Quote Originally Posted by Cataholic
After reading your post, I realized I may have come off sounding elitist. I didn't mean to. For clarification, I want to re-iterate that I heard this thought process on talk radio, and it wasn't something I had considered before. However, it did sit well with me.
I know, I just think that they didn't consider the cost of an education. In my four years in school, the tuition DOUBLED! It's really becoming unaffordable.

Quote Originally Posted by Logan
What line of work did you hope to enter with this particular major? I think that is one of the big questions that every college student needs to consider before entering college and declaring a major. Some majors are simply not going to be in areas where there is a lot of job demand.
Well, perhaps with a little more wisdom than the average 18-year-old has, I could have decided upon a more marketable major, but that's the beauty of hindsight I guess.

You hear over and over "do what you love," not "do what will get you a starting salary over $30,000/year." I actually originally went into biological anthropology but decided it would be too unmarketable and changed it to psychology, which I also enjoy. I had planned (and still want to, though perhaps in a different field) to eventually be a professor and I applied to graduate school in the field of experimental psychology after taking a year off. But, it wasn't in the cards so to speak, so I decided to pursue something that would get me a job. I love education so teaching elementary school is something I will enjoy. I just have another obstacle I guess- I don't mind the course work but the cost is something I think about. I just wish that education was more attainable for everyone.