question for those out of college with a degree... couple questions

[skim milk]

what was your major and are you happy?

if you can go back to college, what would you major in?

 

[huey1124]

biology, yes, biology

 

[alm99]

Marketing, what a waste of a degree if I had only known in college. I would have majored in Engineering, Graphic Design or anything other than Marketing. Maybe I will get my Masters and become a college professor in Marketing.

EDIT: At least as a college professor it will have nothing to do with Sales.

 

[weezergirl]

Electrical Engineering with the CS option
I'm very happy
Going through it was difficult and sometimes boring but if i had to do it again i would!

<-- graduated in december

 

[zbalat]

BS in mathematics. I am happy but if I had it to do all over again I have trained to be a pilot.

 

[shootsfor3]

Graduated w/Finance , that's after changing my major 3 times. I'm more or less happy. Studying sux so i ain't going back to school. I give praise to ppl who go back to get their master's or to the ppl who are in med school.

 

[macwinlin]

I majored in applied mathematics, and it's ok although I _might_ be happier if I had completed my degree in computer science. It does require much more effort, concentration and persistence than I had when I first started out in it.

 

[Siddhartha]

I have a double major: chemistry and biology with a good background in Microbiology and Physiology. I took the classes in which I was interested.

Yes, I am happy. If I went back to school, I would take the same courses.

 

[Sundog]

Microbiology, yes, Microbiology

 

[spidey07]

Computer science and EE.

Yes I'd go back, but golf would be my major.

 

[pinoy]

B S Civil Eng'g. but got my degree from where i came from (Phils.). No regrets though cuz i'm working on my job experience now so they'll let me take the PE exam.

 

[TommyVercetti]

Computer Science. Currently jobless and facing the drudgery of the real world.

I won't go back.

 

[N8Magic]

Computing and Information Science.

No, and i'm going back to school part-time in the winter for a BES and possibly a MES.

 

[anno]

Originally posted by: fritolays
what was your major and are you happy?

if you can go back to college, what would you major in?

economics.

yes.. but not because of my major.

heh.. if I had ever really figured that out, I probably would have done it by now. today? probably education.. or library science.

 

[Maetryx]

I have a BS in Civil Engineering and a few weeks ago I passed the PE exam. I don't regret the education at all. I can always get work with this degreee, especially with the PE certification. But it isn't the most exciting. I'm 32 and I'm just now forming some ideas of what I want to do with the next decade.

I plan on a graduate degree, but not in engineering. Maybe law. Maybe business. I might write some fiction books.

 

[Kalpana]

Originally posted by: fritolays
what was your major and are you happy?

if you can go back to college, what would you major in?

biochem..no way in hell would I do that again. Thank god...I don't have to find a job in it. I think I'd do philosophy or english. Something non science.

 

[skim milk]

 

CS, no, sure as hell not cs.

 

[Gyrene]

Mechanical Engineering...very happy with my degree, I'm planning on taking some classes to get my MBA now.

 

[Yossarian]

Originally posted by: zbalat
BS in mathematics. I am happy but if I had it to do all over again I have trained to be a pilot.

it doesn't take long to become a pilot, depending on what you want to do/fly.

 

[UncleWai]

Originally posted by: anno

Originally posted by: fritolays
what was your major and are you happy?

if you can go back to college, what would you major in?

economics.

yes.. but not because of my major.

heh.. if I had ever really figured that out, I probably would have done it by now. today? probably education.. or library science.

Can you elaborate on what's the future for a economic major?
My grades right now is too sucky to get into Business admin major, and I might have to choose economic major. But I am not too sure how Economic major can help me get a job?

 

[Shanteli]

MIS

NO

Psychology/Sociology/Speech and hearing sciences

 

[hawkeye81x]

Originally posted by: dtyn
Mechanical Engineering...very happy with my degree, I'm planning on taking some classes to get my MBA now.

Folks like you confuse me. You have a degree in Mech-E and you're going for an MBA. I really don't see the transition here...

Then again...
I got/will get a degree in Geography and would have like to had a degree in Bus-Ad. (Geography was a minor that changed to major after failing at Econ)

 

[anno]

Can you elaborate on what's the future for a economic major?
My grades right now is too sucky to get into Business admin major, and I might have to choose economic major. But I am not too sure how Economic major can help me get a job?

I can't help you much.. it was a long time ago. single degree in econ qualified me to do most anything that required "a college degree" but not much of anything that required a specific one. that was enough for the then, I worked for the state for 5 years, had a baby when my retirment was vested and have been "mommy" for 19 years. that's why I'm happy.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Computer Science, yes, CS.

I was programming before college so I already knew that I enjoyed it and was reasonably good at it.

I do think occaisionally about going back for either a PhD or teaching certificate (for HS) one of these years to do the Jeri Ryan character "help the kids learn" bit, but that's just one of the 500 things I need an army of clones for.