I enjoy reflecting on how I got here. I'll start with the short answer and then give the long answer later in case you are interested.
Majored in Environmental Management, which is policy- and government-focused rather than science-focused. Goal was to be a environmental lawyer (Save the trees, man!). Once I realized what environmental lawyers actually do and that I just enjoy being outside much more than sifting through documents and lawyering, I threw the lawyer idea out the window and entered a wayward period.
By a series of ridiculous events a couple years later, I am now an environmental manager in a department of environmental management. How the hell???
There is no utility in thinking about what I would select for a major if I could magically be transported back in time and do round 1 again (come on neutrinos), but I think about it all the time at my current bureaucrat job. Physics? A natural science? Engineering? Creative writing? I have so many damn interests and such a love for the various aspects of life that it's hard for me to nail anything down. My best subjects going into college were math and writing. But I despised math for it's lack of discussion, and everybody always said study what you are passionate about and the pieces will all fit together (God, I hate that phrase so much now). I realized that I loved learning about different cultures and places and the natural environmental. So Geography and Environmental Policy sounded like a good combo. But mainly to gain the approval of my father, I decided to be an environmental lawyer, and transferred to a different university altogether to major in Environmental Management. I can't say for sure what I would select for a major because I was such a different person back then. Who knows where I would have ended up if I played to my mathematical strengths or stayed the course with lawyering. I won't even speculate about a redo major because I am here now as a result of the decisions I made then, and the decision I made then was the best I could do at the time.
What matters more than your major in the long run is the person you form into and the people you surround yourself with. The people around you matter more than almost everything other factor. The lone wolf act only works through college, and, after that, those bonds you did or did not make during college will really come in handy in future. I had the option of living in the Honors dorm with my intellectual equals and superiors, but I decided to live in an environmentally focused dorm. Turns out, the few people that were environmentally inclined just loved animals, and most of the lot was unmotivated dimwits that poked fun at me for trying hard at things. The other academically talented kids were nearly as awkward as me, so I always drifted more towards the folks that enjoyed have a good time rather than over analyzing the symbolism in Crime and Punishment, for example. I wanted to have a good time. But looking back, I still could have experienced a good time with all fellow dorks in the Honors dorm, and my old college buds might be doing more than living with their parents and working part-time jobs. But when I look back at the people I spent time with, I regret walking them through their pot- and alcohol-induced stupors that they stumbled through while I wondered why the hell I was trying to have a conversation with alcoholics. Yea, I had some good times, but I know my future and contacts are not as robust as they could be if I only had spent more time around smart, motivated people like myself. In the meantime, I'll probably think a little bit more about how I got here, and then move on with my life so I can attack the future with the confidence and courage that I only wish I had when I needed it most.
Yea, so that' s my long answer.