What is/was your major in college?

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Currently in the last year of my A.A in mathematics with an aim to transfer to a four year institution and earn an A.B in pure mathematics.
After completing my A.B I plan to go to graduate school to pursue dual Ph.Ds in pure mathematics; the reason I want to get two graduate degrees in the same subject is that I will be forced to pick a specialty and, well, I would rather not pick only one subfield.

I believe that I will most likely choose algebra as my first specialty however this is most emphatically not the algebra most of those of you reading this are likely to be familiar with from high school; I am actually referring to modern higher algebra. I have a very strong interest in those mathematical constructs that are the focus of algebra (i.e vector spaces, rings, groups, etc.) and an especially strong interest in multilinear algebra, which is concerned with exterior algebras and tensors.

I am not nearly so sure about the second specialty but I am leaning toward either analysis, which is basically a higher extension of calculus, mathematical logic, or one of the branches of differential geometry or differential topology such as symplectic geometry.

There's also a good chance that I'll end up getting an outlying degree in a language if the university I transfer to has one that is interesting enough.

I'm majoring in Rehabilitation Studies with minors in English/Substance Abuse & Addictions, and I also plan to pursue a third minor in Applied Behavior Analysis (but won't 'officially' declare that one until after my diagnostic testing in May 'officially' helps to elucidate my behavioral science fanaticism to some folks around me). English was my original major, but that progressively spiraled downward into an abyss of academic apathy... at the moment, I'm very much interested in pursuing research in integrative therapy for autistics and/or addicts involving empathogens. Indulging so much in undergraduate studies feels wicked inefficient, but I figure the time buffer between pseudo-insanity and productivity will be worthwhile in the long haul.

Long story shortened(ish):

Obliviosity to ASD -> unmediated pubescent deviancy -> mental and scholastic unraveling in college catalyzed by drug abuse -> acquired fascination with the vast range of psychoactive substances -> drastic change of professional interests -> change of major -> coincidental learning of the autism spectrum beyond misconceived stigma -> revelatory self-epiphany -> tweaking of professional interests -> the here and now.

All in all, I'm pretty damn happy with the way things worked out; it's been a twisted and jarring (yet scenic) path to finding a personal purpose, but hell, it's had some fantastic moments. That meticulous memory reel of adolescent awkwardness makes heinous amounts of sense now, and I love it when things make sense.

I'm currently a Computer Science major with a minor in Management Information Systems (computers as corporate infrastructure). I intend the MIS material to help me keep my computing interest grounded in practice so I can make a career out of this stuff.

I'm big on foreign languages (taught myself German and Swiss dialect) and I've had all sorts of expansive dreams of studying Multilingual Text Analysis in Zürich, Switzerland and stuff like that. Trying to keep the plans reasonably humble now though... I'd like to be properly employed!

Got a B.Eng Degree in Computer Engineering...and i have no clue what to do with it.

I was planning on getting a MA in Library Science, but was told my GPA was too low (it's below a 3.0). Do you happen to know if there are any colleges that would accept a lower GPA? I would like to get involved in some community college courses in the future to raise my GPA, but don't have any money to pay for them (I'll be starting to pay off my loans soon and a job is a top priority for me right now). Hopefully if I'm making enough in the future I'll be able to get my GPA back up again.

Yes, I would like to get my MA in Library Science in the future. A program that I'm looking at is a combination of Library and Information Sciences, and you receive a MA in that. You take courses in the Dewey Decimal System and how to categorize books according to it, courses on information retrieval systems, and courses in research methods. This list from San Jose State University details some of the necessary courses for their Library and Information Sciences program: http://ischool.sjsu.edu/current-student ... -electives

That program I linked to is actually one that I am considering for the future.

I have a Bachelors of Arts in English Studies with a minor in Creative Writing.

First Year Advanced Farrier Student at age 34 - So I guess that would make me an Aggie...