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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unless you want to do STEM the major rarely matters. There is a dance major that ended up in investment banking.

As mentioned take general classes and attend information sessions to learn about different careers. Research and talk to people about different careers.

While a prosperous career can be enticing most of the people that become lawyers, doctors and bankers for the money are miserable. Working just to work is just as miserable regardless of salary; I have done it at 20k and 100k.[/quote]

This generally only works if you have deep networking connections, like family or prep school ties from before college.

Really, getting a good job is far more about who you know and how you grew up, despite all our aspirations as a meritocracy.  I really believe otherwise growing up, but more and more I see the truth in it.  Part of it is also being in a position to take risks (like majoring in dance knowing mom and dad could pay your rent or help line up a job).  This is why many immigrants study engineering and medicine, as those were generally stable clear cut career paths (engineering less so b/c of outsourcing and anti-competitive hiring, medicine for all the shenanigans realted to health insurance).[/quote]

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