Right now I'm majoring in environmental science. I plan on doing an education after degree though, so I can become a teacher.

Thus far I think I've changed my major about 3 times. I was in atmospheric science, then I was an earth science major (and yes there is a difference between earth and environmental), then I was a social science major (yay arts), and now I'm back to science with the environmental. At this rate I'm never going to get a degree.

Computer Engineering.

Computer Engineers make Hardware and software.
That can also be classified as CRT's (Computer repair technicians) and Software Engineers and Hardware Developers.

It's basically the Swiss Army Knife of Computing.

Not only that, but I've been working with computers for 11 years now (Since I was 7 :O)
Computers are an easy fix, but an even easier kill.

@darkvineyard: Dragonforce is a boring power metal band which for some reason has gained popularity in recent years. Their music is typically comprised of seven-ish minute long guitar solos, which are generally sped up in the studio to sound faster than they actually are.

I could go on but that's a rant more suited for the music forums. >.>

To answer your other question, Howard Shore composed the music for the Lord of the Rings trilogy, amazing music if you've not heard it yet.

Gary Stadler does celtic/new age inspired stuff, much of which is based around stories of faeries and that sort of thing.

Elvendrums is along the same lines as Gary Stadler, but they add african tribal and middle eastern drumming into the mix.

Tuomas Holopainen is the keyboardist/main songwriter for the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish.

I've seen DragonForce in concert! They certainly aren't boring and they certainly don't use fancy studio tricks to make their guitar solo's faster.


@Youn:
People don't learn from WoW...
._.
They might learn what an Instance is, and how money works, but they don't really take it with them.
Some WoW players are the stupidest fucks on earth.
Also, don't take this to heart, but WoW is a relatively easy game. All you really have to do is stay out of neutral and enemy territory. And If you can't avoid them (When you're doing a raid or something) you're always with a group of 15-20 people, so it doesn't matter.

Computer engineering isn't exactly a money job yet... Unless you own firedog or GeekSquad.

In the coming years (10-20years), oh yeah. Computer Engineering will be bigger. Waaay Biggers.
By the rate of Americans getting computer, almost every American with a job will be able to afford one, and will probably have on. And about 80% of them will be connected to the internet.
The computer is spreading faster than electricity did.
It's kinda exciting when you have my mentality on computers.

@Procreating Satan: I mostly just dislike them for their lack of musical creativity. There's only so much you can to with speed and fretboard wankery, after that it just gets boring. I prefer guitarists like Luca Turilli (Rhapsody of Fire) who make their solos part of the music instead of just making an album comprised of a bunch of boring and uncreative wankery.

I'm a Mechanical Engineering major, with a specialty in Manufacturing. I love designing something, then actually making it, so it's more or less a natural field for me to get into.

I love photography, it's one of my more favoured hobbies, but I don't think I could make a living at it. That's not to say that I might not try to use it to make money on the side some time. xD

I plan on going to college in order to get a Master's degree in Accounting, and then after that I plan on either finding an agricultural business to work for, or see if I can get into Disney. I'd love to be hired by Disney... <3

But yes, Accounting. I wasn't sure until this year... I was thinking "something math" and then "agricultural economics" but that didn't turn out to be what I thought it was, so I just decided that Accounting was really easy for me and my father is an accountant, so why not? Plus there aren't that many students going into the field right now, so there's a huge want... meaning I'll be paid a bunch once I get my degree.

Heh, I haven't thought that far ahead yet. I figured that one thing would just lead me to another. -Bad plan- ^^;

And how is your brother fairing with it? Does he like what he's doing so far?

I am freshman in college and i have no idea what i would like to major in. Although i do think i am about to minor in music.

I'd definitely go with still photography, Dark. If nothing else, the hours for a crime scene photographer suck. Having to get up at three AM to go take pictures of where some drunk fell off a building is not really my idea of an ideal job. 'Sides, the lighting probably always sucks.

@Mirith: If you don't seem to be able to find a major that you'd like and you enjoy the music, then you should definitely go for it. I was told that I should find a different major and just minor in music, but I didn't have the same passion for anything else that I did for music.