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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wish I had picked a more useful major than Communications. [/quote]

May I pushback on this? I also chose an easy major — because it was easy and a match to my academic preparation at that point. Do you really think you’d be able to hypothetically handle something much harder, ie something with a lot of math and science? Unless you’re able to go all the way back to 9th grade, it’s unlikely. I would have loved to have been able to major in engineering, computer science or especially pre-med, but unless I have a time machine to re-do high school, that wasn’t in the cards at age 18, even with the benefit old age wisdom.[/quote]

It depends on why one chose that "easy" major: because you didn't have the preparation or because you wanted more time to party? Those are two very different reasons. [/quote]

I mean, easy major teens in 2023 all know that computer science and engineering leads to $100,000 job offers out of college and the most lucrative career trajectory by a mile. They still don’t pursue them. Why? Because they’re really freaking hard! The average easy major kid would literally fail out of college if they tried to major in engineering or pre-med.[/quote]

Do not major in CS/Engineering if you do not like it.  However, if you are smart enough to handle it, it can't hurt to at least minor in CS or data sciences.  You will always have a job (even if you don't like it 100%).  I personally think Data sciences is a better minor to couple with any humanities/social sciences as it will open many doors for you[/quote]

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