College and majors to stay away from??

[Nuwin]

I would consider a degree that leaves one unfulfilled as a dead-end degree - at least on a personal level.

Yet we're so preoccupied with forcing kids to decide at such a young age.

And I'll find piles of 24 hour news stations, social media algorithms, and school guidance counselors that don't care as long as you have earnings potential.

Biggy was right. Mo Money, Mo Problems.

 

[Rolling Hard]

You could go to Starbucks and ask the buristas what their degree was in.
I know a while back investment companies (Vangaurd, Fidelity, etc.) would hire anybody with any degree. I was basically cold calling and if you didn't produce they let you go. Cold calling sales takes great communication skills that many of our youth lack. They rather text their friend than talk to them.

 

[Vertigo]

Yet we're so preoccupied with forcing kids to decide at such a young age.

I am?! I think I even mentioned upstream somewhere that i didn’t care what major my kids chose - just as long as they had a plan. So no, didn’t force anything.

 

[Nuwin]

I am?! I think I even mentioned upstream somewhere that i didn’t care what major my kids chose - just as long as they had a plan. So no, didn’t force anything.

C'mon now. You know that wasn't a targeted comment at you.

 

[Vertigo]

lol I asked you a question regarding the comment you posted. Included you.
If you don't have a specific answer or don't want to follow up no worries.
Dead end conversation. LOL

Dead-end but yet one you want to continue….

 

[Towny9]

I will only caution that the end game may not simply be that expensive piece of paper. Being around people with those same passions is networking.

What never gets discussed is fulfillment. My degree isn't going to show up on anyone's dead-end list. Yet I'm unfulfilled. Only thing I think I did right was not acquire debt to get it. Not everyone wants fancy cars or big houses. If someone is content to live within the means of what the market will bear for something, the problem lies with the person passing judgement.

As a HS teacher who has a B.S. in Math, I totally understand where you are coming from. My math ability would have garnered me much more money had I gone that route, but I love teaching. It fulfills me. I see a lot of high school students go off to college and major in a topic, say British Literature, because it interests them. Problem is, outside of teaching, there really isn’t any jobs out there for many of those majors. At least not jobs in that field.

 

[Vertigo]

Yes I asked you to continue your thought of what was a dead end degree. Because you didn't offer an answer... that part of the conversation ended with you. And you were vague on purpose LOL LOL LOL
LOL freaking hilarious!

Maybe I was vague because unlike some people (and I am not referring to Towny) I’m a bit more classy and don’t feel the need to try to make others feel bad or insult them on a public discussion board. I provide ways in which people can look up the info on their own if they so choose.

 

[Towny9]

Maybe I was vague because unlike some people (and I am not referring to Towny) I’m a bit more classy and don’t feel the need to try to make others feel bad or insult them on a public discussion board. I provide ways in which people can look up the info on their own if they so choose.

I don’t take offense to stuff like that anyway, but I should clear up that I was in no way insulting those majors. I just believed there are better ways to pursue careers in those areas than college.

 

[Vertigo]

I don’t take offense to stuff like that anyway, but I should clear up that I was in no way insulting those majors. I just believed there are better ways to pursue careers in those areas than college.

Your post did not come across as insulting at all.

 

[MNDad]

For those who don’t like links, here’s the list of 2022 Big 12 Academic All conference majors. There’s 73 players from seven teams. This represents about half of the players in the conference. It’s not all of D1, but it’s a pretty good sample size that shows you can major in pretty much anything while playing softball.

Name, School	Class	Major	Hometown
Josie Bower, Baylor	Sr.	Accounting	Spring, Texas
Sydney Collazos, Baylor*	So.	Health Science Studies	Georgetown, Texas
Kendall Cross, Baylor	Sr.	Health Science Studies	Friendswood, Texas
Emily Hott, Baylor	Jr.	Marketing	Edmond, Okla.
Zadie Lavalley, Baylor	So.	Interior Design	Choctaw, Okla.
Campbell Selman, Baylor	Jr.	Health, Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Lufkin, Texas
Taylor Strain, Baylor	So.	Communication	Robinson, Texas
Camille Marin, Iowa State	So.	Criminal Justice	Whittier, Calif.
Jayden McKeague, Iowa State	Sr.	Psychology	Huntington Beach, Calif.
Lea Nelson, Iowa State	Jr.	Journalism and Mass Communication	Davenport, Iowa
Milaysia Ochoa, Iowa State	So.	Mathematics & Statistics	Chino, Calif.
Kaylee Pond, Iowa State*	So.	Journalism and Mass Communication	Lafayette, Calif.
Alesia Ranches, Iowa State	Jr.	Kinesiology and Health	Ewa Beach, Hawaii
Kasey Simpson, Iowa State	Sr.	Communication Studies	Keller, Texas
Carli Spelhaug, Iowa State	Jr.	Kinesiology and Health	Bettendorf, Iowa
Ellie Spelhaug, Iowa State	Jr.	Linguistics	Bettendorf, Iowa
Sarah Tyree, Iowa State	Sr.	Mechanical Engineering	Bixby, Okla.
Natalie Wellet, Iowa State	So.	Civil Engineering	Waukee, Iowa
Sophia Buzard, Kansas	So.	Biology	Wichita, Kan.
Shelby Gayre, Kansas	RSr.	Exercise Science	D’Hanis, Texas
Kaitlyn Gee, Kansas	So.	Business Administration	Southlake, Texas
Haleigh Harper, Kansas	Jr.	Biology	Manhattan, Kan.
Madison Hirsch, Kansas	Jr.	Mechanical Engineering	Farmers Branch, Texas
Cheyenne Hornbuckle, Kansas	Sr.	Mathematics	Bakersfield, Calif.
Macy Omli, Kansas	Sr.	Accounting	Goddard, Kan.
Peyton Renzi, Kansas	Jr.	Community Health	Overland Park, Kan.
Jordan Richards, Kansas	Jr.	Business Administration	Olathe, Kan.
Rylie Boone, Oklahoma	Jr.	Communication	Owasso, Okla.
Lynnsie Elam, Oklahoma*	RSr.	Health and Exercise Science / Psychology	Chickasha, Okla.
Grace Green, Oklahoma	Sr.	Communication	Oakdale, Calif.
Kinzie Hansen, Oklahoma	Jr.	Psychology	Norco, Calif.
Tiare Jennings, Oklahoma	So.	Sports Business	San Pedro, Calif.
Jana Johns, Oklahoma*	RSr.	Multidisciplinary Studies	Calhoun, Ga.
Grace Lyons, Oklahoma	Sr.	Biomedical Engineering	Peoria, Ariz.
Nicole May, Oklahoma	So.	Psychology	Pleasanton, Calif.
Chelsea Alexander, Oklahoma State*	Gr.	Master of Business Administration	Ada, Okla.
Hayley Busby, Oklahoma State*	Gr.	Master’s in Teaching, Learning & Leadership	Phoenix, Ariz.
Jules Callaham, Oklahoma State*	Jr.	Pre-Veterinary Animal Science	Broken Bow, Okla.
Katelynn Carwile, Oklahoma State	So.	Applied Exercise Science/Pre-Professional	Purcell, Okla.
Chyenne Factor, Oklahoma State	Sr.	Applied Exercise Science/Strength & Conditioning	Yukon, Okla.
Avery Hobson, Oklahoma State	So.	Sports Management	Belton, Mo.
Kelly Maxwell, Oklahoma State	Jr.	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology/Pre-Medical Sciences	Friendswood, Texas
Kiley Naomi, Oklahoma State	Sr.	Accounting	Lafayette, La.
Sydney Pennington, Oklahoma State	Gr.	Hospitality & Tourism Management	Sand Springs, Okla.
Karli Petty, Oklahoma State	Jr.	Human Development & Family Sciences/Child & Family Services	Moore, Okla.
Michaela Richbourg, Oklahoma State	Gr.	Master’s in Leisure Studies	Broken Bow, Okla.
Taylor Tuck, Oklahoma State	Jr.	Communication Sciences & Disorders	Stillwater, Okla.
Camille Corona, Texas	So.	Physical Culture & Sports	Dripping Springs, Texas
Courtney Day, Texas	So.	Sport Management	Pearland, Texas
Mary Iakopo, Texas	Sr.	Sociology	Carson, Calif.
Janae Jefferson, Texas	Sr.	Physical Culture & Sports	Humble, Texas
Shea O’Leary, Texas	Jr.	Applied Movement Science	Castaic, Calif.
McKenzie Parker, Texas	Jr.	Human Dimensions of Organizations	Conroe, Texas
JJ Smith, Texas	So.	Physical Culture & Sports	Rosenberg, Texas
Jordyn Whitaker, Texas	So.	Youth & Community Studies	Jacksonville, Texas
Ellie Bailey, Texas Tech	Jr.	Agribusiness	Whitewright, Texas
Alanna Barraza, Texas Tech	Jr.	Marketing & Management	Diamond Bar, Calif.
Peyton Blythe, Texas Tech	Sr.	Kinesiology	Hughes Springs, Texas
Kennedy Crites, Texas Tech	So.	Management & Marketing	Haslet, Texas
Jacee Hamlin, Texas Tech	So.	Biology	The Colony, Texas
Payton Jackson, Texas Tech	Jr.	Advertising	Missouri City, Texas
Riley Love, Texas Tech	So.	Kinesiology	Keller, Texas
Abigail Orrick, Texas Tech	So.	Sociology	Edgewood, Texas
Arriana Villa, Texas Tech	So.	Marketing & Management	San Antonio, Texas
Madison Westmoreland, Texas Tech	Sr.	General Studies	Glendale, Ariz.

*-Nominated with a 4.0 GPA

2022 Academic All-Big 12 Softball Second Team
Name, School	Class	Major	Hometown
Maren Judisch, Baylor	So.	Religion	Waukee, Iowa
Karlie Charles, Iowa State	Jr.	Art and Design	The Colony, Texas
Kali Gose, Iowa State	So.	History	Hughson, Calif.
Shannon Mortimer, Iowa State	Sr.	Marketing	South Grafton, Mass.
Mikayla Ramos, Iowa State	Sr.	Kinesiology and Health	Riverside, Calif.
Lauren Burke, Texas	Sr.	Communication & Leadership	Eugene, Ore.
Brianna Cantu, Texas	So.	Economics	League City, Texas
Alyssa Washington, Texas	So.	Applied Movement Science	Abilene, Texas