So, What's Your Major?

[groundmagnet]

What should I have studied? The internet can tell me with a 45 question quiz! A more interesting question is the intent of a major. Is the quiz telling me what I would enjoy, what subject I would have been good at, or what would have been best for me to have studied?

Mathematics
100%
Philosophy
92%
Linguistics
83%
Engineering
83%
English
75%
Psychology
75%

Comments

[zellandyne]

color me amused.

I don't know. I could sorta see you as an artistic anthropologist.

[jackshandy]

What the test tells me is that the test writer has no idea what majoring in most (if any) of those fields actually involves.

Sensitive much?

[groundmagnet]

Someone just got told to major in Underwater Basket-Weaving Studies.

[bookturtle]

I love it! The test told me I should have majored in English, just because I like to read and write! It's the only language I communicate in, so I figured I'd get enough practice without the need to devote 4 years to intensive study of it, followed by who knows what career.

They should have had a question about whether I liked to flip burgers and deal with obese bored customers, that would have been a better determining factor in whether I should have majored in English. :-)

But seriously ... For you, I think the test gave a good description of your interests - you're drawn to math and engineering, and you love to play with words and meanings. I'm just surprised you scored as high as you did on dance! In terms of picking a major, the test isn't that helpful - interests aren't enough in deciding what training would best serve a person's life goals. You chose well (imho).