Cliche Question 1: What Is Your Major?

Ask any college student what they are studying, they have a rehearsed answer to this question. It's usually a clear, no nonsense answer that is easy to rattle off without thinking. I hate hearing this question. It's a safe question, no doubt about it. Everyone in college has some major. Even if it's "undeclared" it's still somewhat of a hodgepodge of majors. It's such a bland question and it doesn't tell you an ounce of information about the person. You should ask what they are interested, instead of pigeonholing them to one specific thing. By choosing a major, a person has the tools to set down their path in life, but they are not bound to that path. We shouldn't worry about majors as much as what interest them. People who do what interest them are happier and therefore they add more to the world than someone who is unhappy and it caries out of the workplace.