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Posted on 4/28/15 at 7:43 am to Gradual_Stroke
Ed. Tech
Great field and growing really fast.
Great field and growing really fast.
Posted on 4/28/15 at 8:40 am to TupeloReb
Economics with minors in public policy and statistics. I don't regret it at all, although I wish I would have taken some coding classes.
Economics was very interesting, because the perceptions and realities are so vastly different.
Isn't for everyone though, have to be willing to work with the numbers and facts, while setting emotions aside (but still recognizing they have an impact).
Economics was very interesting, because the perceptions and realities are so vastly different.
Isn't for everyone though, have to be willing to work with the numbers and facts, while setting emotions aside (but still recognizing they have an impact).
Posted on 4/28/15 at 8:54 am to TupeloReb
Political Science. I am a sales engineer for a major manufacturing corporation in the electrical sector.
I got lucky working hard and moving up with a distributor and got offered this job but moral of the story is get a good degree
I got lucky working hard and moving up with a distributor and got offered this job but moral of the story is get a good degree
Posted on 4/28/15 at 8:59 am to Agforlife
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Agribusiness never finished and don't work in a related field, life is funny.
Yup, never know how things will work out.
Posted on 4/28/15 at 9:08 am to TupeloReb
Civil Engineering. No regrets. Plus side is you can fit in in lots of jobs. Down side (though I don't really consider this a down) is you may need more education to be successful in your field. Fortunately my workplace provided the schooling I needed locally. Structural dynamics, advanced materials stuff, etc.
Given that I've been mostly a software developer for the last 20 yrs or so, if I went back to school now I'd probably choose CS. That wasn't really an option back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth and I went to school. And that would be a mistake, anyway. I'm in a pretty good spot now - an engineer who can write software.
Given that I've been mostly a software developer for the last 20 yrs or so, if I went back to school now I'd probably choose CS. That wasn't really an option back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth and I went to school. And that would be a mistake, anyway. I'm in a pretty good spot now - an engineer who can write software.
Posted on 4/28/15 at 9:08 am to TupeloReb
Industrial engineering
+side: broad with numerous job prospects, mix of business and engineering
-side: none IMO
+side: broad with numerous job prospects, mix of business and engineering
-side: none IMO
Posted on 4/28/15 at 9:36 am to TupeloReb
I majored in coeds and beer. Auburn finally gave me a degree in Transportation and Physical Distributtion (which is now called Supply Chain Management.)
That was over 30 years ago and I have had a very gratifying career in that same field.
That was over 30 years ago and I have had a very gratifying career in that same field.
Posted on 4/28/15 at 9:44 am to Pavoloco83
started out in pharmacy (was early entry). after two years it was clear that it wasn't for me. required way too much time for something you weren't sure if you wanted to do.
changed to exercise science and got my bachelor's degree in that and now getting my master's in the same. have one more year in it. gonna do the alternative route and teach high school and coach basketball. always thought this was what i wanted to do but the whole money issue haha
if i were to go back i would think long and hard about doing business. i thought about it in high school but everyone told me "everyone has a business degree so there won't be any jobs" and since i was a 17 year old i believed them...stupid delta farmers lol
changed to exercise science and got my bachelor's degree in that and now getting my master's in the same. have one more year in it. gonna do the alternative route and teach high school and coach basketball. always thought this was what i wanted to do but the whole money issue haha
if i were to go back i would think long and hard about doing business. i thought about it in high school but everyone told me "everyone has a business degree so there won't be any jobs" and since i was a 17 year old i believed them...stupid delta farmers lol
Posted on 4/28/15 at 10:03 am to TupeloReb
I did EE/CS. It was perfect for working in Silicon Valley. I started out as a technical guy. I quickly moved to marketing and then to sales and then to management.
It was a damn hard major, but it was sooooo worth it.
It was a damn hard major, but it was sooooo worth it.
Posted on 4/28/15 at 10:11 am to Allyn McKeen
Major: Geology Minor: Physics
Masters: Geophsyics
Awesome time in school, no regrets.
Pros: Getting paid stacks of cash in O/G
Cons: Possibly getting laid off due to oil prices. But that just means I can get around to the PhD.
Masters: Geophsyics
Awesome time in school, no regrets.
Pros: Getting paid stacks of cash in O/G
Cons: Possibly getting laid off due to oil prices. But that just means I can get around to the PhD.
Posted on 4/28/15 at 10:20 am to nc14
Undergrad in business, but probably should have gone more into the teaching/coaching arena.
Find something that you would not consider "work" and you'll enjoy your life.
Masters in HR management, so I'm a lifer now
Find something that you would not consider "work" and you'll enjoy your life.
Masters in HR management, so I'm a lifer now
This post was edited on 4/28/15 at 10:22 am
Posted on 4/28/15 at 10:35 am to TupeloReb
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What was your major in college?
Agroecology.
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Do you regret picking that major?
I think it's a stupid degree to get, but that was the requirement I had to get funding. Practical experience in farming is worth an unfathomable amount more than study.
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Plus/down sides to that major?
No one asked why I was barefoot and redeyed.
Posted on 4/28/15 at 1:37 pm to HempHead
Accounting/Finance
Could be worse.
Could be worse.
Posted on 4/28/15 at 2:18 pm to TupeloReb
BS in Chemical Engineering
I don't regret it one bit. The schooling isn't as hard as its reputation. A great job is basically guaranteed right out of school making more money than a twenty-something has any business making. No real ceiling to advancement - our new company president is a ChemE who started out in a manufacturing role.
Sometimes the locations can suck - most chemical plants are either in the middle of nowhere or on the outskirts of cities. I lucked out and got a job in Pensacola, though, and I love it here.
I don't regret it one bit. The schooling isn't as hard as its reputation. A great job is basically guaranteed right out of school making more money than a twenty-something has any business making. No real ceiling to advancement - our new company president is a ChemE who started out in a manufacturing role.
Sometimes the locations can suck - most chemical plants are either in the middle of nowhere or on the outskirts of cities. I lucked out and got a job in Pensacola, though, and I love it here.
Posted on 4/28/15 at 9:38 pm to DanMullins4Life
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DanMullins4Life
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B.S. in Computer and Information Science
M.S. in Computer and Engineering Science
Am I the only one that seriously noticed this?
Posted on 4/28/15 at 9:41 pm to TupeloReb
Bio major
No - got me where I needed to go.
Plus: can set you up to get into a professional medical school or grad school
Down: Not much you can do with it if you don't continue education
No - got me where I needed to go.
Plus: can set you up to get into a professional medical school or grad school
Down: Not much you can do with it if you don't continue education
This post was edited on 4/28/15 at 9:44 pm
Posted on 4/28/15 at 9:54 pm to TupeloReb
Currently Journalism, but will go to Law School for sure. No ragrets, coasting rn.
Posted on 4/28/15 at 9:55 pm to TupeloReb
Majored in History/minored in Political Science. Hated law school. If that's the case, you better learn to love teaching.
This post was edited on 4/28/15 at 9:58 pm
Posted on 4/28/15 at 9:56 pm to TupeloReb
*is* mechanical engineering. Sometimes I regret it. It's finals right now so right now is one if those times. 
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