Slozio
12.20.14 | And for those who HAVE decided...what are you majoring in? |
Jots
12.20.14 | fyi these kinda lists tend to get deleted, but anyway: majoring in physics, faculty of education. |
Slozio
12.20.14 | Why would this list get deleted? What's wrong with it? |
Jots
12.20.14 | idk, anytime I see a list where people talk about what they're doing in school I see it disappear. beats me man |
letme69johndarnielle
12.20.14 | as a creative writing dude, i'd say just do what you want and don't think about jobs. I tried to do some international relations bullshit because of job security and hated it, now i switched and i don't regret it at all. do what makes you happy and healthy, and the "success" will follow. you don't need to worry about making money right now. |
Slozio
12.20.14 | Thanks letme69johndarnielle, (lol)
But yeah many thanks for that. Good information right there |
Benc
12.20.14 | My two cents:
Don't get bogged down in specifics at first. Think about what you want to do in general terms. Do you like being outside? Would you prefer an office setting? Do you like working in teams? Do you like shouldering responsibility? Things like that.
The thing is that there are tons of totally different jobs in every field. Take a hospital for example. There are doctors and nurses. There are lab technicians. Accountants...anesthesiologists....receptionists....office managers....the list goes on and on. This is the case in pretty much every industry. Find what settings you like to work in, and I can almost guarantee there will be a job in that setting in an industry that you like.
As far as an actual major, use the info that you've found to decide your major. Using the hospital example, if you want to be a doctor or nurse, major in nursing or biology. If you want to be a technician, you'll want to be more computer focused. If you want to be a manager, get a management degree. |
ItchyEatAcid
12.20.14 | id recommend studying business tbh |
Calc
12.20.14 | what you should do is get a trade and get really good at it. people can do anything for themselves anymore and will happily pay you to do it |
LeImmortalVermicide
12.20.14 | I finished my bachelor in chemistry |
minimesmyidol
12.20.14 | Depends on if you plan to continue school after your undergraduate degree. If you have a good gpa and can pass pass the entrance exams for grad school, med school, law etc. It don't matter what you major in... Business or Communications will help you in pretty much any field.
I would avoid Fine arts more than english tbh. Art, ceramics, music are way more specific in terms job opportunities, unless of course that is what you want to do. |
TheSpaceMan
12.20.14 | i've just finished my 1st semester of junior year in mechanical engineering, love the courses and couldn't see myself doing anything else (i fucking love math and physics) |
TheSpaceMan
12.20.14 | also i think doing what you're good at should come before doing what you want... its depressing advice but work is work and not a hobby... it makes me sad when i see so many kids majoring in shit because they were told to do what interests them most... yes interest in a subject helps push your work ethic but do all these english, art, and music majors really think their $100k investment on their degree will return profit, let alone pay itself off in the first place? not saying it wont, but im also doubting it will without some serious networking |
deathschool
12.20.14 | Still trying to get enrolled. Don't know what to major in after that. Trying to make up for a whole lot of wasted time and doin a terrible job so far. |
TheSpaceMan
12.20.14 | its a totally different subject if you have a career path laid out, good reasons to be majoring in a specific study, or are genuinely interested enough in the studies to pay the cost |
Funeralopolis
12.20.14 | Nope, I knew I wanted to take business and marketing in grade 12 more than anything else, I'm in 4th year university now and I am pretty happy with my decision thus far. |
ExcentrifugalForz
12.20.14 | First pick what school you want to go to
then narrow your options by ruling out all the majors they offer that you don't want
that's how i decided to get an environmental science degree |
KrazyKris
12.20.14 | I would tell you what I think, but people usually don't like what I have to say on such things. So I'll leave it at that: I started to study teaching this, practically quit after about one month, sucked worse. Gonna do something not-uni related now. |
Balerion
12.20.14 | You definitely have to do something that you love. However, a college education itself is very expensive, and as a poster mentioned above, certain types of degrees will not pay themselves off. I live in Illinois and was an english major for about 2.5 years before finally deciding that a better paycheck and job security was more important to me in hopes of better providing for my future family. I ended up getting my bachelor in Nursing and while I have my regrets, I do enjoy nursing. That being said, if you are interested in the healthcare spectrum there will always be tons of different positions and various ways to advance to higher levels of education. Best of luck! |
Slozio
12.21.14 | Good answers everyone
I love being outside, but I can't pinpoint what I'd like to do per say.
I've had thoughts of being a Technical Writer, but I don't even know if that'd be worthwhile, and now that I think about it, I'll probably dread going to work after the first week of being a TW, so fucking ugh I don't even know. I guess I'll just give it time |
Calc
12.21.14 | if you have questions about what you want to be, go talk to people who do the work. |
