When choosing a major, it is good to be open minded. Too many people go into college with a set mindset of "What I want to be when I grow up", well you really aren't grown up yet, and while it is good to go in with an idea of what you want to do, don't force yourself to enjoy it. I went through this myself. I applied to my university with a major that really interested me, but the week before my freshman year started, I saw dollar signs in another major, I thought I could make a lot more money doing that instead. So I change my major from what I enjoy, to what would make me money. HUGE mistake!? (not really). I am glad I did though. I only was in that major for one term, and I met a lot of people that I am still friends with, got general knowledge on a subject that I would normally know nothing about, and took a couple interesting classes that I wouldn't have other wise taken.
I didn't force myself to enjoy the major and program. It just wasn't for me. Turns out, it wasn't for over 60% of the freshmen who went into that program because that's how many transferred into another major. I went back to the major I originally applied for, and I am extremely happy. I ended up having to take another class that I wouldn't normally take, and now I am double majoring with that class.
WALK AWAY WITH THIS- Don't feel like you have to pick a major based purely on money, your parents, what your friends are doing, or what a boyfriend or girlfriend may be doing. Find something that makes you happy. I know you hear that a lot when referring to jobs, but with college it's easier to find an enjoyable major than it is to find a job straight out of high school that you enjoy. Be open minded. If you take an elective class for example Anthropology or Psychology, or hey even German Studies, and you really enjoy that class, take another one. Meet with the professor of that class and talk to them about possible double majoring, minoring, or even changing your major all together. College is all about choices, and learning from those choices.
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