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brennanmidwest
Posts: 925 - Karma: 13
Anyone in college or going soon, what are you majoring in? Im thinkin bout goin engineering open option but i have no idea.. why did you pick it too..
Jan 23 2007 11:49PM
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Capt.Flannel
Posts: 10928 - Karma: 36
I was pre-med and athletic training last year and that was not for me, so I thought about what I liked and took some classes this year and have decided that next fall, when start at St Mikes, I'll be a political science major with a global studies minor. I picked them because I'm very interested in politics and my way of thinking about most issues starts, in my head, at the international level.
Jan 23 2007 11:51PM
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nitsua
Posts: 4631 - Karma: 726
graphic arts.
Jan 23 2007 11:52PM
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Itsbackfliptime
Posts: 18901 - Karma: 75
My major is computer science. Just declared last week. They gave me a t-shirt and took my picture. It felt like I was being drafted.

As for a minor, I was thinking something like film or psych.
Jan 24 2007 12:00AM
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skier_boy26
Posts: 11295 - Karma: 502
architecture, but like pre-architecture untill i get the prereqs done and shit
Jan 24 2007 12:02AM
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caitie_baby
Posts: 180 - Karma: 41
Public Relations...but I dont know what I want to do with it yet!! I have to get my journalism pre-recs out of the way first though.
Jan 24 2007 12:10AM
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freeski1620
Posts: 5670 - Karma: 1,718
im majoring in ski and resort business management.
its pretty fuckin' bomber!
Jan 24 2007 12:11AM
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fappy
Posts: 2960 - Karma: 15
if you want to make good money, then engineering, computer science, etc. are definetly legit majors. and if you go to any sort of reputable school, these aren't cakewalk degrees either so i think there's defeintly a degree of respect attached to these diplomas.

for the business department, accounting and omis are the most reasonable choices. demand is high, pay is pretty good. don't do marketing or any other bullshit like that.

avoid any degree that requires graduate school, pre-med, pre-law, etc. you can still pick up an education in a different study and apply to these schools. pre-law is offered where i go to school, but i'm majoring in accounting and planning on going to law school - if i can get through these last fucking years.

and if you're thinking of a communications major you should probably save yourself the effort later on when you're sucking dick for a bowl of soup, and kill yourself now. that, or switch.
Jan 24 2007 12:13AM
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brennanmidwest
Posts: 925 - Karma: 13
anyone a bio major? i met this guy that was one and lived in colorado and he had the most kickass job ever. he was tellin me about how for the last month he was traveling around looking for bald eagles. im sure theres alot more to it just sounded sweet and i was wonderin if anyone knew more about that field.
Jan 24 2007 12:26AM
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foodisfun
Posts: 5427 - Karma: 287
im seriously looking into enviornmental engineering, or something that could help me get into alternative energy stuff.

i took a class last year and learned tons about stuff that actually interested me and made me want to learn more.

i'd also like to look into some kind of like broadcasting or radio type stuff.  i wanna learn a little more about it though becaise i don't know much.
Jan 24 2007 2:13AM
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dman1260
Posts: 899 - Karma: 13
I'm an accounting major at a pretty good school and I think its great. I started out as an engineer and it wasn't my thing so I switched. Everyone gave me shit cause business is "easy" and engineers "make more money", but I have an internship lined up and will probably end up working for a company that will pay just as much or more than any engineering firm and i'm going to be able to travlel the world doing consulting work for the worlds top firms. So if you do accounting things can be great if you make sure and get good grades and take all the opportunities that are available to you.
Jan 24 2007 2:31AM
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WIfreeskier
Posts: 8125 - Karma: 65
biomedical engineering rite now, pretty sure i'm sticking with it
Jan 24 2007 2:35AM
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J.Bass
Posts: 1642 - Karma: 24
well i declared microbiology but for medical school you dont actually need a major.
Jan 24 2007 2:41AM
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Ware
Posts: 1758 - Karma: 2,221
Im having a tough choice. I was set on going into engineering, but after hearing how rigorous the curriculum is and how hard one must work, i am reconsidering. Anyone a sophmore engineer and have any thoughts about the rigor of it?
Jan 24 2007 2:56AM
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waterville_NH
Posts: 3411 - Karma: 23
between english, philosophy and political science....then maybe law school after that
Jan 24 2007 8:02AM
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aja_kiki
Posts: 2354 - Karma: 51
im signed up for graphic design...but thinkin about switching to elementary education...being a teacher would be really rewarding n such.

...ya never know.
Jan 24 2007 8:21AM
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michelle
Posts: 6290 - Karma: 428
that's what im going to school for!
Jan 24 2007 8:36AM
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Collgan
Posts: 470 - Karma: 11
Environmental Economics
Jan 24 2007 8:38AM
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icywhite
Posts: 1242 - Karma: 12
criminal justice
Jan 24 2007 8:46AM
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Homebrewer19
Posts: 346 - Karma: 11
Brewing and Distilling... c'mon you know you want to: http://www.icbd.hw.ac.uk/index.php
Jan 24 2007 9:21AM
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*Fujative*
Posts: 8554 - Karma: 183
PHOTO! thats what im doing and i love it
Jan 24 2007 10:14AM
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Shpadoinkle
Posts: 10437 - Karma: 84
dentistry or resort management.
Jan 24 2007 10:36AM
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windhamskibum
Posts: 1193 - Karma: 16
Athletic training, Pre Physical Therapy, option for duel major in Exercise science
Jan 24 2007 12:20PM
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Capt.Flannel
Posts: 10928 - Karma: 36
At Cornell by chance?
Jan 24 2007 1:34PM
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Hannah.
Posts: 4625 - Karma: 56
European History
Jan 24 2007 3:23PM
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soulskier
Posts: 17806 - Karma: 3,841
major:business
minor:ski area business management
Jan 24 2007 3:24PM
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scurry4
Posts: 155 - Karma: 16
next year for archetecture
Jan 24 2007 3:32PM
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lineskis360
Posts: 462 - Karma: 11
film/video, its sick no science or math, just film
Jan 24 2007 3:48PM
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brennanmidwest
Posts: 925 - Karma: 13
ya thats kinda where im leaning i just dont kno how to decide..im gonna go in engineering open option probably then just declare later
Jan 24 2007 4:06PM
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waterville_NH
Posts: 3411 - Karma: 23
that sounds like the worst thing ever...how many doors does that open? one, two...three at most
Jan 24 2007 5:40PM
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nealpgards
Posts: 1254 - Karma: 12
I'm pretty sure that successful businessmen make a lot more money than engineers do. Engineers can make a lot of money right out of college, but there isn't much leverage as there is in the business world.
Jan 24 2007 6:25PM
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PLJaCks
Posts: 566 - Karma: 10
graphic design. i'll be graduating in may
Jan 24 2007 6:31PM
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Itsbackfliptime
Posts: 18901 - Karma: 75
Engineering is tough. There is a LOT of math. I'd say its worth it though. Outside of engineering you aren't gonna find many jobs that pay so much without having a graduate degree.
Jan 24 2007 6:36PM
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clrumivier4life
Posts: 2429 - Karma: 9
Straight up COMPUTER ENGINEERING!
Jan 24 2007 6:52PM
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ArmadaFreerider8
Posts: 4565 - Karma: 10
I'm planning on going into business for financing
Jan 24 2007 7:09PM
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Krazy_Karl
Posts: 540 - Karma: 10
yeah well majoring in bio is just learning ecology, its evrything else, and that can be so boring, i currently just finished Bio 30 and absolutely hated it, bio 20 was real sweet cause its all ecology. And higher levels of bio ie: university major are extremly hard
Jan 24 2007 7:11PM
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Krazy_Karl
Posts: 540 - Karma: 10
from what i hear there hard
Jan 24 2007 7:11PM
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Krazy_Karl
Posts: 540 - Karma: 10
oh shit i meant to say bio ISN'T just ecology
Jan 24 2007 7:12PM
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wasatch
Posts: 428 - Karma: 62
Environmental Studies!
Jan 24 2007 7:58PM
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jimmychung
Posts: 6857 - Karma: 25
pre-med or some kind of bio
Jan 24 2007 8:23PM
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meggers
Posts: 2094 - Karma: 70
im a psych major!
Jan 24 2007 8:48PM
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GrassCutter86
Posts: 320 - Karma: 9
Golf Turf Management - Hell Yeah
Can't beat going to MSU
Jan 24 2007 8:51PM
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Kori
Posts: 898 - Karma: 44
i'm going into Pysical Therapy and sports medicine.
Jan 24 2007 10:22PM
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Galli
Posts: 1076 - Karma: 378
industrial design
Jan 24 2007 11:03PM
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iggyskier
Posts: 10448 - Karma: 10,021
Biology (Pre-med though...so basically Chem too)
Jan 24 2007 11:09PM
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brennanmidwest
Posts: 925 - Karma: 13
my sister is a physical therapy major at saint louis university...she has gross anatomy this whole summer so shes got cadavers and shit to do..i guess its a good amount of work but she really likes it
Jan 24 2007 11:10PM
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ktlu
Posts: 2491 - Karma: 25
woooo alex! me too
Jan 24 2007 11:20PM
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whattheshit
Posts: 6562 - Karma: 107
Enviro Studies then branching off to Urban Studies or something.
Jan 24 2007 11:32PM
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John.
Posts: 1327 - Karma: 11
how is that? i was looking at it at marquette and it looks pretty sweet
Jan 24 2007 11:33PM
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Mattman
Posts: 19108 - Karma: 16
I looking into a Major in History.. Its going to be tough. Right now I am in first year and doing quite well so yea I am god!
Jan 24 2007 11:49PM
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MissMontana
Posts: 971 - Karma: 42
hahahaha on Monday I was sitting in some random Anthro class and my desk said "Computer Science majors are sexual tyranasaurs." I dont know exactly what that means but its awesome. (sidenote: today in the same class on a different desk it said "I am having sex tonight," "Use Trojan ribbed rubbers" and "Your life is ending one second at a time." That classroom is out of control)

As for me I'm an Anthro minor and dont know what major. I want to add communications but I dont k now. 


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