How did you choose your major?

[DubaiSis]

I majored in Journalism, but even then didn't have any real intent at working in it, or newspapers anyway. What I really wanted to do was write the Liner Notes for Rolling Stone magazine between gigs writing literary nonfiction. And what did I become when I grew up? A travel agent, and more recently a lady who lunches. For a while after college I was pretty bitter about how worthless my education was, but I am a true believer in getting a good solid liberal education, particularly if post-grad education is in your plans. I also believe you should major in what you love. If you can't stand the math homework, majoring in something math'y is probably a bad idea even if you think there's a great future in it. Most of my friends couldn't believe how much writing I had to do in college, usually a paper every 3 days. But on the other hand, one semester I didn't have a single text book and did not take a single final test.

If I were going to suggest a field to a college kid these days, I think I'd recommend Nurse Practitioner for someone interested in a medical field, and something computer science'y if you have aptitude there. Every field under the sun uses computers and being the person behind the computers will always be needed.