an art major) hitting at 20. If If If Psych is not your calling, you will know it before your junior year, in plenty of time to declare a new major.
I also sucked at math and science in high school--and hated hated hated it in college...
Hang in there and keep plugging away at your parents!
Amy
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