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Well he's certainly got the right to veto any of this guys lol. Different perspectives could help him out though. I was lucky to have a mentor making suggestions as I went along.
A natural science (physics, chemistry, biology) major would demonstrate not only competency in technical matters and an array of quantiative skills like statistics (in biology) or calculus in physics or general problem solving in chemistry, but in-depth knowledge of areas of knowledge that are expanding very rapidly and can be difficult to master. And outside of 'looking' a certain way on a resume, you'd actually develop those skills.
It's not for everyone, but a major in math demonstrates a lot of determination, attention to detail, and of course, quantitative skill. I couldn't have pulled that off if I wanted to, lol.
A social science like sociology or anthropology (and to some extent, the psychology you mentioned fits, depends on the department) would give you an insight into scientific analysis of social aspects, and usually, social problems. On a resume, people might think "oh good, people skills". Whether or not you'd be personable, you'd know an awful lot about labor, power and authority, race, gender, and expand on your (my guess) pre-existing glimpses into different cultures. Economics is considered a social science too, but I couldn't tell you much about that.
Though in a liberal arts institution you'll generally take a little bit of everything, I majored in anthropology, minored in French and biology, and I got into grad school in anthropology starting this Fall.
Oh, and if you wanted to consider teaching Spanish (or in Spanish even), bilingual teachers in Texas get paid a bit extra and are in demand, and I don't think there's a GPA requirement, but don't quote me on that. In a recent survey, 40% of North Texans weren't born in the US, and a large amount of those are likely to be Spanish-speakers.
[ 04-06-2005, 02:47 PM: Message edited by: Lucern ]
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