Jake Wasserman, a 23-year- old psychology major, stares at the whiteboard at the front of the classroom. A cloud of numbers and letters is scattered across the board. He frowns at the foreign equations although he learned about these the other day, they never seem to stick. He tries not to stress too much about this because he’s never been able to remember anything concerning math.

Trying to pass an algebra class with dyscalculia can be tough.

Dyscalculia, also known as math disability, is when the individual has difficulty in learning and comprehending arithmetic.

“It’s like trying to relearn math all over again every day,” Wasserman said about his learning disability.

Wasserman’s disability is the very reason he wanted to be a psychology major in the first place: He wanted to be able to help children with disabilities like his own.

However, that journey will be nothing short of an uphill climb. The unemployment rate is still causing problems and most if not all college graduates are having trouble finding a job.

Although this issue has been around for quite some time, it seems even more prevalent now with more people going to college to try and make more of themselves as a worker and an individual.

However, personal growth and personal wealth are on different sides of the spectrum with some jobs. With information gathered from Georgetown University and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, here are seven majors you might want to reconsider if you are looking for a job after college:

7) Law and Public Policy: Shocking, right? Starting off the list is none other than Law and Public Policy (AKA: the kind of major your parents want you to have). According to Georgetown University, Law and Public Policy majors face an 8.1 percent unemployment rate. Now, before anyone shouts “Objection!” there is an explanation for this. In simplest terms: it’s oversaturation. With people becoming lawyers, there isn’t as much of a need for them. So, being the educated lawyers they are, they take jobs such as paralegal duties— leaving all of those paralegal majors out of a job. It doesn’t look like this will be changing much in the future, either. The field will only grow about 10 percent by 2020 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

6) Computers and Mathematics: Another shocking pair of majors on the list. Computers and Mathematics majors are tied with an 8.2 percent unemployment rate. Even though every teacher you have ever had says that math and science is the place to be, this statistic says otherwise. Like the Law and Public policy major, this number is due to the oversaturation of the job market. Although businesses need mathematicians and computer-savvy people, most of these businesses already have a team of techies and accountants taking care of it. With more coming, businesses don’t know what to do with the newest graduates. These jobs will be experiencing an average growth rate by 2020 Computer and Information Technology will grow 18 percent and Mathematics will grow 16 percent, so there might be some hope yet.

5) Recreation: If you were thinking of organizing programs and activities for volunteer agencies or recreation centers, you may want to think again. Recreation majors have an 8.3 percent unemployment rate overall. With the sour economy, people aren’t exactly willing to spend time and resources to have fun. This, of course, only hurts those who are in jobs that center on nothing, but having fun. Recreation majors will have something to look forward to though as the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a 19 percent increase in the recreation field by 2020. The amount of growth for the job is average. At least the field won’t be disappearing anytime soon.

4) Social Science: A lot of people that go to college know that psychology and sociology are tough fields. The statistics seem to say so as well. Social Science majors face an 8.9 percent unemployment rate after college. A lot of this has to do with the fact that employers do not know what to do with psychology and social science majors. Studying for focus groups is always a must, especially when it comes to a product. With sociology and psychology being a popular field in colleges, it can be hard to get the job you want. The sociology field will experience an 18 percent increase in growth by 2020 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. An average growth rate, but at least there will be more of a chance for positions in the field.

3) Liberal Arts and Humanities: Another popular field in colleges. Liberal arts and humanities is a commonly taken field. The “Jack of all Trades” major, if you will. With taking a field that makes you do a little bit of everything, most employers don’t know what to do with you when you try and apply for a job. This clearly shows too. Liberal Arts and humanities has a 9.4 percent unemployment rate for recent graduates. With the varied nature of the degree, there is no focus on individual skills unless it is clearly specified. It’s so varied in fact, that there isn’t even a specific projected growth for the field. However, common jobs for this degree are as Computer System Analysts, Historians or Nurses. Regardless of the variety that the major has, it’s a double-edged sword in the end.

2) The Arts: This is the major everyone and their grandmother warned you about. Although making art is a creative and satisfying experience, the numbers say it’s one of the toughest fields you can get into. Georgetown University says that The Arts have an 11.1 percent unemployment rate to contend with when it comes to recent graduates. With an unemployment rate like that, even some of the most talented artists can be rejected by employers. With the high unemployment rate and the slow growth of commonly desired jobs like Multimedia Artists and Animators (only 8 percent growth), art majors have a lot of work to do before they can get the job they really want.

But even with the high competition and even higher unemployment rate, the arts are still not in the number one spot.

1) Architecture: With a 13.4 percent unemployment rate for recent graduates, architecture is the field of study a college student wants to avoid. This is truly a product of the times. With the housing bubble bursting and the economy going into recession because of it, most architects found themselves out of a job. People just weren’t buying houses, so there was no need to build any more. However, with the economy slowly recovering, there just may be hope for the poor architecture majors. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the field to grow 24 percent by 2020- a very fast growth rate compared to recent years.

With such bleak numbers, students can’t help but ask “is there is some light at the end of the tunnel?” Many are looking for a small reminder that it isn’t as bad as it seems- and there is.

Sharon Stephens, Director of Career Services at Bucks says that students should simply “study what they love, and the opportunities will begin there.”

Stephens speaks from experience when she says this. She graduated college with a psychology degree. She didn’t do it because she thought it would take her to an immediate job, but because she loved the subject.

Although money is an important factor many students consider, Stephens says “passion for the subject should come first. Look for what you want and the money will come after that.”

Not only does the past hold the hope for the future, there are many current students that stay positive despite the negative outlook projected for their specific majors.

Rianna McIntyre, 20, a fine arts major knew that when she chose her major she was in for a lot of work. Ever since middle school, she has had a love for art and intends to make a career out of it.

“No major is a guaranteed job today.”Rianna says. She expressed that she remains hopeful despite this fact.

“You just have to keep trying; you’re not going to get what you want right away.”

So, in the end, when it comes to people like Wasserman, a college student trying to make his way in the world, there may be hope yet.