Ratbastid was an English major and is now a computer programmer/manager.
It's the kind of degree that means everything and nothing - it's very versatile but not particularly applicable to any specific field. It all depends on your talents and skills and interests. You could go into marketing, tech writing, journalism, teaching, editing, administration, library science whatever.
The downfalls are that nobody really knows what the hell to do with an English major.
Bottom line is, you'll be fine whatever your major as long as you find something that you are interested in and apply whatever skills and knowledge you have to that interest. E.g., if you love sports, develop the skills to be a sports writer. If you like argument and discussion and current events, maybe combine the English major with some PoliSci classes and look into speech writing or campaign management.
The question to ask yourself is what you want to do eventually, and how can and English (or whatever) major be useful to you in pursuing that interest?
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