>> I would say, pick your major based on what opens the most doors for you.
I think there's a misconception that one's major, and more broadly,
one's life should be a reflection of what you're most passionate about and any given moment.
The reason I say that that's a misconception is because I think that the idea
of being really passionate about something, that you have to parlay that into your career
or even your major or anything like that is sort of the opposite of passion.
That's like taking a box, like a cookie-cutter shape,
and applying to this wonderful piece of amorphous dough.
The wonderful thing about going to a school like Pomona College is that it opens so many doors
for you, and your goal as a student should be to just, like, kick down every single door
that you can, and that you do that, I think, is by not necessarily just looking inwards
to how you're going to make decisions and pick your major or pick your career,
but rather saying, you know what?
I think that I can pursue this hobby or pursue this passion or pursue this interest
in my own way, and I don't have to fit it in this box.
I think maybe I will choose to be this major, or I will choose this internship
or that internship, on the basis of it opens a lot of doors.