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shotvet
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Just curious what all of you like or are good at when it comes to academics.

So prospective, current, and past college students; what will/are/did you study in college??

I have my bachelors in biology and am working on a second bachelors in nursing
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Apr 5 2015 9:15PM
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Chewy.
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Elementary Education
Apr 6 2015 6:17PM
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Black.Bird
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Geology.
Graduating next year. My interest in it has sadly decreased over the last two years.

Also with oil prices so low and the mining industry not doing so hot, I'm thinking of doing another bachelors in sustainable energy engineering as I'm finishing this one...
I don't think I could do a masters in geology.
Apr 6 2015 6:33PM
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EmperorKuzco
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Black.BirdGeology.
Graduating next year. My interest in it has sadly decreased over the last two years.

Also with oil prices so low and the mining industry not doing so hot, I'm thinking of doing another bachelors in sustainable energy engineering as I'm finishing this one...
I don't think I could do a masters in geology.


Good idea, you'll at least be able to live yourself. Also environmental industry is going to be a gold mine in future years so there's that.

Currently an environmental studies major and minor in economics.
Apr 6 2015 6:39PM
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Filet-O-Fish
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jpastorArchitecture with a minor in Environmental Studies at Keene State College.
Graduating in May


How did you like it there? One of the colleges i'm thinking about going to.
Apr 6 2015 6:42PM
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Piste.Off
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About to graduate with a sports medicine major and a biomedical sciences minor.
Apr 6 2015 7:33PM
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dispatchQ_main
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school is bullshit and a waste of money now that the internet has democratized information and has recently become easily accessible






but i go to school for computer science with a minor in film
Apr 6 2015 9:36PM
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robbinJAHood
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going for bachelors degree in fine arts with a minor in forestry
Apr 6 2015 10:13PM
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Chewy.
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savvy_skigoing for bachelors degree in fine arts with a minor in forestry


Draw me like one of your french girls.
Apr 6 2015 10:16PM
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jensen
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Black.BirdGeology.
Graduating next year. My interest in it has sadly decreased over the last two years.

Also with oil prices so low and the mining industry not doing so hot, I'm thinking of doing another bachelors in sustainable energy engineering as I'm finishing this one...
I don't think I could do a masters in geology.


Making a career decision based on the current price of oil sounds like one of the poorest decisions I have heard in a long time. Oil prices fluctuate, it will be up and it will be down. Nearly every source says the price of oil will be back up by the end of the year.

If you don't want to do geology because you aren't interested, great. But don't use the price of oil to justify it.
Apr 6 2015 10:23PM
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~Gotama~
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Geology

You can argue all you want about oil, but plastic is never going away.
Apr 6 2015 11:35PM
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Black.Bird
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jensenMaking a career decision based on the current price of oil sounds like one of the poorest decisions I have heard in a long time. Oil prices fluctuate, it will be up and it will be down. Nearly every source says the price of oil will be back up by the end of the year.

If you don't want to do geology because you aren't interested, great. But don't use the price of oil to justify it.


The very first thing I said was that my interest in geology has gone down over the last two years...

I'm not basing my decision on the current state of the economy. I know that the oil industry is very cyclical.
However to get a job with just at Bsc when I graduate will not be easy, and I'm not interested enough to do a masters.
Not sure where you get your news, but unfortunately I don't think prices will be back to where the were by the end of the year. However there might be a rise in prices towards the end.

When I first started university, I was debating between geology or engineering and I should have picked the later.
Apr 7 2015 12:15AM
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jensen
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Black.BirdThe very first thing I said was that my interest in geology has gone down over the last two years...

I'm not basing my decision on the current state of the economy. I know that the oil industry is very cyclical.
However to get a job with just at Bsc when I graduate will not be easy, and I'm not interested enough to do a masters.
Not sure where you get your news, but unfortunately I don't think prices will be back to where the were by the end of the year. However there might be a rise in prices towards the end.

When I first started university, I was debating between geology or engineering and I should have picked the later.


Yeah, I saw that... sorry, wasn't trying to come off as cynical, I was more trying to comment on using oil prices to rationalize your decision.

I work around (not in) the oil industy and I see a lot of people speculating on this type of thing (oil price) with a lot of misunderstanding. I also don't think it will be over $100/bbl at year-end but I do think it will absolutely go up a significant amount from the $50/bbl it is at now, I would think $80/bbl at year-end is realistic. I can provide more rationale but didn't really feel like hijacking this thread with a debate on oil prices. I will tell you that it takes years and years to develop an oil field. As you said, prices are cyclical and oil companies understand this. They don't completely pull the plug when oil price takes a short-term down turn due to a supply shock.

Anyways, good for you for following your interests. Definite props.
Apr 7 2015 12:44AM
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lcoopman
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Proctology
Apr 7 2015 1:05AM
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paige.
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I got my bachelors in Ecology and Primatology (yes, the study of monkeys). I'm currently in the interview process for the Canadian Coast Guard Navigation Officer training program (which would give me a second bachelors in Marine Science as well as my ship's officer cert), but if I don't get in I'll start applying for grad programs focusing on either aquatic or community ecology.
Apr 7 2015 3:07AM
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shepux
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Environmental planning
Apr 7 2015 6:28AM
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KravtZ
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Granite_StateWhat was that timeframe like from graduation to where you are now? I've always been interested in investment banking, just no clue where to start.

I really want to end up being a terrain park manager for a decent sized resort. Year round job, salary, allows creativity, and I still get to ski. But idk thats years down the road. I really need an internship, just dont have the time since I have to work when im not in school. Would love to pay of my 80k in soon to be debt before sallie mae really starts dicking me. Any advice?


Well im not really sure where you go to school or what year you are...but it really starts freshman year ESPECIALLY if your at a non target school for those companies. Basically I went wealth management, then the next year got a credit internship (insanely lucky) at one of the top banks, and then from their junior year it was a lot easier to get noticed cause I had some serious brand name companies I networked my way into.

But if your at a non target school expect to maintain a 3.7+GPA at a minimum.

Plus banking internships pay insanely well. My sophmore year internship paid 15K for 8 weeks and my banking one paid 15K plus a nice signing bonus.

Way to late right now to get into one of the large banks/companies spots have been filled for months. Best bet is to reach out to boutique banks (very hard this late in the game) and local branches of wealth management firms, etc.
Apr 7 2015 9:41AM
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Anathema
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1) Human Kinetics
2) Cognitive Neuropsychology
Apr 7 2015 9:45AM
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NotoriousT.S.E
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Graduating this spring with an Econ degree. Trying to get into real estate investment as soon as possible.
Apr 7 2015 12:43PM
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michiskier23
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International Studies and Political Science at University of Denver
Apr 7 2015 12:54PM
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PeteySkeety
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Mathematical Physiology
Apr 7 2015 12:58PM
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NotoriousT.S.E
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KravtZWell im not really sure where you go to school or what year you are...but it really starts freshman year ESPECIALLY if your at a non target school for those companies. Basically I went wealth management, then the next year got a credit internship (insanely lucky) at one of the top banks, and then from their junior year it was a lot easier to get noticed cause I had some serious brand name companies I networked my way into.

But if your at a non target school expect to maintain a 3.7+GPA at a minimum.

Plus banking internships pay insanely well. My sophmore year internship paid 15K for 8 weeks and my banking one paid 15K plus a nice signing bonus.

Way to late right now to get into one of the large banks/companies spots have been filled for months. Best bet is to reach out to boutique banks (very hard this late in the game) and local branches of wealth management firms, etc.


You ever go on WSO?
Apr 7 2015 1:40PM
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Peter.
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Graduated in 2014 with a BS in biochemistry and a minor in chemistry. Currently in my first year of medical school.


science and medicine are where it's at guys
Apr 7 2015 3:27PM
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QuantumMechanic
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Peter.Graduated in 2014 with a BS in biochemistry and a minor in chemistry. Currently in my first year of medical school.


science and medicine are where it's at guys


Where do you go to med school?

I'm in my first year of mechanical engineering at Cornell
Apr 7 2015 4:08PM
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Guck
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Mechanical Engineering at SUNY Buffalo, starting to focus more on Mechatronics and Robotics later into the program, really compelling stuff
Apr 7 2015 7:53PM
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Peter.
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QuantumMechanicWhere do you go to med school?

I'm in my first year of mechanical engineering at Cornell


i'm at SUNY upstate in syracuse
Apr 7 2015 10:30PM
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saskskier
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I graduated with a bachelor of social work in 2012 and planning on going for my masters in the next few years.
Apr 7 2015 10:37PM
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--ski--
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I did an Accounting/Finance double major when I was at uni. Finished 5 or so years ago though.
Apr 7 2015 10:38PM
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Mingg
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GuckMechanical Engineering at SUNY Buffalo, starting to focus more on Mechatronics and Robotics later into the program, really compelling stuff


Ayyy Buffalo representt.
Apr 8 2015 10:07AM
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ANDR01D
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GuckMechanical Engineering at SUNY Buffalo, starting to focus more on Mechatronics and Robotics later into the program, really compelling stuff


Are you in UB robotics? I did that for a semester. It was really fun.
Apr 8 2015 11:55AM
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miroz
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QuantumMechanicWhere do you go to med school?

I'm in my first year of mechanical engineering at Cornell


Hey, nice name.

Did chemical engineering at UConn, now at Cal for graduate school in nuclear engineering.
Apr 8 2015 1:08PM
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KravtZ
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NotoriousT.S.EYou ever go on WSO?


Yea man. Great website and has a ton of insight into the world of finance especially from a college kid / mba / recent grads perspective. The only thing that I hate about that website is how smug everyone in their really is. They bash anything that isn't investment banking at a BB or a top elite boutique.

That being said...if you can filter through a lot of the BS its an amazing source to get direct info on a certain type of job, company, etc. Made some job decisions based on that website and couldnt be happier
Apr 8 2015 1:55PM
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mseward
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geography and aviation degree
will probably do a specialization in GIS or geomatics
Apr 8 2015 1:58PM
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lIllI
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I have a masters in feelings.
Apr 8 2015 2:43PM
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VD.
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Thought I'd give myself some real career prospects... Classics
Apr 8 2015 2:54PM
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Mingg
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VD.Thought I'd give myself some real career prospects... Classics


Out of curiosity, what can you do with that?
Apr 8 2015 4:07PM
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-emile-
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I will never understand people who major in fine arts lol
Apr 8 2015 4:09PM
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VD.
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MinggOut of curiosity, what can you do with that?


It's what you make of it really... business management, journalism, politics, academia, education, the financial sector.
Apr 8 2015 4:15PM
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Toaster-Tony
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English and professional writing
Apr 8 2015 5:03PM
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HamFaceGirl
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Environmental engineering.
Doing independent research and am a research assistant, got an internship this summer as well
If you have any questions feel free to ask
Apr 8 2015 8:50PM
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robbinJAHood
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-emile-I will never understand people who major in fine arts lol


the subtweet of NS

Because I'm an artist and it's what I love to do
Apr 8 2015 8:58PM
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Chewy.
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savvy_skithe subtweet of NS

Because I'm an artist and it's what I love to do


Excuse me. I asked to be drawn like a french girl. Please don't ignore me.
Apr 8 2015 9:09PM
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robbinJAHood
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Chewy.Excuse me. I asked to be drawn like a french girl. Please don't ignore me.


I'll draw you like a French girl baby
Apr 8 2015 9:13PM
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ALaw
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One more year till I'm done, majoring in marketing with a minor in parks, rec, and tourism.
Apr 8 2015 9:43PM
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robbinJAHood
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ALawOne more year till I'm done, majoring in marketing with a minor in parks, rec, and tourism.


awesome!!! a life full of fun and nature ahead of you
Apr 8 2015 10:07PM
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Peter.
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msewardgeography and aviation degree
will probably do a specialization in GIS or geomatics


i took a geography class to meet a requirement in college, and it was awesome stuff. i was surprised at how interested i was in it. GIS is cool too, our teacher would try to get anyone who did well on a test to switch majors to do GIS stuff
Apr 8 2015 10:33PM
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-emile-
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savvy_skithe subtweet of NS

Because I'm an artist and it's what I love to do


what the fuck are you going to do with a fine arts major
Apr 8 2015 11:20PM
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Toaster-Tony
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-emile-what the fuck are you going to do with a fine arts major


A buddy of mine just graduated with a fine arts degree and hooked up a gig where he travels around with a couple other artists painting murals for businesses. Not the best for long term but still kinda cool he found work in his field.
Apr 8 2015 11:26PM
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J_Berg
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Going to CU this fall, as of now in Mechanical Engineering, though may enter civil or something more geo based. Looking to pick up a business minor/certificate as well.
Apr 9 2015 8:41AM
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jpastor
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Filet-O-FishHow did you like it there? One of the colleges i'm thinking about going to.


Party, drink a lot of beer, and go skiing of course

Not really......but kinda of.

On a sererious note, its a great school with professors who are incredibly intelligent. Everyone knows what they are talking about and they are super helpfull.

The ski scene is pretty good. Considering you are an incoming freshmen you should join a the ski and snowbaord club. I have been on the executive board for the last 3 years and we pretty much re desinged the whole club. The kids that will be running it next year are all cool people who shred and like to have a good time.

What are you planning on studying?

If you have any more questions hit me up with a pm
Apr 9 2015 5:30PM
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