I’m 21 going on 22 years old
So, I have been in post secondary school for about 4 years now…and still don’t really have a clear idea of what I want to do. I originally wanted to study history and become a history teacher, but my interest for History has somewhat declined and I’m still not sure about the profession, as in teaching a class of teenage kids. I was doing a History/Political sciences major, but I really disliked Political Science… The four years have been a jump between History and Business with one year of science upgrades , such as chemistry, biology because I was also considering Physiotherapy as a masters, or theirs a program you can do in the UK for physiotherapy that would have put me like 100,000 in debt, however I would be finished faster.
Now I’m not even sure if I want to do physiotherapy because after shadowing at the Hospital I realized I hate hospitals and I’m only really interested in the sports/outpatient physiotherapy stuff… anyway now I’m considering going to school to finish my business degree and get the courses I need to do physiotherapy as a masters, or taking a year off from school to try an figure out what career I want to do, which means 4 years of schooling with nothing to show for it any help or thoughts on my situation would be much appreciated, I’ve considered tones of other careers… but don’t want to be a lawyer, so forget about that one ha ha.
Sorry for the long post, but that pretty much includes everything
Nobody can pick for you. Choose interesting majors and do a pro and con list. Pick the one that comes out on top.
If you graduate clueless, get a BS of some kind over a BA to at least show you are smart and get ready for a life of ennui, where discipline undefined will become your best friend.
Ha ha, don’t think knocking some girl up and being in it for the long run is a good life plan… that shit just happens. but yeah traveled to Europe this Summer and loved it, but I’ve never been all that drawn to the military, something about being shot at… I’m always getting killed in paintball, lol.
I dropped out when I felt that way. Pretty sure it wasn’t a great choice but I don’t really see a better altenrative. My wife has a hard science degree and hasn’t had a related job in her field…and it’s supposed to be better to have a science degree than just about anything else. but it’s done absolutely shit for her.
Yeah I know lots of people, who get science degrees in Biology or something …or psychology and unless they do more schooling its not a very useful degree.
Well pretty much i love Music, Fitness, and I’ve always been involved in filming, with my bro, but I know a bunch of people who went to film school and now there working at star bucks and have huge debts.
FTR, by bachelor of science I didn’t necessarily mean biology or chemistry. You can get various business degrees, economics, mathematics et cetera. You will be more likely to find gainful employment with a BS than a BA even if not in your field. It demonstrates your intelligence and ability to be trained better.
This doesn’t mean some people won’t graduate in to a job with a BS but it likely isn’t the degrees fault.
Yeah, I see what you mean…Well I’m close to being able to get a business degree, just two years…however the courses are boring as shit, I would way rather be doing bio-chem or something like some ppl I know…but starting another degree at this point seems retarded, and its not like I want to be a doctor anyway
Business classes were pretty boring, especially finance/accounting/b-law and public speaking. I found market research pretty interesting myself, I always liked geography, sociology and shit like that though.
I graduated with a BS, double majored in marketing and business administration with a minor in business management and got my MBA.
I’ll share my career path as it is pertinent:
Project Manager at an engineering company in the oil/energy industry briefly. I have no engineering experience but they knew I could handle the training given my degree. Didn’t stay long enough to even list it on my resume. Point is though, I got an engineering mgmt job with a business degree. They don’t hire literary grads. Starbucks does.
I was then hired as an Account Executive by a pretty large advertising firm, a position that usually takes a few years and a couple promotions to obtain. Loved it. Spent about 15 hours per week in an office doing administrative shit and otherwise went out to entertain clients. Expense account, Astros and Texans games, fancy dinners, rare but always fun titty bars… though it paid well, I decided I could earn more as my own man.
Entrepreneurship. Realized quickly after quitting I may have been cockier than competent and nearly lost myself. Kept at it though and couldn’t be happier. I’m in the financial industry with employees.
3 jobs, widely different industries and descriptions, turned some offers down. I would bet my education if I went out with a degree in history, English lit or even a Bachelor of Arts Business degree I would be singing a different tune.
Suck it up, get it done and realize it is only a stepping stone.
Up here (Panhandle) I know people with business degrees that can’t get jobs for shit with them. I’ve still thought about going back for one-I kind of like understanding the business world and have a fondness for economics–but I’ve never been able to swallow the cost of it.
[quote]paulwhite959 wrote:
Up here (Panhandle) I know people with business degrees that can’t get jobs for shit with them. I’ve still thought about going back for one-I kind of like understanding the business world and have a fondness for economics–but I’ve never been able to swallow the cost of it.[/quote]
Well the panhandle isn’t exactly an economic metropolis.
I’m in Houston.
Sometimes you have to go where the jobs are. Midland/Odessa would be a start if you like west Texas.
This is why you try to figure this out before you go to college… Take some time off, work a little, figure out what you want to do, and then finish your degree in something that will help…
Business degrees tend to be the most fool proof. However, they can also be soul sucking if it’s not something you actually enjoy. I was born into business, and while I feel I’m pretty good at it, it’s not really something I would have ever done if given a choice in the matter. I’m a bit more of a hippy thinker at heart, so my ideal occupation would be something in the arts(always wanted to be a musician, writer, and chef).
You are young, you still have all the choices in the world. Some people don’t realize it at the time(I didn’t)and end up stuck. If I were you I would pursue a business degree until you realize what you really want to do. If you are unsure, best to follow the path that will open the most doors for you down the road.
This seems like a common issue. People jump into college with this great expectation of living the Animal House life for 4 years, and then having the “american dream” (I know you aren’t american, but best phrase I can think of right now) handed to them with their degree. It is like people think college is going to somehow define them for themselves.
You need to figure out what you want to do with your life, how you want to define yourself, and what it takes for you to be able to look yourself in the mirror everyday.
I knew 3 things going into college
I was never going to sell out, but was willing to buy in
I didn’t want to be broke/poor/living paycheck to paycheck like so many around me
I wanted to help people
I didn’t know what I wanted to do for a career, but I at least had goals and a direction. You don’t have either it seems.
Take some time to figure out broad general directions and goals. Once you have that, and feel good about them, try and bring them into a career path or subject matter that can be useful in getting to those goals. Once you have that, do the whole SMART thing.
I found out I was good at accounting and enjoyed it. Turns out you can work for a small firm, make good money, not be “the man” and help out small business owners who take the risk to live their dreams. I’m a fucking dork, but I feel good deep down everyday I drive home from the office.
Like everyone else said, figure out what you like(that will pay off of course). Like Cargo said, definitely get a B.S. degree. Courses will be a bit more difficult, but it pays more in the end.
I personally would recommend some kind of engineering if you are skilled in math and like designing/building things. I studied Electrical Engineering because I was very good at math, found it extremely interesting and it happens to be the highest paying degree(or top 3 at least). I just graduated in June and I am now really enjoying my job and my life.
[quote]Ripsaw3689 wrote:
Like everyone else said, figure out what you like(that will pay off of course). Like Cargo said, definitely get a B.S. degree. Courses will be a bit more difficult, but it pays more in the end.
I personally would recommend some kind of engineering if you are skilled in math and like designing/building things. I studied Electrical Engineering because I was very good at math, found it extremely interesting and it happens to be the highest paying degree(or top 3 at least). I just graduated in June and I am now really enjoying my job and my life.
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metallurgy is another top paying major withing engineering… like most things in life, it comes down to real experiance and networking also, so work on those things.
I will hopefully be finished with my PhD in 3 more hours crosses fingers but that has been an 11 year journey with 6 internships / co-cps and enough networking that i should have a job offer before i graduate…
i was lucky i got a job that gave me my direction back in highschool… and that i like fire…
[quote]countingbeans wrote:
This seems like a common issue. People jump into college with this great expectation of living the Animal House life for 4 years, and then having the “american dream” (I know you aren’t american, but best phrase I can think of right now) handed to them with their degree. It is like people think college is going to somehow define them for themselves.
You need to figure out what you want to do with your life, how you want to define yourself, and what it takes for you to be able to look yourself in the mirror everyday.
I knew 3 things going into college
I was never going to sell out, but was willing to buy in
I didn’t want to be broke/poor/living paycheck to paycheck like so many around me
I wanted to help people
I didn’t know what I wanted to do for a career, but I at least had goals and a direction. You don’t have either it seems.
Take some time to figure out broad general directions and goals. Once you have that, and feel good about them, try and bring them into a career path or subject matter that can be useful in getting to those goals. Once you have that, do the whole SMART thing.
I found out I was good at accounting and enjoyed it. Turns out you can work for a small firm, make good money, not be “the man” and help out small business owners who take the risk to live their dreams. I’m a fucking dork, but I feel good deep down everyday I drive home from the office.[/quote]
Beans, animal house?? Have you forgotten your audience. That’s a bit of an outdated reference old timer
[quote]countingbeans wrote:
This seems like a common issue. People jump into college with this great expectation of living the Animal House life for 4 years, and then having the “american dream” (I know you aren’t american, but best phrase I can think of right now) handed to them with their degree. It is like people think college is going to somehow define them for themselves.
You need to figure out what you want to do with your life, how you want to define yourself, and what it takes for you to be able to look yourself in the mirror everyday.
I knew 3 things going into college
I was never going to sell out, but was willing to buy in
I didn’t want to be broke/poor/living paycheck to paycheck like so many around me
I wanted to help people
I didn’t know what I wanted to do for a career, but I at least had goals and a direction. You don’t have either it seems.
Take some time to figure out broad general directions and goals. Once you have that, and feel good about them, try and bring them into a career path or subject matter that can be useful in getting to those goals. Once you have that, do the whole SMART thing.
I found out I was good at accounting and enjoyed it. Turns out you can work for a small firm, make good money, not be “the man” and help out small business owners who take the risk to live their dreams. I’m a fucking dork, but I feel good deep down everyday I drive home from the office.[/quote]
Beans, animal house?? Have you forgotten your audience. That’s a bit of an outdated reference old timer :)[/quote]
[quote]countingbeans wrote:
This seems like a common issue. People jump into college with this great expectation of living the Animal House life for 4 years, and then having the “american dream” (I know you aren’t american, but best phrase I can think of right now) handed to them with their degree. It is like people think college is going to somehow define them for themselves.
You need to figure out what you want to do with your life, how you want to define yourself, and what it takes for you to be able to look yourself in the mirror everyday.
I knew 3 things going into college
I was never going to sell out, but was willing to buy in
I didn’t want to be broke/poor/living paycheck to paycheck like so many around me
I wanted to help people
I didn’t know what I wanted to do for a career, but I at least had goals and a direction. You don’t have either it seems.
Take some time to figure out broad general directions and goals. Once you have that, and feel good about them, try and bring them into a career path or subject matter that can be useful in getting to those goals. Once you have that, do the whole SMART thing.
I found out I was good at accounting and enjoyed it. Turns out you can work for a small firm, make good money, not be “the man” and help out small business owners who take the risk to live their dreams. I’m a fucking dork, but I feel good deep down everyday I drive home from the office.[/quote]
Beans, animal house?? Have you forgotten your audience. That’s a bit of an outdated reference old timer :)[/quote]
Van Wilder?[/quote]
Don’t listen to him Beansie … everyone’s seen Animal House … It’s the college comedy movie that all other college comedy movies attempt to emulate but fall far short
any help or thoughts on my situation would be much appreciated, I’ve considered tones of other careers… but don’t want to be a lawyer, so forget about that one ha ha.