Hi everyone, I’m a senior in highschool applying to colleges, and my stats are not amazing so I’m going to a public university. I am stuck in between choosing psychology and accounting. I’ve had an interest in psychology for as long as I can remember, more on the research and neuroscience aspects than clinical.
Psych has been my only choice, until recently- I’ve been hearing that, apart from the terrible job market, you shouldn’t narrow down your career path to be solely based off of your interests, and instead pursue making enough money to have financial stability (very important to me) and set aside time for said interests. Accounting seems to offer that, along with low stress, and I’ve taken a lot of the business classes offered at my school and done well (lowest grade was a B+). I’ve heard a lot of accountants/business field people say they have “boring” jobs but that they actually enjoy it. Boring to me sounds like looooww stresss.
Any input, especially from anyone in the accounting/psychology field would be appreciated!

Hi everyone! I’d appreciate suggestions for uni majors and career paths. These are my expectations. Please lmk if my expectations are unrealistic.

Money:
- Ideally $55k-60k starting, hoping for $100k in less than 10 years
- Im flexible because the market is horrible and will never improve :)

Major preferences:
- very good at chemistry
- bad at biology
- average at math and physics
- good at spreadsheets and data
- good at explaining concepts
- horrible reading comprehension
- severe ADHD, very bad with handling heavy course workload
- prefer just bachelors, but willing to do extra schooling like college diploma or masters if needed (non thesis if masters)
- ABSOLUTELY NO PHD, i hate academia

Work Preference:
- prioritize low stress
- I want structured work that is repetitive
- 30-40 hours a week, NO on call

Majors I’m considering:

1. chem (but needs grad school)
2. chem eng (but i wont survive)
3. accounting
4. materials engineering (but wont survive)
5. materials and nanoscience (better than chem and would survive but still might need grad school)

ai suggested me supply chain mgmt but idk what that is lol

Which majors would best fit my preferences?
Which ones have reasonable employment with a bachelors and if theres other suggestions. Thanks!

I’m currently an EE major but have been looking into a double major in Math & Physics. Also been looking into Aerospace Engineering.

I really want the economically safe option. Please advise me further

Which do you think is a better major overall that prepares you for jobs. Which is easier to maintain a high gpa and what person would like these types of majors.

Hey everyone, looking for some advice from anyone at MSU (Michigan State Uni) or anyone who has any advice.

I’m currently planning to transfer to MSU for Fall 2027 as a junior and I'm actually signing an apartment lease this Thursday, so I need to get my application in ASAP to lock down my acceptance.

Right now my GPA is around a 3.25. My grades are kind of a mixed bag. I have straight A's this semester in Financial Accounting and Excel, and I’m on track to hopefully ace Microeconomics next semester. But my freshman year math grades aren't great, I got a C in Stats and a B- in Macroeconomics.

Originally I was looking at Supply Chain Management or Accounting in Broad, but honestly, I'm not too sure that's what I want to do. My dream and goal for a career was to do live entertainment at concert venues, however, I realized that putting all of my faith in that career wasn't going to get me anywhere. I love analyzing things and I really like looking at logistics of how we can make something happen. I also am a heavy talker.

I was looking at the Arts and Cultural Management (ACM) major in the College of Arts and Letters instead of trying to grind through Broad.

Would anyone happen to have any advice? I know I want to go to MSU, and I know when I try hard I can understand and be great at math. If I want the Broad route, I'd retake a few classes so my final grades look better for transferring.

I’m just curious on if anybody here is consistently overloading their credits to double major in something (to receive two degrees). I’m talking like 21-27 credits per semester for 8-10 semesters.

I’m asking cause I’m honestly just bored in college and wanna try that. Does the virtue of “challenging yourself” justify this task?

(Edit: The second major is a BFA (as a passion rather than for a career)

A lot of posts here weigh a practical major against the thing people already spend their free time on, like drawing, making music, gaming, or building websites. For those of you who went the hobby route, did studying it formally change how you feel about it? I am curious whether the deadlines and critiques made it feel like work, or whether the structure pushed you further than you would have gone on your own. For anyone who picked the practical path instead, do you still make time for the hobby, or did it fade once classes got busy?

Every single time I do some research on any major I’m interested in all I can find is videos of people basically telling u to go look for another degree, that’s it’s too hard or even that’s it’s gonna be taken over by ai. I then go and look for other degrees in different study areas out of curiosity and it’s the same shit over and over. Why is it that every single video on every single major is just some person trying to make u run away from that specific job. It’s so annoying and very discouraging.

Hi everyone! I’m currently a freshman at Miami University’s Hamilton campus, majoring in philosophy. My original plan was to transfer to the Oxford campus next semester, but I’ve recently been seriously considering the University of Dayton instead.
I’m trying to figure out which university has the stronger philosophy program overall, specifically in terms of academic reputation, quality of professors, course offerings, and preparation for graduate school.
My ultimate dream would be to become a philosophy professor someday, although I understand how competitive that career path is. I’m also considering law school as another possibility.
Putting aside tuition, campus culture, and personal preferences, which university would you say offers the better philosophy degree? Does one carry more academic weight than the other?
I’d especially appreciate hearing from philosophy students, alumni, or anyone familiar with either department. Thanks!

Im gonna dumb it down but my dad cheated on my mom and hes not the most mentally stable man. They are now getting divorced. I am currently majoring in bio and hoping to become a forensic scientist (not sure what part i want to specialize in yet) but thinking of doing psychology. I want to help people going through mental health issues. I was thinking maybe becoming a forensic psychologist to get somewhat a mix of both but im not sure. I dont know if this is just a hyperfixation because of the huge change in my life. Should I dual major? Im not even sure about what i want to do for the rest of my life completely. 18 is too young to know what I want to do.

in title but to be more specific im pretty interested in both, information technology a bit less since I heard becoming an IT specialist can be stressful. But tbh im leaning more on it since I want a more stable job than what you’d get with graphic design (which I’m assuming IT is more stable). As for graphic design i definitely want to go into it but with this generation of AI i dont know if it’ll be the smartest choice, but its something I have way more experience in than information technology unfortunately

I just started college and I’m curious how much my gpa will matter after I earn my degree. I’m not doing poorly academically or anything, I’m just curious how much I should care about it.

hii! its not urget but i kinda need advice and have a bit of understanding so i know what to expect and focus on. im in 11th grade right now and i just started taking art lessons just to impove my lining, sketching and little by little we re starting to draw spaces and furniture. from what i know in a portofolio besides ur best projects you need to have sketches, photos (witj comments on the side), past projects that didnt turn out so well and u make comments on the side about what you realised was wrong and how you could have improved, a moodboard (like inspirations i suppose) and a physical projects (i imagine an interior space made out of cartboard). my college of choice is chelsea college of arts in london, interior design major as i stated in the title. im looking for advice from interior design students or really from anybody that applied at this college or any other college on this major- how you organised your portofolio that got you into college?

Im at community college right now and i eant to pursue information systems and maybe a minor in statistics.

What im wondering is if these will still be around when i graduate in 4 years.

Im not particularly interest in IT and UMBC has tracks snd electives that track towards both business analytics and data analytics.

If only I had been born say 5 years earlier?

I'm currently a vetmed student and I'm tired af I'm considering switching to Buisness administration but I don't know if it stable to get a job after graduation or not. My perents thing it's not that stable and I won't be able to get a job with that degree and I'm not sure if they are right or not. I'm just really tired and I'm just not fit to be a med student

If the school has accelerated nursing program, so you have to get an undergraduate degree in something else first, which degree with nursing?

And which of the options would you say?

I just want to make a lot of money and I’ve finalized these 4 majors. I can’t decide between these 4. I’m not really passionate about anything but I’m good at mathematics and somewhat engineer minded however I would be fine with finance as well. I just don’t know how to narrow it down further.

im a 17 year old female senior in high school, and i really really love math and physics (the only thing im good at) im okay at chemistry and i absolutely hate biology. i also dont like english, art, or history (basically anything with memorization or imagination lol). im completely analytical and logistical, and i love problem solving. my hobbies are building legos and baking 😭😭I know an engineering major is probably the most fitting, but which one should i do???

also note that my parents dont want me to do anything that has like on site work/ too "manly" and im in the middle east
i have some engineering majors like mechanical and architectural engineering (not the same thing as architecture itself) but i would love it if i got some more input and ideas :)

I can't decide between doing masters in control engineering or applied mathematics. I enjoy the intersection of both, my goal is to work in a tech oriented job where I get to do some mathematical tinkering, I don't really care or have a preference if it's related to a physical system or something abstract. My only criteria is that it's not just pure finance. I love mathematics but I also enjoy a decent amount of aspects in control engineering and feel like masters in control could sometimes be a more convincing degree to an employer. I don't have one engineering internship at a non engineering company and a couple data related projects.

I have an associates in social services. As we all know almost any job requires a bachelors regardless of relation to get your foot in the door.

Looking for those who pursued either degree and your experiences. Only bachelors. Not looking to get my masters. I’d like to work within the court system or office/ support coordinator work for education or administrations. I feel like both degrees can offer similar advantages since they’re both very focused on analyzation and shows proof of concise writing skills.

Just looking for anyone with lived experience obtaining one of these degrees. Thank you!

Hi this probably gets posted a billion times but I'm js unsure which major to choose I'm taking chem, bio, Phys and math in highschool I've mostly only been considering engineering between mechanical, chemical and electrical but idk which to choose I don't want to choose anything "niche" bc I'm not sure what kind of job I'd like so I'm avoiding going directly into sth like robotics, aerospace or biomed.

I'm interested in chemical bc of potential to work in biomed/work in a lab but I heard it doesnt have much actual chemistry involved n I'm not interested in working in gas/petrol/environmental/food science fields which seem to make up the majority of chemE

For electrical people say it's a good degree you can work in a lot of places n stuff but I'm honestly rlly bad at electricity and electromagnetism shi looks like witchcraft to me

For mechanical I've heard it's very versatile but also more general idrk what they do too much but u can go into a lot of fields with it

Engineering is my main choice but I'm also looking into other majors tho idk what I can study that can be done remotely that won't involve service industry kind of work? Like being a doctor and directly treating ppl

I was honestly gonna pick sth like astrophysics, chemistry or toxicology but I'm tryna consider stuff like job availability/security and salaries so they're out 🫠

TLDR; help me choose a major that can be done semi remotely w good job prospects/security and salaries currently pondering between chemical, mechanical and electrical engineering but open to more options

HELP

It's only been a month into college, and now that it's October, I'm starting to question whether I even like my major anymore.

I'm studying UX/design because I like design and thought it aligned with my values of helping others, but honestly, I've started to lose interest. The classes are relatively easy, but I've been falling behind because of time management and struggling to find the motivation to complete assignments that I don't feel passionate about.

I've also realized that I prefer hands-on learning and having clear instructions. I think I might be more interested in things like public speaking or advocacy, but I'm still figuring that out. Part of me regrets not taking a gap year or looking into an apprenticeship instead of jumping straight into college. I feel like I rushed into choosing a major when I could've taken more time to explore my interests.

Now I'm wondering if I'm self-sabotaging because I'm overwhelmed, or if I'm genuinely realizing that this major isn't for me. Maybe I should consider changing majors, but I'm scared of making the wrong decision again. I've never really struggled academically like this before, so falling behind on assignments makes me feel like the worst freshman ever. I know it's only my first month, but I'm already questioning whether college is the right path for me.

I don't know whether I'm ruining my whole future or if this is self-sabotage, and I'm already stressed about doing the work and realizing I'm disliking the classes.

I’m currently a senior trying to figure out what to major in. My original plan was to become an actuaruy as I’m great with math, but I’ve recently began to consider other careers like aerospace engineering as it makes good money just like an actuary, and I don’t have to take the intense actuarial exams. Any suggestions? I enjoy math (mostly calculus, trig, and algebra are my favorites) and im good at it and i know that can help me make lots of money

This feels dumb...But I'm in my first year of college at my cc. I'm majoring in early childhood education (P-3), partially because I like working with children enough. I feel like it's a job that would actually keep me engaged. But I also only chose it because I struggle a lot as a student in maths and sciences, and so I wouldn't be teaching algebra to kindergarteners...Most days I really just feel like I'm choosing the wrong thing for myself, yet I have no other option. My other friends seem to know exactly what they're doing in school and have an idea for after. I guess I just wanna know if other people felt like a headless chicken during university too, and what they did to gain a little direction. :)