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#19143356 - 11/15/13 11:17 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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So I'm thinking of maybe going back to college. I may have the oppurtunity so it might be stupid not to take it. I have two e-commerce websites going that have potential to be businesses but there is some random luck involved so who knows how it'll pan out.
Regardless I think it might be a good idea to go to college if I can think of a degree to go for. I don't know what the hell to do tho. I want something interesting that will also pay off and open doors to oppurtunities. I've sucked at science and math in the past so I don't know if anything like that would work for me even though some of the best degrees have to do with science and math apparently.
Something in music would be cool but I don't want to end up with a degree that doesn't help me get anywhere so I'm not sure about getting another arts degree.
Any ideas about degrees? Any degrees that could lead to reliable jobs and also maybe even something interesting?
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Re: What the hell to go for in college? [Re: skatealex2]
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Engineering, especially electrical, mechanical, and chemical (petroleum engineering.) Trust me on this one, you won't be hurting for $ and it is easy to get a job.
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Re: What the hell to go for in college? [Re: starfire_xes]
#19143393 - 11/15/13 11:25 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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learn another language.
then youre set.
I've heard language interpreting could make a lot of money if that's what you mean. That could def be something to look into.
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starfire_xes said: Engineering, especially electrical, mechanical, and chemical (petroleum engineering.) Trust me on this one, you won't be hurting for $ and it is easy to get a job.
I hear that. That could be cool. I'm not very good at math and science though but maybe that isn't the main thing to make it in engineering. I'm gonna try to look into that and see what it takes.
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Re: What the hell to go for in college? [Re: skatealex2]
#19143419 - 11/15/13 11:33 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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You could learn sign language and be an interpreter for deaf people
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Re: What the hell to go for in college? [Re: skatealex2]
#19143542 - 11/16/13 12:05 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I'd recommend not majoring in business unless you plan on opening your own company. Picking a specific major is smart because then you can have a specific job in mind when you graduate.
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language interpreting will not make you "a lot" of money and if you're not already highly proficient in another language chances are it's too late for you to become good enough in a second language to translate at the level required to get paid for it. the positions that get paid are mostly in courtrooms and hospitals. my degree in spanish, i have thought about doing this, but even being a professor pays more than being an interpreter. and it's a lot more rewarding
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Re: What the hell to go for in college? [Re: luvdemboomers]
#19143553 - 11/16/13 12:08 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I hear that. I'm not good at expressing myself tho sometimes, so I don't think I'd be best at helping other people with that too.
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Re: What the hell to go for in college? [Re: morrowasted]
#19143573 - 11/16/13 12:11 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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lifeiswhatyoumake said: I'd recommend not majoring in business unless you plan on opening your own company. Picking a specific major is smart because then you can have a specific job in mind when you graduate.
I already started an online business - e-commerce site I'm working on, I don't need college for it tho lol - it's pretty straightforward. Just takes some search engine optimizing to get visitors hopefully and see how people react to the site.
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language interpreting will not make you "a lot" of money and if you're not already highly proficient in another language chances are it's too late for you to become good enough in a second language to translate at the level required to get paid for it. the positions that get paid are mostly in courtrooms and hospitals. my degree in spanish, i have thought about doing this, but even being a professor pays more than being an interpreter. and it's a lot more rewarding
That sounds interesting but sounds like it may take someone who's good at science to learn and do it, etc...
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Re: What the hell to go for in college? [Re: Stargrazer]
#19143579 - 11/16/13 12:13 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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These guys are all, pardon my French, fucking noobs.
Do something that you like, so you can enjoy it. The rest will fall into place. Don't do something as important as a life career just for the money.
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Re: What the hell to go for in college? [Re: skatealex2]
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That sounds interesting but sounds like it may take someone who's good at science to learn and do it, etc...
good at science is a pretty broad thing to say. it is a field of study that requires hard work and dedication. you will be required to do math and engineering and a bit of chemistry related stuff. so it's certainly not easy. but dude, trust me. people will be beating down your door to give you a job. women will be beating down your door to try to get with you. you will be very confident in knowing that you are one of the most highly in-demand people in the world. i work with a girl who is about to finish hher degrees in petroleum engineering and her job is already lined up to be making 85k annual starting plus bonuses with the realistic goal of making six figures within 5 years. and she is 22. i am pretty jealous
also you can learn to like what you do. and you also can do what you like during your paid vacation time and evenings and weekends. having a job that gives you confidences and self-reliability (and even the ability to give back charitably in whatever ways you like to give back) means a lot during adulthood
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Re: What the hell to go for in college? [Re: morrowasted]
#19143657 - 11/16/13 12:33 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Moorning Due said: These guys are all, pardon my French, fucking noobs.
Do something that you like, so you can enjoy it. The rest will fall into place. Don't do something as important as a life career just for the money.
I've tried that for a while but it didn't work. It would be cool if it could but it doesn't always work that way. I tried starting a band for a while and it is lolsy how many times it didn't pan it cause of people skimping out or miscommunication, etc... I can't sing unfortunately so a solo gig isn't really for me and I don't do a lot of sampling stuff, so I'm not sure about being an electronic artist ether. I really should tho but money is a factor in all these things.
I wouldn't want to be a homeless musician even if music was what I was most 'into'. That door is still open but more options is better really.
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good at science is a pretty broad thing to say. it is a field of study that requires hard work and dedication. you will be required to do math and engineering and a bit of chemistry related stuff. so it's certainly not easy. but dude, trust me. people will be beating down your door to give you a job. women will be beating down your door to try to get with you. you will be very confident in knowing that you are one of the most highly in-demand people in the world. i work with a girl who is about to finish hher degrees in petroleum engineering and her job is already lined up to be making 85k annual starting plus bonuses with the realistic goal of making six figures within 5 years. and she is 22. i am pretty jealous
also you can learn to like what you do. and you also can do what you like during your paid vacation time and evenings and weekends. having a job that gives you confidences and self-reliability (and even the ability to give back charitably in whatever ways you like to give back) means a lot during adulthood
That does sound pretty amazing. I'm really not so good at math though - I don't know why but complicated math makes me feel retarded but it could be if I really work hard at it and study all day I could do it. I think doing it could be cool Thanks for the idea. I think I'll look into it and see if I could realistically do it.
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Re: What the hell to go for in college? [Re: starfire_xes]
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Re: What the hell to go for in college? [Re: skatealex2]
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I hear that. I'm not good at expressing myself tho sometimes, so I don't think I'd be best at helping other people with that too.
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Re: What the hell to go for in college? [Re: skatealex2]
#19143732 - 11/16/13 12:59 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I personally think it is a horrible idea to go to college if you don't really know what to do. I think it's only good to go to college if you know for sure what you want to do going in, or if you're getting financial aid opportunities that only apply if you go straight out of high school.
IF you don't really know what you want to do, you run a risk of finding out you don't like what you're studying, and changing your major one or a few times, and that's how you really get stuck in the college debt trap.
Not to mention if you take out large loans to get a degree in a high-paying field you don't like, then you will be financially forced to work in that field long-term just to pay back your debt, and you will be stuck in a miserable job out of financial necessity. That can really fuck up your life.
Plus you say you have two e-commerce businesses. If you really want your small businesses to succeed then I think you need to be investing every second/penny in them right now. I don't think you have any resources to spare for college if you want to feed those ventures.
So to make things final, I would say in your situation you should definitely NOT go to college, or you should at least be fairly certain about what you wanna do before you enroll.
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Re: What the hell to go for in college? [Re: jewunit]
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Business might sound good but in reality most college degrees today don't mean shit. Business is one of the most common bachelor degrees out there and it really doesn't offer you jack shit in most cases. Master's degrees are the new college level education, sad but true. If you want a job actually involving what the name of your major is, expect to spend the extra time and money get at least a master's. Otherwise, you are a dime a dozen.
That's not meant to sound pessimistic or discouraging, just simply accept it as truth and plan for it. I can't even tell you how many people I know (and I bet you can verify it from your own experience) that have a degree in this or that but are working as bartenders, bank tellers, waiters/waitresses/retail, etc etc etc.
But from the people I've come in contact with, business degrees are considered especially "general" and really not worth a damn as far as getting a legit job based on your education alone. Meaning, get ready to be entry level/intern and try to work your way up and have your education basically mean jackshit other than maybe having them unlock the front door for you. Same is true for the majority of degrees in this day and age. Master's degree or learn to like being an intern or doing a menial job that was, 5 years ago, punk off the street, data entry type shit.
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Re: What the hell to go for in college? [Re: Shpongle1]
#19143819 - 11/16/13 01:23 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Celestial Traveler said: I personally think it is a horrible idea to go to college if you don't really know what to do. I think it's only good to go to college if you know for sure what you want to do going in, or if you're getting financial aid opportunities that only apply if you go straight out of high school.
IF you don't really know what you want to do, you run a risk of finding out you don't like what you're studying, and changing your major one or a few times, and that's how you really get stuck in the college debt trap.
Not to mention if you take out large loans to get a degree in a high-paying field you don't like, then you will be financially forced to work in that field long-term just to pay back your debt, and you will be stuck in a miserable job out of financial necessity. That can really fuck up your life.
Plus you say you have two e-commerce businesses. If you really want your small businesses to succeed then I think you need to be investing every second/penny in them right now. I don't think you have any resources to spare for college if you want to feed those ventures.
So to make things final, I would say in your situation you should definitely NOT go to college, or you should at least be fairly certain about what you wanna do before you enroll.
I hear that. I'm not rushing into college or anything but thinking as an idea if it makes sense later at some point. I also am pretty much spending most of my money on these sites as well as time working on them now - as it's taken a bit of fine tuning and getting things together for the sites to get going. Pretty much taking whatever time is needed to get sites fine tuned now and optimizing them for search engines.
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That's not meant to sound pessimistic or discouraging, just simply accept it as truth and plan for it. I can't even tell you how many people I know (and I bet you can verify it from your own experience) that have a degree in this or that but are working as bartenders, bank tellers, waiters/waitresses/retail, etc etc etc.
But from the people I've come in contact with, business degrees are considered especially "general" and really not worth a damn as far as getting a legit job based on your education alone. Meaning, get ready to be entry level/intern and try to work your way up and have your education basically mean jackshit other than maybe having them unlock the front door for you. Same is true for the majority of degrees in this day and age. Master's degree or learn to like being an intern or doing a menial job that was, 5 years ago, punk off the street, data entry type shit.
I hear that about business degrees. That's why I haven't gone for business degrees or thought about them too much. I guess a masters in business might be the way to do it like you said. The thing is in starting a business/e-commerce site I think I'm learning how to do it while doing it pretty much. It can be pretty straight forward depdning on the type of business really. The legal technicalities of starting a business or what type to start can also be found by researching online and seeing what the local laws are regarding businesses in your area.
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Re: What the hell to go for in college? [Re: skatealex2]
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The Business school offers the most workable degrees you can get. I don’t know why people are talking shit on business. Ya economics sucks, but literally every other degree offered by the business school(econ isn’t even through the business school at some uni’s) is pretty damn good.
Accounting and you are guaranteed a job right out of school, MIS too. Biz admin and finance are also pretty solid, especially if you get a good internship and grades.
Unless you are good at math or science, business is probably the best degree you get. Obviously shit like Math, Comp Sci, and Engineering are going to be better for your immediate job prospects. Have fun in discrete mathematics and bullshit like that, ill be laughing all the way from my fly fishing class.
The shitty thing about business school is you are going to hate one of the disciplines with a passion and you will have to take a lot of the classes. Management classes were created by the devil himself, but they aren’t really that hard and there is a lot of roll over between classes. So if you have a bunch of business classes a lot of the same concepts show up in multiple classes, giving you way more free time.
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Re: What the hell to go for in college? [Re: elax420]
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Accounting and you are guaranteed a job right out of school, MIS too. Biz admin and finance are also pretty solid, especially if you get a good internship and grades.
Unless you are good at math or science, business is probably the best degree you get.
i think the people talking shit on business degrees dont have a business degree
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Re: What the hell to go for in college? [Re: k00laid]
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MBAs are still solid degrees
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Re: What the hell to go for in college? [Re: skatealex2]
#19144812 - 11/16/13 10:41 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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learn a little about everything you can and don't worry about what the degree is called.
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Re: What the hell to go for in college? [Re: unam sanctum]
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That's what I was thinking but that can be done outside of college. I guess you can always start our undecleared in a new college and see what ends up being interesting after taking a few classes.
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Re: What the hell to go for in college? [Re: skatealex2]
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That's what I was thinking but that can be done outside of college. I guess you can always start our undecleared in a new college and see what ends up being interesting after taking a few classes.
most people find the same classes interesting though... psychology, philosophy.... these are not good majors. they are good elective classes, but not good majors. unless you are prepared to work VERY VERY hard
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That's what I was thinking but that can be done outside of college. I guess you can always start our undecleared in a new college and see what ends up being interesting after taking a few classes.
most people find the same classes interesting though... psychology, philosophy.... these are not good majors. they are good elective classes, but not good majors. unless you are prepared to work VERY VERY hard
Word man. That's what I found interesting too when I was in college. Especially abnormal psychology, but I do not want to become a psychologist! I wouldn't want to become a career philosopher either.
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Re: What the hell to go for in college? [Re: skatealex2]
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I have found being interested in things is a function of one's intelligence. When you make genuine connections in your own mind, things become interesting. As long as you are just regurgitating what you're being force-fed, you'll never be interested in the material you study.
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Re: What the hell to go for in college? [Re: morrowasted]
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I hear that and I think that has differentiated some classes for me in the past. I usually find courses more interesting that require some self research and aren't just about simply memorizing everything and repeating it just cause someone (such as a teacher or a professor) says that's what it is, etc...
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Re: What the hell to go for in college? [Re: skatealex2]
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Just use the money for a big knife. You will build a cabin nearby the sea and insulate it properly. Buy a nice fishing rod and alot of lures.. and a cooking pan. You would also like to have some good earth and seeds of whatever you might fancy to grow and harwest.
If the internett is to complicated you might want to pay someone to teach you these things... and when you are done depending on where you live I would reccommend a fireowen to keep you warm in the winters good luck!
And if you do not want to spend your life alone, I would also reccommend someone to spend your life with and love. ( that maybe the hardest)
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Re: What the hell to go for in college? [Re: morrowasted]
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personally, I would sit in on classes that I felt for whatever reasons would most benefit my ambitions and which I couldn't teach myself and say fuck the diploma, but since I didn't think you'd benefit much from that advice I didn't type it to start with. just remember it's only a piece of paper and if you know yourself, can determine what you want to do and commit chances are you won't need it. it certainly can't be ate or milked and it ain't gonna lay you any eggs. financial intelligence can give you a comfortable life on less money than you'd imagine and is required to make a lot as money and comfort for most of us have at least a finger or two on the steering wheel. you're happiness should be the light that guides you
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Re: What the hell to go for in college? [Re: skatealex2]
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My philosophy is to make college work for you. I think that the question “what do you want to do” is too obscure to really make the decision of what to study in school. How many times have you thought that you wanted to do something only to be disappointed once you tried it? People make life altering decisions about what to study and don’t even research what the actual job is that they will be fulfilling, the type of companies they will be working for, and the day to day rolls of someone in that profession.
IME, the culture of the workplace has more to do with my happiness than the work that I do. Let’s face it; all jobs will become somewhat rudimentary in the long run. You have to be happy walking through the door to your job every day. The people around you, above and below you, and the organization’s vision, and purpose will all affect your work experience. If you’re doing exactly what you love but everyone around you sucks and the organization is run like shit you aren’t going to be happy. That is why I am personally more interested in being employable and in demand, I figure this way I’ll have more mobility to move around until I find my perfect fit. This also extends to location, where I live is important to me and don’t want to feel limited in that way.
I’m currently getting a master’s degree in a subspecialty of physics. When I first decided to go to college I was a high school dropout and tested into a basic arithmetic math class (yes arithmetic, as in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division…). I promise you that you are no worse at math and science than me. While its hard work, being socially savvy and making friends with your professors and other students (esp. the smart ones) will get you through.
In my opinion the most important thing to do is to keep your GPA above a 3.0. Once you have your undergrad, (esp if it’s in a science) than a whole new high paying specialized career is just two years away in the form of a variety of graduate degrees. Several of my class mates are on their second and third master’s degrees. Most grad school programs require at least a 3.0, so if you don’t think you can keep your grades up I recommend waiting until you think you can..
The science sector (especially the more specialized degrees) has its perks. I’m fully funded with a monthly stipend that is enough for me to live on. I have not had to work a real job or pay a dime for my graduate education. The job prospects are also nice and give me a sense of calm as I know that I won’t end up hopelessly unemployed unless I really screw things up.. It’s nice to be in demand; it’s funny how it can flip the script with the hiring process. One of my friends who graduated last year took a job paying 80k/yr with a 10k sign on bonus + plus moving expenses and a housing allowance… Not a bad gig. With that said, happiness is more important than money. You need to decide what makes you happy: what you do, or where you are. I chose the latter for my own reasons.
Edited by Irfan (11/16/13 01:44 PM)
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