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What was your major in College?

#105
Bongolation said:
No, Jethro, I'm just continually mystified by the seeming pointlessness of personal questions people ask here.

"Uh, OK...you going somewhere with this?"

"Um. No."

I also intended a humorous allusion to the blank indifference with which the world regards Art degrees, but that predictably went over your head, too.
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Well cheer up bub, its OT where the useless questions live and die.
 
#107
jrthebassguy said:
Double majored in Marketing and Management

The one thing it taught me us that unless you go get your MBA, having a basic business degree aint worth a whole heck of a lot. Unless you want to work Sales or Customer Service your whole life. I currently do both with my job. Not a bad gig, but not want I want to be doing in 10, 5 or even 3 more years.

The people I sell to are often only high school educated (or even drop outs) and some make much more than I do. But then again, they work insane hours and work in a very physically grueling environment. I couldn't do that kind of work.

I figure I'll get another year or two of full-time experience under my belt and head back for my MBA.
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I took an MBA course (operations management) as an elective this past semester. I found it very interesting. It was a little bit refreshing to take an applied course after taking courses dealing with fancy, highly abstract theories...and I consider myself a fancy, highly abstract theory kinda guy. :D
 
#110
Munjibunga said:
I know it's not helpful to you, but that might have been something to investigate before you chose that major. High schoolers pay attention. Anyway, law school is an option, or a masters in public policy or something like that. In any event, more schooling is in order.
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Eh, it's certainly not something I regret, I spent four years studying something I love, had my ideas and preconceived notions challenged, and met a whole bunch of great students and professors. Wouldn't major in anything else for the world. If anything, I would have picked up something else.

Yeah, college is about getting a degree so you can get a job, but I was also encouraged to spend it as time to study what I want and what I love, and that's what I did.

I know I'll need more schooling, but the problem is paying for it. After an undergraduate degree, I would really like to find a job that will pay for me to get my masters, and quite honestly, I'm a ready to not be in school for at least little bit.
 

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