College major & careers?

Question

I will hopefully be going to college next year but I am still confused on what I want to major in. I want to have a career that I will enjoy & pay well.

I am stuck between majoring in science or business.

For science, a major that doesn't include a lot of physics b/c Im am not good in physics at all & something towards chemistry.

Im pretty good at math & going to take precal this september.

I know that in business, the pay is really good, & you don't need to spend more years in school than majoring in science, but business seems too boring.

I have no idea what I should major in.

Answer 1

Computer Science.  I just graduated with my BS in Computer Science and now I work as a Web Developer (use Visual Basic, ASP.Net, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Flash).  I started at 50,000 a year.  It's a really good major to be in if you're good at math and logic AND there are still tons of jobs.  Take a programming class to see if you like it.    

Everybody and their mom majors in business.

Answer 2

Well, first of all do not major in the following:

Communications, Art, Art History, Psychology, Sociology, Graphic Arts, History, Dance, Music or Antropology for starters.

Ever since Felicity aired on TV, women have been flocking to Art majors in droves.  Another favorite is Psychology and the above topics.

You will meet these peopel shortly at your University.

Then there are the people who are concerned with their future and getting a job after college and these people major in the Sciences.

Others concerned about their future major in business and double major in accounting.

The trick is to major in something that you like and can get a good job with.  I know this equates being college educated with getting a job, but my experience is that all to often college has become synonymous with "following your heart or dreams."  As much as this is a good thing, do not jsutify a degree  in Art, Dance or cummunications or some topic just because you like it and spend 4 yrs of your life going into debt only to leach off your parents once again when you graduate.  Thats not being responsible at all.  My point is to become good at something and be able to get a job with your degree.

For instance if you major in Political Science, double it up with a degree in Arabic or a foreing language that you can market yourself with and get a job with.

If you major in Business, get a minor or double major in accounting, finance or whatever.

If you do history, specialize in modern History, double that up with a few languages and a business degree and your a hot commodity.

If you go Chem or other sciences, specialize in something and get internships from a prospective employer.

Eng.- learn autocad or solidworks and gt internships your junior or senior years.

The point is, specialize in soemthing.  You will be selling your skills and yourself at interviews.  Be prepared to do both.

Answer 3

Try Majoring in Business to start. Do some research as to what you want to do and change majors before the second year. The reason behind that is almost all degree types have the same core classes, english, speech, math and so on. When you find that career that turns you on you can switch to that course track.

Answer 4

Try majoring in what you are interested in. By the time you are 30 you may be doing something completely different, but at least you'll have a good degree.

Answer 5

If business does not interest you, then I strongly urge you not to consider it further.  Business is a competitive and popular major; many people would love to take your spot in a business program.  Also, business pays well to only people who are passionate about it.  I have a friend, for instance, who just graduated with a business degree but is jobless because he doesn't really care about business or business careers.  

Going to your other option, chemistry without physics, I suggest biochemistry or chemical engineering.  Biochemistry is a good pre-medicine major, and chem engineers are always in high demand.  Also, playing with chemistry is plainly fun.  =)

What's really nice is that you have general ideas of what you want to do and where you want to be.  Ask a lot of questions, do some thinking, and you'll find your answers.  Good luck!