What should I major in-city planning or environmental science?

[K-Luv]

Originally Posted by M3 Mitch

You know, for your first 2 years you really don't have to declare a major and there is little advantage in doing so in the first year of studies. Get your feet wet, see what you are interested in and good at.

The old standby degrees - the hard-science trifecta of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, and the various main line engineering degrees - EE, ME, ChE - are powerful and versatile tools to get you a job 4 years down the road, in a world that none of us can see all that clearly from today.

This really depends by school and major. Some colleges require you to claim a major by the end of your freshman year, and some majors-like engineering or math-require that the first courses be taken freshmen year.

I thought about switching to an environmental engineering major, but after two years in a marine science program I would have had to have gone back to the beginning to take intro environmental science and engineering courses-which would have tacked on another three to four years of school on top of the two years I already had.

Originally Posted by Buffchik

In a country that is growing ever more rightist its best to avoid any "liberal" majors and stick to the hard science fields in above post.

Do not confuse a liberal arts degree/major/school with liberal politics.

Liberal arts simply means that you take a little bit everything to get a well-rounded education, although liberal "majors" tend to be anything that is not math, business, science, or engineering (i.e., English, History, Music, Psychology, etc.).

[Jillaceae]

Originally Posted by MSchemist80

Definitely avoid the sciences particularly Biology and Chemistry, that is if you want benefits and more than $15-20 an hour.

Fact. At least as far as biology is concerned. My undergrad degree is in bio, and the jobs that were available to me after graduation were not impressive. Like most fields, it has a lot to do with who you know. If you are looking at any biological discipline, I would be best if you are well connected in the field. Otherwise . . . eh.

When I started looking at grad school, I was originally interested in environmental science- Until I found there were a lot more unemployed people with environmental science master's degrees that I thought. So the competition for people with a bachelor's is probably pretty fierce.

[the city]

i decided im going to stick with city planning

[DrEarth]

Originally Posted by K-Luv

This really depends by school and major. Some colleges require you to claim a major by the end of your freshman year, and some majors-like engineering or math-require that the first courses be taken freshmen year.

I thought about switching to an environmental engineering major, but after two years in a marine science program I would have had to have gone back to the beginning to take intro environmental science and engineering courses-which would have tacked on another three to four years of school on top of the two years I already had.

Do not confuse a liberal arts degree/major/school with liberal politics.

Liberal arts simply means that you take a little bit everything to get a well-rounded education, although liberal "majors" tend to be anything that is not math, business, science, or engineering (i.e., English, History, Music, Psychology, etc.).

OMG, but...but....it says liberal.

It's actually interesting to find out the many liberal art majors don't know what it means either.