Comments on: Why Your College Major Shouldn’t Define You

By: Financial Tour Guide

Financial Tour Guide — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 19:15:54 +0000

I’m one of the few that currently practice in the same field as my degree (accounting). However, I completely agree that you shouldn’t let your degree limit your opportunities. I don’t want to work within the accounting field my entire life and look forward to pursuing other opportunities in different areas. A degree can be used for so much more than just a specific job, industry or field.

By: Erin @ Journey to Saving

Erin @ Journey to Saving — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 17:13:44 +0000

RetirementSavvy I completely agree, and I’ve been thinking about how we let our jobs define us a little too much lately as well. Especially when you’re self-employed! There’s a real danger in tying too much of ourselves to any one thing. Like you said, if that thing ever goes away, it usually results in a lot of emotional turmoil.

By: Erin @ Journey to Saving

Erin @ Journey to Saving — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 17:12:02 +0000

Eyesonthedollar Love that last statement! I’ve said it a lot of times, but if I hadn’t started blogging, I’m fairly sure I’d still be in the same position of working at an office. A lot of people just aren’t aware of the opportunities to be had elsewhere.

By: Erin @ Journey to Saving

Erin @ Journey to Saving — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 17:10:25 +0000

Chonce That’s true, Chonce – it’s really easy to stick with classmates with the same major since you’re all in the same program. It can definitely become part of your identity while in college, and it’s hard to break out of that when you graduate.

By: RetirementSavvy

RetirementSavvy — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 15:09:13 +0000

Great topic. Beyond letting a degree define you, and the road you travel, I would add that people shouldn’t let any one thing define their total being. I spent 21 years in the Army, and unfortunately, a lot of people defined themselves by their rank. In the civilian workforce, I have seen a lot of people that are completely defined by their job title. The risk of defining yourself according to a degree, position or a title is that you might box yourself in. Moreover, what becomes of you if that one thing you prided yourself of having or being is taken away or closed off to you?

By: Eyesonthedollar

Eyesonthedollar — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 14:54:00 +0000

In all honesty, most majors besides engineering, nursing, or maybe accounting probably don’t have huge income potential without a graduate degree. My biology undergrad major is not worth very much by itself, but the optometry degree is what pays the bills. College is a great life learning experience regardless of what you major in. I don’t think you’re ever defined by your degree, but it does really suck when people choose a low paying major and rack up six figures in student loans. Sadly, most people don’t think outside the box like you in terms of diversity in income. I say major in what you want, but don’t become indebted for life to do it.

By: Chonce

Chonce — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 14:04:51 +0000

When you’re in college, it’s so easy to allow your major to define you separated into groups and one of the first things student say when they meet someone new is ‘What’s your major’. Out in the real world, it doesn’t really matter much to me. I just so happened to do something that aligned with my college major but my major and minor are so broad that I could have chosen from a wide variety of career fields or something completely unrelated. I think it only truly matters if you are planning to do something extremely specialized that requires a specific degree.