Don't pay to be bored

There is one thing I stress above all when it comes to being a college student:
LOVE WHAT YOU STUDY!

There is nothing worse than paying in precious money and time for a course that may satisfy degree requirements, but bores students to the point that they can't wait to forget everything they're "learning". Chances are, there are more interesting classes to take that satisfy especially liberal arts requirements. Classes like World's Great Shipwrecks and Japanese Film and Culture are interesting to many people and they satisfy humanities requirements.

Some classes can be more interesting in specific locations than in others. For example, taking a meteorology course in Florida during hurricane season would be fascinating and exciting as the class is able to learn about hurricanes while tracking them in real time. On the other hand, that same course may not be as riveting in Seattle, where the weather is much more constant.

There is no way around taking major-specific coursework. If your degree requires discrete mathematics, you must take discrete mathematics; there's no sugar coating that. However, if the majority of courses in your major are a snoozefest for you, something you should seriously consider is a change of major. I'm not saying that you should drop your major just because you don't want to take one class on the economy of Korea, but if you dread even half of what the major requires, it's time to rethink your goals. The courses you take in your major are there because they are a big part of the field outside of college.

The point is simply to take courses that interest you. Spend your time studying what you love. Don't waste your years and your dollars writing papers about people, places, or things you care nothing about. Don't be afraid to major in something that interests you for fear that you may not make any money with it. Most employers and graduate schools care more about who you are and how well you do as an undergrad than what your major is.

In fact, it is sometimes more beneficial to choose a major based on personal interests as opposed to what is related to your future occupation. Law schools get thousands of applicants every year, and the vst majority of them are from business or political science undergraduates. Medical schools are bombarded with applications from biology and chemistry majors. Whata re these schools really looking for? Diversity and special interests. Law schools want to read an essay from a theatre major who felt that studying theatre and acting was the best way for him to become comfortable and skilled at public speaking and criminal defense. Medical schools long to see an application from a history major who decided to turn her interests from historical preservation to the developments of medicine throughout civilzation.
They want you to be true to YOU and study what you love THEN apply it to the field or research.

I'm a good example of this: Bachelor or Arts in Music, Master of Science in Math Education, and entering a PhD program for Higher Education and a certificate in editing and publishing - journalism. Never give up the opportunity to enjoy your education just because you think someone will like your degree better. PS, I really do love math.