It seems like most lucrative degrees and eventual careers nowadays are math-centric. You really need to have an affinity for numbers if you want to get a decent job in this crappy economy.
I, on the hand, am not that good in mathematics. I excel in other areas. My bad luck with numbers is averted in effect by my affinity with words. I am excellent in utilizing the English language. Being a bookworm, I have good reading comprehension, a wide array of knowledge on a plethora of topics, and am a speed reader. Such skills seem to be overlooked, if not completely ridiculed, by employers. I just want to find a niche major and stick with it in college.
Can anyone suggest any major which would fit my seemingly mediocre skills?
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What Should I Major In Given That I’m Not That Good In Mathematics?
Posted on December 24, 2011.
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Would you believe that I once owned a “plethora” but it got sick and died on me? Okay, let’s cut to the chase since the good Lord and I have an understanding (He’s allotted me a limited number of mouse clicks during my time on the planet and I hate to waste them).
There’s no denying the fact that you’ve got the English language by the proverbial tail. I literally “cringe” at the idea of “crossing fonts” (?) with you. I bow to your articularity (No, it’s not a word, but it does have a certain ring to it).
Yours is obviously a qualitative skill set. You’re also (obviously) fairly intelligent. This begs the question “Why do you insist on placing the cart before the horse”? You mention a “major” but you fail to indicate what career or careers you intend to apply it to.
Bottom Line: College is a journey not a destination. It’s difficult to get where you’re going when you don’t have an idea of where that is. Might I recommend that you apply some of your speed reading abilities to a document known as the Occupational Outlook Handbook?
You can find it at the site below.http://www.bls.gov/oco/ooh_index.htm
It provides a wealth of information regarding a multitude of careers in terms of: Nature of the Work, Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement, Employment, Job Outlook, Projections, Earnings, Wages, Related Occupations, Sources of Additional Information
The object of the exercise being to enable you to gather enough valid information to determine which career/careers possibilities apply to you in terms of your like/dislikes and aptitudes/abilities. Once you’ve made that determination “YOU” can select the particular major (course of study) that best suits you.
Might I also suggest that having “bad luck with numbers” needn’t prevent you from achieving a level of competency in “survival math”. If you were to complete one good (is there such a thing?) course in College Algebra along with a Business Math class you’d be able to cope with such mundane things as dealing with sales people and percentages, determining the actual cost of items, the number of bags of mulch that you’d need to cover your lawn with and a thousand other things that come in handy on a regular basis.
Good luck and happy researching.
I’d suggest majoring in anything you like, such as English, Communications, History, Philosophy, etc. then going on to earn a Master of Library Science and becoming a reference librarian at a university or just find a school that offers a bachelor’s in library science and major in that as an undergraduate. Check to see what prerequisites there may be for an MLS program.
If salary is important to you, look at the list below and find the least math-heavy major that appeals to you.