Can We Guess Your College Major?

By: Zoe Samuel
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
Can We Guess Your College Major?
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About This Quiz

These days, college is ever more necessary to gain access to the world of stable employment and jobs that turn into careers, instead of jobs that are limited to being forever... well, jobs. 

As automation threatens essentially every job that involves lifting, mending, driving, or working with your hands, and more than a few that involve repetitive cognitive actions like putting together a basic schedule or template legal document, college is one way that a person can hedge against the changing landscape of the economy and the job market, and prepare for the career of the future. 

This is likely to involve a variety of jobs and skills with several pivot points. It's scary and unstable, not like the opportunities our parents enjoyed. However, it's also a great deal more interesting and creative.

This means it's even more important that your college major is wisely chosen. It's best to pick a subject that you care about, that has some obvious marketing potential, and most of all, that gives you the opportunity to show you know HOW to think, rather than one that tells you WHAT to think. 

The ability to construct an argument, assess the validity of information and analyze it in context, communicate effectively with people unlike yourself, and adapt on your feet are far more important than lists of dates or arcane factoids. The right major can help you learn these skills - so tell us about yourself, and we'll see if we can guess yours!

How much do you care about money?
I only want to make enough to pay my bills.
I hate money.
I love money above all things.
I like money a lot.
How flexible are you?
Very.
I am rigid in the right ways.
Morally? Very.
Not very.
Do you mind working really hard?
I love it!
I like it when I am passionate.
I like it when it's paid well.
I can deal.

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Are you good with numbers?
No.
Aggressively no.
I'm quite good.
I'm amazing.
Are you funny?
Yes, very.
Yes, but many people assume not.
I think so, but others disagree.
No.
Do you love to read and read and read?
Of course!
If I have to in order to be informed.
In short bursts.
I hate that.

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Did you ever make waves with college authorities?
Once or twice.
Constantly.
Only when they didn't give me a top grade.
Never even came into contact with them.
Were you on a sports team?
Yes, tennis.
Yes, but a minor one nobody noticed.
Yes, one for networking, like rowing.
LOL no.
Why did you go to college?
To expand my mind.
To become stronger.
To get the best job.
To get a stable job.

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Who paid for your degree?
Parents and me together.
Me.
Grandparents and parents.
Godparent and grandparent contributed, the rest is me.
What sort of college did you attend?
Four year prestigious state school.
Women's college.
Ivy League.
Technical school with good reputation.
How expected was it in your family that you would get a degree?
Fairly.
Not very.
It was assumed, yes.
Everyone was rooting for me but nobody was sure what was possible.

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Did you always know what you wanted to do when you grew up?
Not really.
Yes.
I knew it would involve money.
I knew it would be nerdy.
Do you have a good imagination?
The best.
I can imagine a better world, so yes.
I have my moments.
I don't, no.
Who is your career role model?
J.K. Rowling
Roxane Gay
Elon Musk
Steve Jobs

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Are you good with people?
Not really.
I'm good with decent people.
Yes, more than average.
Aggressively not.
Is college really about networking?
A little, let's be honest.
In a decent and progressive way, it sort of is.
Yes, totally.
Oh, is it? Oops.
Are you a good writer?
Very good, yes.
I can get bogged down in jargon.
I can just about get an idea out.
I'm terrible.

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Do you mind there not being a definitive answer?
I love that!
I like hearing lots of perspectives and knowing that the answer is true from each of them.
I need A right answer, but I can deal with there never being THE right answer.
I hate that.
If you ever considered dropping out, why would you have done that?
I would if I sold a novel.
I might run out of money.
I might get my dream job.
I might start a company.
How long will it take you to pay off your debts?
15 years
I never will.
I have none.
7 years.

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Did your parents approve of your subject choice?
Mostly, yes.
LOL, no.
Of course.
It is one of three subjects they pre-approved for me.
If you had to do it again, would you do the same degree?
I might do something more practical.
Yes, it is the most important subject.
I might consider law.
I would add an extra skill or two.
Do you like working fixed hours?
No, I set my own.
Thanks to the trade union movement, that is my right.
I like long hours but I won't do shift work.
Yes, I don't want to have to think about it, just tell me.

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Do you love the smell of old books?
It's the best thing in the world.
No, they are full of patriarchy.
No, they are out of date.
No, they are a waste of space, they should all be digitized.
Are you technically savvy?
No.
I am social media savvy, so kinda.
As much as I need to be.
Extremely.
Do you want to start your own business someday?
No.
I might start a little collective.
I definitely will.
I may well.

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How comfortable are you with risk?
More than you'd think.
There is so much risk built into just existing when you look and sound like me; I have to live with that.
Less than I like to claim.
Not at all.
Do you consider yourself an activist?
In my own small way.
Of course.
No, activists are dumb.
Not really.
Have you ever signed a petition?
A few times.
Daily.
Once.
No.

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