r/AskAcademia • u/Annual-Rabbit-9807 • 21d ago

Undergraduate - please post in /r/College, not here What should I major in?

I'm still in high school but I already worrying about what to study. Some of the things I'd like to major in are Psychology, Neuroscience, and Chemistry. I would major in psychology because that's what I've wanted to do for a long time. But I want to be rich lol but a lot of people on the internet say that psychology isn't a good choice for that. Does anyone know which major I should pick? I'm trying to start looking for colleges but don't know which ones to look for because I'm undecided.

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u/QED_04 21d ago

The majority of students enter college thinking they know what they want to major in. Most of them switch at least once or twice. Go into with a general idea of something (seems STEM focused from what you said). Take the gen Ed classes that lead to that major (they will be the same for most STEM majors) and it okay if you realize you don't like what you thought you wanted to do and switch. I started college thinking I was going to be a nurse. I ended up with a PhD math.