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Are there really useless majors?!?

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I recently read an article by The Daily Beast titled " The 13 Most Useless Majors, From Philosophy to Journalism ." If you haven't read this article yet, I suggest you do as this entire blog post was inspired by it. And let's be honest, you are curious to know whether or not your major made the cut. OK...If you are now beating yourself up because your major made the list, STOP RIGHT NOW because BOTH of my majors made the list as well. We are all in the same boat and, luckily, this boat is not sinking. When I was in high school, I spent months debating on whether to take the so-called "smart" route and become a pharmacist or take the road less traveled and major in dance and journalism. I weighed the options heavily, and in the end, I decided dealing with sick people all day just wasn't in the cards for me. My future salary didn't matter to me so long as I could pay my bills and live comfortably. ALL I WANTED was a career that would