Is this a good time to ask for COLLEGE MAJOR advice? [View All]

The reason I ask that is, with all of this postelection hysteria, I'm hoping this thread doesn't get buried to the second page in a matter of seconds--because I need genuine college advice. Here goes:

With the GOP in control, there's no guarantee with jobs and the economy in this country. That's why it's very important for me to have a well-paying and 'safe' major in terms of salary and job opportunity. Of course, I also want to do something I'm interested in to maintain being content, but honestly, it has to be a balance of those two areas.

I've always had law school in the back of my mind, but I know that after four years that may not be the route I want to go. What I major in now has to be a good financial backup plan in case law does not work out. Now starting this fall, I entered the School of Engineering on the basis of advice from my parents, even though I had no interest in the major or science in general. I was hoping I could train myself to bang out a good backup major in four years, also giving me a good background on my way to a possible patent law degree.

But the semester is nearing an end, and despite my trying as hard as humanly possible, I'm not 'getting' the material. I've never been a science person, especially not physics, it's apparent, and I'm not enjoying doing all of this hard work and getting mediocre grades. Keeping in mind the possibility of my not being able to get through engineering and even if I do, not ending up with a good enough GPA to law school, I'm now considering switching majors.

Here's my question:

I'm not skilled in the area of science, somewhat interested in business, and love politics. I want to take that into consideration as I do my financial security. I was thinking my options will be:

a) stick with engineering under the civil branch
b) do a business marketing major.
c) do accounting or economics or something.

I really have no idea. Anyone have any advice as to what major can give me success in more than one area? I know most of you will say "do what you like" but I'm not really sure what I like, so that is why I ask for suggestions. :)