"Major in what you're interested in"

At my college orientation, they told us that we should major in what interests us. They then gave examples of some famous people who majored in liberal arts subjects who then went on to host shows like The Tonight Show. (By the way, this reminds me of a recent episode of The Office where the manager says there are a lot of successful people without MBAs, like Kobe Bryant.)

I knew what I wanted to do going into college, and that was to be a neurosurgeon. So in my case it didn't matter a whole lot what I majored in, just pick something, do well at it, take medical school prerequisite courses, do well at the MCAT, and get some research in.

One day a friend of mine asked me what was my major. "I'm College of Letters & Science, Undeclared Major." He looked at me like I was crazy. "Don't you want a job?"

I laughed. In my case I had a plan, but what Tony alluded to makes more sense than "major in what you like." If you're deciding what to major in, at least give some consideration to your career options. Your career options are going to be somewhat limited with certain majors anyway, and I don't hear a lot of lawyers (law school seems to be the universal accepter for majors) who are super happy about what they do. If nothing seems all that interesting, maybe just don't go to college right away.