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What was/is/will be your College Major?

Submitted by SteveTheEagle on December 2, 2025
I am interested to see what kind of majors people on this site are passionate about.
47 Comments
In2restingFacts
+6
Level 27
Dec 2, 2025
Urban Ecology
SteveTheEagle
+3
Level 54
Dec 2, 2025
Very cool. What does that entail? Like what do u learn about and what job can you get from that?
In2restingFacts
+2
Level 27
Dec 2, 2025
studying urban environments, infrastructure, city planning, that type of thing
Neodymium
+2
Level 63
Dec 3, 2025
thank god! some places could use some city planning
LuckyCat
+2
Level 72
Dec 2, 2025
Cool. I'm interested in some sort of geology, like paleontology.
SteveTheEagle
+3
Level 54
Dec 2, 2025
I’ll go first. I hope to go to school and major in Biology/Biochemistry/Biomedical sciences and eventually go to Med School.
Pontiac
+4
Level 61
Dec 2, 2025
I probably won't go to college as the field I am learning in (Firefighting) doesn't require you to go to college. Although I am interested in learning about politics so I could enter politics (On a West Virginia scale of course) so maybe something to do with economics or politics.
SteveTheEagle
+2
Level 54
Dec 2, 2025
Awesome!
Jeremy
+5
Level 79
Dec 2, 2025
Planning on environmental science. Technically have about half of an associates in geology, too, but had to stop because work kept getting in the way
Pontiac
+3
Level 61
Dec 2, 2025
I have that class currently in high school. I love it way more than any other sciences such as biology
SteveTheEagle
+2
Level 54
Dec 2, 2025
I have that class next semester in high school. Hopefully I enjoy it!
Pontiac
+2
Level 61
Dec 2, 2025
If you have a teacher like I have, you will absolutely love it! My class is very hands on with the work
akjlddkjslfsd
+3
Level 56
Dec 2, 2025
It seems a lot of people are studying / want to study natural sciences. Those stuff just scare me off so bad.

I'm studying CS, although I'm not very good at it. Final year stuff is just way too abstract and way too technical.

SteveTheEagle
+2
Level 54
Dec 2, 2025
Good luck man, it is not an easy world for CS majors rn
LuckyCat
+2
Level 72
Dec 2, 2025
I love nature.
Anonymousbeer25
+1
Level 56
Dec 2, 2025
I have no idea

I might just not go

But i probably will

akjlddkjslfsd
+1
Level 56
Dec 2, 2025
Well, if I had a second chance, I probably wouldn't go to university either.

I was pretty much forced into university.

Pontiac
+2
Level 61
Dec 2, 2025
Well you should figure it out now. If you go to college or a university, the probability is high that you will be paying off debt for 15+ years. Best to figure it out in advanced rather than after you do it.
RandomGothGirl
+1
Level 26
Dec 2, 2025
Notice that in some countries college is much cheaper than the United States, or even free. Best to think of it in advance rather than after making a ridiculous claim.
Pontiac
+2
Level 61
Dec 2, 2025
Okay, so? I think you should think of it in advance before making a decision. No matter where you are, college takes years depending on what you want to do. You only live once.
amphaaaaa
+3
Level 61
Dec 2, 2025
I've currently applied to 17 universities all for Aerospace Engineering as my primary major, and Electrical Engineering as my secondary.

Hopefully one of them accepts me!

Pontiac
+3
Level 61
Dec 2, 2025
Best of luck
FlabberBapper
+3
Level 77
Dec 2, 2025
For my first year I was a nuclear engineering major but I switched in my second year after learning how much I hate calculus and I have instead finished with a degree in economics.
In2restingFacts
+5
Level 27
Dec 2, 2025
calculus is the worst
cathlete
+2
Level 78
Dec 2, 2025
:(

As a Mathematician who frequently teaches calculus this makes me sad

Pontiac
+4
Level 61
Dec 2, 2025
True and teachers reasons for why we should learn math is getting worse.

"You aren't always going to have a calculator in your pocket"

Correct, we got a phone which contains a calculator and the internet.

"Math appears in everyday life"

Not the math you are trying to teach us. Who really needs to know how to the slope of a tangent line to a curve?

akjlddkjslfsd
+1
Level 56
Dec 2, 2025
If there's one thing I know about calculus (and advanced math in general), it's most people learn those stuff just so they can pass exams.

I learned calculus around 2021 and 2022 (in my case it wasn't called calculus, it was just part of "mathematics"). Right now, while I still know the basic rules of differentiation and integration, I'll simply get stuck when it comes to really complex derivative/integral questions.

In2restingFacts
+4
Level 27
Dec 2, 2025
yeah it’s applicable to certain careers but not nearly as prevalent in everyday life as arithmetic and even algebra
Iluvbread123
+3
Level 79
Dec 2, 2025
Thing is classes in high school are meant to prepare you for whatever you might end up specializing in later. They aren't meant to all be applicable later in life. If you do end up in STEM, which applies to a lot of people, having a solid foundation in calculus is very helpful.

Also, another point is that while things might not be directly relevant to what you do later, there often is an indirect relation. You're not gonna be able to understand higher level math you could end up learning without knowing essential geometry and algebra.

Neodymium
+1
Level 63
Dec 3, 2025
it does. i do think many of the day to day thing we use need that math, we just dont need to do it. however, its still good to know
Iluvbread123
+1
Level 79
Dec 2, 2025
Majoring in Computer Engineering but I realized I really suck at hardware stuff so I'm basically taking only CS classes these days
akjlddkjslfsd
+1
Level 56
Dec 2, 2025
So does Computer Engineering somehow include CS classes? How does that work?
Iluvbread123
+1
Level 79
Dec 2, 2025
Can't speak for computer engineering at other unis but here you basically have a bunch of mandatory hardware courses and you can choose most computer science or electrical engineering classes afterwards
Quizmaster
+5
Level ∞
Dec 2, 2025
Hardware: it's more difficult, less fun, and you make less money when you graduate.

And if you really want to suffer you can do electrical engineering.

Lindwyrm
+3
Level 82
Dec 2, 2025
I've heard that electrical engineering is extremely boring, but there's currently a shortage of graduates in that field iirc, so it might be a good career idea.
Basaball
+2
Level 52
Dec 2, 2025
Sports Statistics (will be)
akjlddkjslfsd
+1
Level 56
Dec 2, 2025
Sounds interesting.
Pontiac
+1
Level 61
Dec 2, 2025
Sounds just like you!
Wizzandy
+1
Level 51
Dec 2, 2025
Botany
Froggodoggo
+2
Level 65
Dec 2, 2025
Probably Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
KiloNova
+3
Level 61
Dec 2, 2025
Not sure yet, but probably some kind of astronomy or maybe aerospace engineering. Anything but CS though
MeMeMe333
+3
Level 71
Dec 3, 2025
I'm not sure... probably around science topics. Maybe bio-chemistry
HeyItsRose18
+1
Level 48
Dec 3, 2025
I'm a history major, with minors in English, political science and human rights
OnionBoy
+4
Level 87
Dec 3, 2025
I'm going to get kicked out of college for doing too much JetPunk.
In2restingFacts
+1
Level 27
Dec 3, 2025
well, with jetpunk, who needs college?
Neodymium
+2
Level 63
Dec 3, 2025
deleting college to focus on jetpunk 🙏
Dontforget
+1
Level 76
Dec 3, 2025
Forest Biology and Stats... it's cool seeing so many life science majors in one thread
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