Choosing a major.

The__Tren__Train · 2016-02-21T10:56:04+00:00

do NOT study business admin.

if you want to study the business side of education, go with accounting.

get your 150 units, take the CPA, and boom, your marketability in the business world skyrockets.

no need for an MBA or any advanced level of education beyond bachelor's degree.

50pluspiller · 2016-02-21T10:45:43+00:00

Major in a STEM Field, minor in business.

You need hard science and math skills as technology is where the jobs and money will be.

robertpaulsontitties · 2016-02-21T17:22:08+00:00

I don't mean to rustle jimmies but I'm going to have to strongly disagree with posters advocating for a minor in anything, even in a very practical field. Let me be crystal clear: no one gives a fuck about your minor. It is just a time and money suck. If you go to college your objective is to get your degree in something practical (accounting, STEM, nursing, etc) while avoiding taking any unnecessary classes. This means that if you are taking a class, it fulfills either your major or core requirements. You should never take a class exclusively on the basis that you find the subject interesting, you read about that shit for free on your own time.

Another potential pitfall to be aware of is that there are a lot of fields that look good on paper but only become useful upon completion of grad school. Psychology is an example of this.

Kathulos · 2016-02-21T09:12:49+00:00

This should be posted in askTRP.

Make sure you acquire a marketable skill with your degree. I have a degree now I am qualified to market my skills doing xyz.

I have a business administration degree. It is an expensive and simultaneously worthless piece of paper that states this individual is kinda smart, sorta motivated, and will probably show up on time. Worst decision I ever made.

quackMeme · 2016-02-21T15:40:17+00:00

English lit, I hear Yelp is hiring.

Refigerator1043 · 2016-02-21T13:41:37+00:00

Check out the book Worthless by Aaron Clarey.

Red_Swords · 2016-02-21T20:53:51+00:00

You shouldn't be going back to college UNTIL you a have a clear path.

Ask yourself, what do you really want to do?

The problem most people make when going to college (other than stumbling aimlessly into debt), is that they don't have a fucking clue what they actually want. And there are different levels to this, too:

1) You have people that that don't even have a major selected yet.

2) You have people that have narrowed it down to maybe one or two majors, but no career goals.

3) You have people that have a few potential career goals, but haven't settled on what direction to commit to.

Notice the key word in level 3, "commit."

Your degree is a commitment - it's a huge investment of your time and money, so you better be sure you know where your going, and what your doing, before you start down the college path.

With that in mind, here's my advice:

1) Know exactly what you want to do, and then find out what degree you need to start doing it. That means your first step is to pick a career and commit; if you aren't comfortable making that kind of decision, then maybe college isn't for you.

2) Plan where you'll go to school, how you'll finance it, and how long you expect it to take. I highly suggest starting at a community college and transferring to a university after the first two years. A little-known fact: Transfer students can get a lot of great scholarship offers (sometimes even full tuition) from universities, if they crush it in community college.

If you can't pick a single direction, don't go to college until you do. You won't ever have some magical epiphany - similar to women, this isn't a Disney movie. you have to decide what you want, and then just go for it. Plan before you act, and don't be fooled into thinking that you have to take on huge amounts of debt for a degree; there are plenty of grant and scholarship opportunities, if you're a hard-working student.

aditas · 2016-02-21T11:52:14+00:00

One of those is clearly superior but it is not for you. Pick the other and make sure you don't get into debt.

LifeMedic · 2016-02-21T17:36:34+00:00

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Philhelm · 2016-02-21T18:29:16+00:00

Honestly, if you don't have a clear path, then you might want to reconsider going back to college. I'm not one of those people who believes that college is for chumps, as even less-valued degrees that are so often trashed here can open more doors than no degree at all, but if you aren't truly motivated by what you are pursuing then you'll likely end up with many regrets.

I'm not the smartest person ever, but I am highly intelligent. I got mostly A's with a peppering of B's with little to no studying, my SAT was higher than the high school valedictorian's, I'd score in the top 1% on all of the standardized math tests, I got the top possible overall score for the Army ASVAB, I can speak a dozen languages, know every local custom, and with a little luck I have the Grail already.

The problem is that none of that means shit without a clear objective. I never had a clear path and was always undermined with the "you can do whatever you want" bullshit from people who should have told me otherwise. Intelligence will almost always be trumped by determination, motivation, and a clear objective. For instance, you could be the most intelligent person in the world, but when you're running for office, you'll be made to look like a fool by the 120 IQ guy that did have an interest in studying law.

wakocid · 2016-02-21T16:31:16+00:00

Some guys are not smart enough to get a "good" degree. But any degree is at least a start and can put you years ahead of others without a degree. No, you can't go into a lifetime of debt and you are going to start in a shitty job, but there are many broke doctors, lawyers, a even a few accountants out there...

moronthatlater · 2016-02-21T17:46:44+00:00

Whatever you do stay out of debt. Find the absolute cheapest way to get your degree. If that means a couple years at community college - as llaaaaaaammmmeeeeee as that sounds - do it. I graduated with $1500 debt and was essentially 10-years ahead of my peers with personal finances. You will likely want the money you'd be socking into paying off a loan to buy a house, vacation, and plan for retirement. Your value will go up if you can minimize student loans.

Noolaw · 2016-02-21T17:51:55+00:00

True power is in finance buddy. You want to learn to play the money game. With money you can buy almost 99% out of the people there. You want to be able to control the resources so you can command people to be your slaves.

scissor_me_timbers00 · 2016-02-21T17:56:21+00:00

I'm going back to school as well and considering this too. My school (large decent state university) offers a major in entrepeneurship out of the business school that i'm considering. Feedback on this idea?

_the_shape_ · 2016-02-21T18:28:22+00:00

My advice - pursuit something practical, perhaps something technical, stay the fuck away from liberal arts nonsense (i.e. gender studies, poli-sci, anthropology) and in your spare time, sharpen your speaking and writing capabilities. I've been offered promotions to positions I was highly unqualified for simply because I presented my thoughts cogently, and I've seen superiors perceived as complete troglodytes among the staff because their writing skills were on par with a dull third grader.

PabloEscoba · 2016-02-21T18:30:39+00:00

Law or political science is your best bet for politics.

StarDestinyGuy · 2016-02-21T18:33:49+00:00

Business Administration is too generic and broad. It's like majoring in Management. It doesn't mean much of anything.

If you major in business, you need to specialize in a specific area.

Finance, accounting, marketing, supply chain operations, management information systems, etc.

All of those are great fields to pursue.

il-est-ressuscite · 2016-02-21T18:40:39+00:00

Approach it from the perspective of an opportunity for your personal intellectual prosperity. There's more to education than becoming a foot soldier for capitalism.

mrpCamper · 2016-02-21T19:25:06+00:00

I interview college kids a lot. First of all as for business degrees I'll give more credit to your degree if it's in Economics, Accounting or Finance as they are simply harder and I respect them more.

I would advise against a business administration degree. You'll come out not knowing enough to qualify you for anything that is not pretty low income and fairly boring. All the decent paying jobs in a business field will go to the Accounting and Finance kids.

Engineering is much more lucrative and interesting. This goes for the type of work you'll be doing as well.

If I see a degree in engineering, I would be more apt to give that kid an interview above the other degrees mentioned before hand. all other things equal of course.

Hope that helps.

smthsmth · 2016-02-21T20:20:43+00:00

(re-submitting because previous comment was auto-deleted for linking to ask TRP)

isn't this a better topic for askTRP?

regardless, you're asking the wrong question.

I've narrowed it down to either business administration or aerospace engineering.

those are completely different things. you haven't narrowed down shit.

also you say

I'd like to get into politics in the future

what does "get into" mean to you? run for office? do you realize this means quitting your (hopefully) high paying job, risking your professional reputation and financial security? i don't think you realize how unappealing this would be if you have a family.

you need to ask yourself:

what do i like doing? what am i good at? what do i want my work day to look like? what kind of work/life balance do i want? do you want a job more focused on interacting with people, or doing stuff?

when you can answer those questions you'll have a much better idea of what to major in.

some more advice: go in with a plan for what job you want to get after college. the BLS has a database of various careers with ball-park correct information.

VasiliyZaitzev · 2016-02-21T21:16:03+00:00

Do a dual degree in business and some sciencey-type field, subject to your skill set.

Also, learn languages. I'd say Russian, Spanish and/or Portuguese, depending on what flavor of chick you like.

removol · 2016-02-21T21:35:11+00:00

Aerospace engineering sounds hard. Are you sure you're going to be able to get through multivariable calculus and those physics classes? Be honest with yourself and how much you will/can study.

Business is good as long as you focus on hard skills. e.g. hardcore accounting and not bullshit management or marketing classes.

KEMiKAL_NSF · 2016-02-22T02:01:26+00:00

Aerospace engineer checking in. Go with aerospace. Your wallet will thank you later. Do not take out student loans (I just finished paying mine off). Avoid drinking and pharmaceuticals or at least limit partying to one night a week. Use protection no matter what lies she tells you about pills. When you graduate and get a job, make sure it is one that has travel included (Launch base campaigns are rad, and those parties put college parties to shame). If you launch out of Kourou with Arianne make sure you learn the Kourou handshake... That one could save you some embarrassment. Good luck.

favours_of_the_moon · 2016-02-21T14:19:08+00:00

Yeah major in the engineering, minor in business.

Take some courses in technical and fundamental analysis of financial charts. It will help you learn to day trade.

Personally, I would also advocate minoring in Art with an emphasis on photography. The hotter a bitch is, the more confident she will be, hence the more likely she will be to remove her clothing for some pretentious intellectual concept.

Philosophy bitches are down with the "self righteous indignation," but they are slightly less likely to strip down just for the sake of "art."

eccentricrealist · 2016-02-21T10:38:55+00:00

If you want admin you can study something like economics, and not the liberal arts kind, then study an MBA. Otherwise, if you do go to aerospace make sure you can land something good with some airline or NASA.

wavereddit · 2016-02-21T11:14:17+00:00

economics, mba, science, medicine, psychology (Hannibal Lecter)

internet_terrorist · 2016-02-21T16:42:40+00:00

Why not do all three?

Get the engineering degree and get your experience in the industry. Add the MBA later and open your own engineering firm. Then later, as a business leader in your community enter local politcs.

Title	Choosing a major.
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Date	February 21, 2016 8:48 AM UTC (10 years ago)
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