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NS decide my career future! serious thread

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JNix.
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+k to any advice at all!!

I'm at the stage in my life where I'm a sophomore in college and need to declare a major. I'm in the College of Business at Colorado State pretty much because that tends to be what people go into when they have no idea what they want to do. fml right?

It sucks seeing everyone making the most of their education in engineering/sciences and working towards certain niches that they love. I wish it were that easy for me, but math and sciences have never been my thing. All I really know is that I would love to be involved in the ski industry in some way, and I'm shitting myself at the even idea of working in a cubicle working my way up to becoming the operations manager in an accounting firm or some shit.

I'm leaning towards marketing or management. marketing because I've always been good at art and left brain shit, but it tends to pay poorly. management seems to have more opportunities, but not sure it's my thing.

Any ideas/recommendations/experiences?

Feb 5 2010 3:24PM
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prontocuts.com
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DO ENGINEERING
Feb 5 2010 3:25PM
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Sveetski
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Dunno if you'd be intrested in this? http://www.sierranevada.edu/803
Feb 5 2010 3:31PM
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JNix.
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I feel it's too late, I would have to quit my job and commit my life to math and have to work so much harder than most. doubt I could even catch up this late in the game
Feb 5 2010 3:32PM
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Balto
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porn star? seems like the logical choice
Feb 5 2010 3:32PM
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EVAN_SKIS
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get a pilots liscence and run a heli skiing business
Feb 5 2010 3:34PM
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MattWeiss
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dont base your decision off of pay rates, do what you like/love and you wont ever work a day in your life, thats all i have for ya besides i guess just go through every different major and how those degrees apply in the real world to see if it is something you would like to do

Feb 5 2010 3:35PM
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XtRemE11
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you dont need to make a decision on what your gonna do for the rest of your life at such a young age.  all those people committing to those specific fields are gonna realize in 10 years that they dont like it and regret not taking more time to decide.  just always do what interests you and something will come.  thats my advice.
Feb 5 2010 3:36PM
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M+M
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dude, you LITERALLY just described my dilemma except i am at CU boulder and not CSU, but literally, word for word, the SAME shit
Feb 5 2010 3:37PM
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JNix.
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word. just trying to shoot for the stars ya know? I want to challenge myself not just fall into something I feel comfortable with. also paying out-of-state tuition
Feb 5 2010 3:38PM
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JNix.
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ya there are a lot of us haha, anything you're leaning towards?
Feb 5 2010 3:40PM
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M+M
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as i mentioned, same shit as you, i mean my brother and sister both did accounting and she just got a job at a firm in boston and hates her life, just as you mentioned, it kind of pathetic you know, i was thinking about maybe switching to environmental economics you know? go green, that sort of thing, but it doesnt hurt to be in business while im at it, maybe minor in that
Feb 5 2010 3:42PM
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omIV
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open a liquor store in an up-and-coming ski town (like revelstoke). prepare to be popular.
Feb 5 2010 3:43PM
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parkskier
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I think you should do what you like and are good at (in this case Marketing?).  You might also find that you like some majors/specializations more once you take a class related to them.  It might be a major that you've never really considered but a class might help you understand it better and appreciate it, happened to me with my major.

Also, I would not recommending doing engineering.  Not because I was in engineering and dropped it for business, but because you said you don't really like math and science that much.  I think you have to really like the math and science and be really good at them.  I was decent at math but not really good (at calculus) and I hated engineering.
Feb 5 2010 5:48PM
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followCam
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I dont know bout the US but im doing Marketing Management in uni (UK) and its not really all that arty, if thats how you see it. And if you come out with a good degree here, you'll end up earning a fair bit. Although, probably a large thing to do with that is what company you work for haha.
But i kind of feel the same way, I wouldve liked to do an Engineering degree, sometihing relative to REAL life, not just subjective. If you get me.
Just thought id give some input. I do enjoy my course so far, so Marketing isnt a bad choice!
Feb 5 2010 6:11PM
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asapCferg
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i feel like ns is not the best place to get advice for your first career and basically your life. but anyways the medical field will be in serious need for employees in the near future while the businesses will be struggling with the decline of the economy. Theres a thought for you
Feb 5 2010 6:24PM
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JNix.
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bump
Feb 5 2010 8:33PM
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prontocuts.com
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All I know is, you should never not do anything because its alot of work
Feb 5 2010 8:35PM
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Gnarshred
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If all you want to do is work in the ski industry you don't really need a degree...
Feb 5 2010 8:36PM
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Shadows
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winning idea of the thread.
im in the same boat dude. it sucks. only im not wasting my time in school yet. just sittin on my ass with all this money that i didnt spend yet
Feb 5 2010 8:39PM
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JNix.
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not saying I want a degree in being a liftee
Feb 5 2010 8:53PM
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