This. I can’t quote on internships but I got that coming next summer (CS major by the way). The work is repetitive but I like it because I can make things work, and I’ll expand on that in a minute.
Or get a degree in philosophy.
It won’t be popular with family but if you work and get a feel for what you want to do with the rest of your life(i.e. the important parts) it will be well worth it imo.
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Everything in here except the last bit about the nitpicky asshole writing prof only because I fucking hate writing. I dislike the openness of grading papers, it seems too subjective to me. I like being either right or wrong, all the papers I write take me hours longer than the CS projects that I do because I will rewrite a sentence or a paragraph dozens of times because I don’t like how it reads or something stupid and barely improve on the original piece. And that’s why I hate writing, probably just me but fuck dat shit…
Sounds like you’ll be aiight especially if you get a teaching job somewhere. Which I’m betting you’ve already started getting feedback for…Maybe
How competitive is getting a job out there? I know job searches are shitty (and I know this is a question better suited for our Programmer’s Thread) but how much importance is placed upon a degree?
Finally, this…
Also TheDamned…it
And then…
-Starhammer-
^i forget his posting sig but I quoted an entire thread so I feel it’s appropraite^
If you just want to make money, than there are numerous jobs you can get that don’t require a college degree. One of the greatest lie ever told to society is that you need a college degree to be successful. And the assumption that people with college degrees are smart.
BEWD
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To reply seriously, I was checking out a graph not too long ago and Petro-Engineers were at the top as far as average salary(85-90k iirc)
I’m aware that math, engineering and science have all the stuff I’m looking for in the future such as good salary, job security, etc.
Unfortunately, my brain is more inclined to learning other things much better than math thus, one reason I am a history major :sad:
CTG
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Honestly, it sounds like you have a common problem.
My advice is if your passion is indeed History, find a way to make it work other than teaching. Could you somehow get involved in archeology? Museum corrator (sp)? Maybe work for an insurance company that handles antiques? Etc.
The other way you could go is make a list of things you like to do. Not because of money, but things you’d do for free on your downtime. Those are things you want to see whether or not you can make a career of. Most people will tell you that you don’t want to go do a job you hate everyday just because it pays well.
Accounting
people will think you are good at math, without doing any “math”
I know some like to believe in that childish BS about getting a job doing what you love, but thats often not a realistic expectation. Nor is it like a fighting game where you can pick a low-tier character and through hardwork & sheer willpower find ways to do well, conventional or otherwise. There are some majors that just plain S-U-C-K, and the chances of making a comfortable living off of them are sparse at best. History being one of them.
He might be able to find a longterm job in something like teaching, a museum or big library. However, there are not many of those going around, and those people that have those jobs are holding onto them for dear life. 'lest they be in the same boat.
For example i LOVE Psychology, but wheres the money in it? On top of that requirements to get a job/career worth a damn in it require no less than a PH.D. So i’d have to be in college for the next 12 years, only to leave out with something that i’d be hard pressed to find a position in. Thats a big gamble i’m not going to bother with.
You’re kinda going to extremes there. The trick is compromising in finding a career they don’t necessarily like, but don’t hate either. Something they can at least stand to do.
And if it makes them a good living…something they’ll eventually come to appreciate & take pride in.
There’s always the medical field… >_>
Pertho
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Archeology doesn’t exactly work that way. Unless he wanted to work in Europe, you’re going to need people’s skills.
Radiology is heavily saturated pretty much nationwide despite what the internet/schools say (I work in the field. I know what I’m talking about.) Maybe you live in an area where it’s not so actually talk to the local techs. Radiology was starting to feel saturation right before 2008 so now with healthcare reform + recession it’s only gotten worse.
As for all of you thinking the medical field is full of job opportunities, it’s not. Only doctors and nurses can find jobs and nurses are starting to have a rough time as well. All of the ancillary things like x-ray, respiratory therapy, PTA, etc., are almost completely dried up.
Cryoh
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Field and turf management.
But seriously, looking for life-deciding advice on SRK? Surely you jest.
It also depends on if your looking for a job you want to do. like you’ll enjoy it and feel like your making a difference or if you want a job that just pays good money.
get a bachelor of arts i hear they are very useful
AOS
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As much as I’d want to draw for a living, I opted for a field of study that has a much larger array of job opportunities. The only problem is that I’m a lazy fuck.
I would just like to make this clear that this thread is more of a suggestion box than anything else.
Who knows, someone else might also draw information from this discussion (even though it’s an SRK thread)
