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What is the best major /biz/? What did you major in and how has it turned out for you?

>> No.806815

Bachelor of Accounting. 3.7 GPA. Currently working at a supermarket. So.. very shit.

DO NOT DO ACCOUNTING. IF ANYONE TELLS YOU TO DO ACCOUNTING LOOK AT THEM AS IF THEY WERE A DEMON STIRRING YOU TOWARDS A PATH OF MISERY.

>> No.806817

>>806815
wow.

Accounting major here myself. Where do you live?

Also, accounting by itself isn't going to open huge doors for you. Get an excel cert and a CPA/CFA or something.

>> No.806818

>>806815
Just to add to that, I am currently self-studying programming. I hope to proficient enough to work for a accounting automation software company or something related to business software.

>> No.806820

>>806817
Melbourne, Australia. Could be a different job market for you. But for me it has been a bad choice. It is what it is.

>> No.806822

>>806818
what languages are you learning. i'm also trying to self teach

>> No.806825

>>806822
At the moment I'm just dipping my feet in the water as I haven't had much experience with programming before, so I'm just learning Python. Trying my best to master this before I move on to anything else.

>> No.806847

Mathematics and Statistics

doing OK, worked in financial technology for a bit, picked up some useful skills, learned a bit about certain software systems used by various large banks - now have a few opportunities to be a contractor at various banks

>> No.806864

>>806809
> Physics and Mathematics double major
> worked in security for a year
> had to quit and move back in with my parents
Study hard they said, you'll get a good job they said

>> No.806901

Electrical engineering, in my final year and just got offered 75k starting in Sydney, will go up to 85 in the second year. 70% average grades so pretty happy

>> No.806904

>>806820
finance bro here, I have 6 friends who finished for accounting and they got jobs immediately in MA, where I live. The jobs vary, from 40k a year to 128k a year, but they still all got jobs.

>> No.806907

>>806825
Hey, I'm a newcomer to /biz/, been lurking for a while. First post.

I'm also studying Python... wondering what you're using as guide?

Also...
>Music scholar
>Neet
>Talented, but extremely underconfident of my craft
I always had an easy time at school, even with the full math-chem-physics package over my musical studies. Now I just don't know the hell am I supposed to do

>> No.806911

>>806809
Computer science.

I run my own businesses and make about 200K a year doing so.

>> No.806914

Business Informatics probably

>> No.806920

>>806907
http://learnpythonthehardway.org/

I'm using this. It's well worth the price. I'm sure you can find a torrent as well but I feel it's well worth the money.

>> No.806934

>>806901
Bruh those are some crazy marks especially if you go to UNSW or USYD

>> No.806936

>>806920
Welp, I've been doing LPTHW as well. This and codeacademy on the site.

The only thing is that my current interest application for python is building personalised crypters with much different systems than those 256 bits we see often

minus that I have no idea what to do of python

>> No.806954

>>806809
civil engineering.. fucking hated it.....I quit and now im just in limbo with a decent looking bank account that is slowly looking worse... and having spent so much time studying the shit i have zero motivation to go back to school for something else

>> No.806968

>>806809
who is this semen stealer

>> No.806969

>>806954
My dad is an electrical engineer, and he keep saying civil engineers are useless pieces of crap who do absolutely nothing when the teams are in a rush.

A friend is going to study in that area, and I told her she shouldn't (she said she just wanted an engineer-degree)

Welp, hopefully she won't end up like you.

>> No.806970

>>806820
what uni?

>> No.806971

>>806904
How are you doing with your Finance degree? Is it a BS or MS?

>> No.806973

>>806968
Katya

>> No.806983

>>806809
>business
>degree
choose one.

>> No.807325

CompSci + something STEM related (either dual or as minor).

About a year out of school, 70K/y in the Northeast. Love my job when I don't have to interact with devs.

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>>806864

>> No.807362

>>806954
This happened to me with Computer Science. I enjoy building software but I get bored as fuck sitting in a classroom. Self Teaching works best for me.

Unfortunately when I try to find jobs where I live they just see I dropped out and my resume goes into the trash.

>> No.807363

>>807336
about 5 years too late anon

>> No.807389

>>806911
get that angel investors?

>> No.807406

>>807389
Nah.

I just found a niche that required basically no investment (some hosting costs, not much else. Mickey mouse tier costs.).

Yes, my degree helped a lot.

>> No.807409

>>807362
I graduated civil engineering and worked for 6 years in various positions in the field
>>806969
Yap thats just the nature of construction....subcontractors argue with the lead engineers and project managers on a regular basis trying to make there lives easier or pull in a few extra bucks by half assing certain things... and the Project managers an engineers would take advantage of subcontractors on a regular basis trying to pull out as much productivity for as little money as possible from them...... I would be called an idiot and id call him an idiot job gets done and the process starts up again.

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807415

What's the best major for a Mexican?

I have a hard time fitting in because of my race and would like to avoid competing with white people when it comes to appearing formal.

>> No.807423

>>807409
Ah I misread it as you quit school while working in civil engineering. I know some people who quit their CS degree and still did well but they live in a different region than I do.

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807426

>>807415

Why not one of the popular majors for traditional Mexican students?

There's rape, crime, drugs, kidnapping, illegal immigration, you name it.

>> No.807431

>>807426
Because I'm too scared to compete with the violent and I don't have the confidence in my cunningness; pretty sure I'll be caught by the police early on.

>> No.807453

>>807336
Current physics major, now fairly concerned.
Why is this so?

>> No.808009

>>807406
What does your company do?

>> No.808020

>>807453
You need a graduate degree to be a physicist, but you an undergraduate degree you can work in finance or equity. You know stats and math better than most engineering majors. Yes, engineers are shit at math.

>> No.808030

>>806969
The amount of politics involved in Civil Engineering is retarded. My grandfather did civil engineering and he had a passion for it, but he told me to never get involved with it because of all the other bullshit involved.

>> No.808034

>>807453

The work related to physics is hard to get into and requires more education.

However, your heavy background in math provides great analytical skills that companies seek out, mainly financial work or even coding - anything heavily math related.

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>>806815
>>806820
>mfw I'm a current accounting student in Australia
i-it's not that bad right bros

>> No.808258

>>808020
So are physicists.

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808264

Next year I'll start my Applied Mathematics degree. If things don't work out (40% drops out) I'll study Arabic. Good plan? Applied Math makes a lot of money right?

>> No.808279

>>806809
No major. I'm doing just fine.
$50k income at 19 m8.

>> No.808283

>>808279
How

>> No.808296

>>806809

Psychology. Got my PhD in clinical psych. Started making 60k/year 5 years ago. Now I make about 100k-120k, after taxes. No debts cause I come from a rich family. Dad also died last year and I inherited 50%. Rest in peace dad, thanks for everything. Love you.

>> No.808301

>>806809
Did my bachelors in psychology at a research focused university; next to no clinical courses with a heavy statistics load (semester and a half worth of courses). Wouldn't recommend psychology, but if you've got a head for stats, I'd probably go with it.

Anyway, I got to the end and decided that research wasn't really for me, so I applied and got into a JD program at a top 10 university. Law school is cool if you don't mind the heavy workload and daunting job prospects.

>> No.808318

>>808301

>Go to law school, they said!
>You're in for a long successful money making career, they said.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-lawyer-maria-mitousis-38-injured-by-bomb-in-law-office-1.3137214

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/guido-amsel-charged-in-connection-to-winnipeg-law-firm-bombing-1.3139172


Law is shit tier. Should have went to med school. Or even dental school which is fucking god tier.

>High pay
>Flexible hours
>Low risk of killing someone, thus low risk of getting sued.
>Dental malpractice insurance in case you fuck up.

>> No.808321

>>806969
I'm studying forestry engineering in America but I plan on moving back to Finland once I'm done, is this a bad field?

>> No.808323

>>808321
>>808321

Build machines innawoods?

>> No.808325

>>808323
In a broad term, yes

>> No.808327

>>808325

Cool. Sounds neat.

>> No.808352

>>808318
Can you stand people? Medicine was always a dream of mine but when I'm really honest with myself, I don't give a shit about science, understanding and figuring out how the body works or at the very base of it, people. I know you can be a psychopath and be a doctor but inherently, you must have an aptitude for science and all that it entails. Kind of glad I didn't chase that pipe dream.

>> No.808375

>>808352

You actually really don't have to have an aptitude for science. Most doctors probably wouldn't even be able to do undergraduate organic chemistry. You just need to learn about anatomy and things. A lot of memorization and such.

>> No.808377

PhD in engineering physics here.

>how has it turned out for you?
I turned down an offer of $112k starting because I got another offer of $135k starting. So you tell me.

>> No.808378

>>808352
>medicine
>science

heath-ledger-joker-enters-mob-meating-laughing-scene.jpg

>> No.808470

>>806815
>I didn't make connection nor do any internships/projects involving Accounting and wonder why I still work in a shitty supermarket.

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>>808020
as an engineer i can confirm this. we love our calculators and our charts/tables too much

>> No.808474

Haven't graduated yet but the plan is:
BS in Math -> PhD in Math -> University Professor
Failing that I would try community college professor which has higher demand. I'm not worried about getting a position, but it will probably require me to move.

>> No.808489

im doing a bachelor of game design with a major in programming, how bad is it guys?

>> No.808493

I majored in the hustle foo

>> No.808596

>>806901
F-fitizen?

>> No.808671

>>808489
That's pretty much as meme a degree as meme degrees get. It's like doing a degree in being a super-star. Unless they also teach you generally applicable programming/computer science skills you're probably better off doing something else.

>> No.808702

>>806809
Am doing a 'business informatics' degree course at a German university of applied sciences, basically we're learning the basics of business administration and computer science (accounting, programming, basics of cs, some math, "soft skills") the first two semesters and after that it's some interdisciplinary stuff.
I am also doing a integrated degree course at the IT department of a large insurance company.
I think it's a good degree course for me especially because I get to apply my knowledge in semester breaks at the firm.
However if I didn't get into the program I'd probably study engineering management, computer science or some hard skill like a electric engineering degree.

>> No.808730

>>808296
Wow, this is refreshing to hear. Your salary jumped that quickly in 5 years? Do you run your own business or work in a clinic? I'm very interested in clinical psych myself. What would you recommend in order to be competitive in the field?

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>>806907
>>806920
>24 in a week
>still working gen eds
>chose compsci to major in even though im not sure if im interested at all at programming
>taking a python course for free in coursera
>realize i dont like programming
>not interested in anything
>tfw a 1/3 of my life has passed by and i don't know what to do with it

>> No.808752

>>808730

Yup. My own private practice. It really depends on where you live to be honest. Open up a practice in a wealthy are and advertise in the news bulletin of private schools if you can. Keep in mind it's usually good not to have too high hopes. I got lucky in a way but once you open a private practice 100k is a very realistic salary.

>> No.808753

>>808752

Area*

>> No.808763

>>808752
What was your PhD program like? How long did it take? I'm torn between medical school in order to practice psychiatry or a PhD in clinical psych.

>> No.808776

>>806815
Weird. There are literally hundreds of accounting jobs in my region. If you have a CPA the world is your oyster.

>> No.808781

>>808731
Stop thinking of it as a job and start doing so as a career. It's all about status at the end.

>> No.808782

>>806815
>>806809
And then there's 50% of stem majors / actual engineers that don't work in a in a STEM field. Its called dont suck, or actually suck some metaphorical dick if you want to get somewhere.

>> No.808790

>>808375
>>808352
Then your ass gets to be a nutritionist or physical trainer for $30k a year. You literally have to go through a year of Ochem (which is shit) and another year of Microbiology (which is just applied ochem which is even more shit) and do well if you want to get a good mcat or pcat score in ordered to get accepted to med school.

>> No.808791

>>808763

My PhD program was around 5 years and it wasn't very difficult. I would recommend taking a shot at medschool. I sometimes debate applying as a mature applicant to be honest. I would be finished when I'm 39/40. Psychiatry is an interesting field and they double what I do.

>> No.808793

>>808474
are you going to an Ivy or equivalent? Cause if not enjoy being a HS teacher

>> No.808795

>>806809
I have a Bachelor of Accounting/Information Systems and a Bachelor of Mathematics. Worked out pretty well for me. Most big accounting firms are moving more towards computer science than traditional accounting work so my Information Systems minor really helps. I don't think my math degree did much, but I did it purely out of interest and it doesn't hurt so whatever

>> No.808799

>>808790

lol no you don't. McMaster only requires the Verbal Reasoning score of the MCAT and doesn't have any pre requisites.

University of Ottawa does't require the MCAT, McGill doesn't require the MCAT, there are many different Canadian schools that don't even have re requisites.

The MCAT is retarded which is why a lot of schools don't even give it much weight and look more closely at your grades, extracurriculars and social ability since they don't want to accept autists who think the only thing that matters is getting every question right on the MCAT.

>> No.808800

>>808799

NOSM also doesn't require the MCAT and doesn't have any pre requisites.

>> No.808801

Electrical Engineering, 2nd year so no internships yet, but I do make 14.50/hr at trader joes so thats nice

>> No.808802

Aerospace engineering, it's a meme major.

>> No.808805

>>808791
I think I'm going to aim for psychiatry, thanks for the advice

>> No.808808

>>808805

Best lof luck. It's good to have a backup plan though.

>> No.808822

>>808793
Not really true. Not going to a top school will lock you out of a position at a top school, but considering the sheer number of universities and colleges in the United States and Canada, you'll find a position somewhere.

>> No.808862

I majored in Psychology with a Bs. I got stuck working a government job at $36k/year.

Good thing I learned to program and went into information systems for my masters. I make just over $100k 19 months after graduating.

>> No.808866

>>806809
>What is the best major /biz/?
For what?

>What did you major in and how has it turned out for you?
Customs and commerce.

>> No.808992

medical research major, art history and astrophysics minor.
but those are just a few hobbies, i'm a stock trader and make 50k per year.

>> No.809002

>>808596

yeah im that same dude who was in the ausfag thread

>> No.809095

>>806809
>be born in 3th world toilet
>drop out of highschool because poor as fuck
>started boxing at age 13
>turned pro at age 17
>age 20 get Retna detached no more boxing
>learn English and sell weed to turist on the beach
>get beaten by drug cartels and had to quit
>get job at jewelry store make decent money for 7 years
>met qt Canadian girl
>moved to Canada and work shit jobs for less than minimum wage because illegal
> get work permit get a mining job
>make great money but hate it with a passion because cold as fuck
>get permanent resident status and now can work anywere I want
>get offered management job at a medium size jewelry store
>turned down jewelry job because boss at mine offered management job with more salary and benefit if I put up with two year transition
>it's been 4 years and still on shitty hated job making the same money as jewelry management job
>10 years in canada finally become citizen
>wife finished marketing management degree so no longer have to be in single income
>thinking of quiting mining job and go back to school for finance

http://www.bcit.ca/study/courses/fmgt0910
I'm 33 yo is this move worth it ? Remember I hate my current job that I been on for 9 years more than anything else

>> No.809120

>>809095
>>809095
They're hiring young people in droves, the majority of people are 50 or older. I would suggest immediately applying for a teller position or asking them yourself.

FInance is a great career friend.

>> No.809139

>>808352
>Be a doctor in a third world country
>Took me 7 years to get my grade
>Graduate with honors
>I now get paid the same as a burger flipper in the U.S.

Fuck, if you're not in a first world country please don't study this shit. Should have studied computer science. I now want to make a M.S. in something else and move away from the field.

>> No.809141

>>808283
>Go on the internet
>Lie about your income
>Don't respond to any questions

It's pretty easy m8.

>> No.809161

im searching for 500.000€ capital we could make a lot of money together!!!!

>> No.809195

>>808321
Is that at OSU or something?

I was looking into that program and forest operations for a masters if I could get in with my scores.

>> No.809224

>>806809
Chemical engineering ... huge demand and low supply of graduates, aging workforce retiring like crazy.

12 years in the field

>> No.809240

Go STEM or go home. And if someone is bitching about not being able to find work after completing a CS or engineering degree, it's because they have no substantive portfolios that demonstrate their abilities which shows a lack of initiative in developing the necessary skills. Employers recognize these people for the useless shits that they are and avoid hiring them.

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>>808377

>> No.809254

I just graduated with biochem BS last year. Worked in industry lab for half a year, paid bout $20/hr full time. Now I'm going back for a masters in pharmacology, hoping to get into dat pharmaceutical industry

>> No.809256

>>809120
>FInance is a great career friend.
enjoy selling shit at a bank, shilling useless financial products

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>>808258
kek

>> No.809267

I'm doing some pre-reqs for a Computer programing and analysis program, I'm actually hating myself why im so late because I wanted to study graphic and design

>> No.809272

English Literature.

I work in advertisement as a copywriter. Just got into the field out of college because a tinder hookup knew someone who was hiring lel.
Looking at making about 50k my first year. Not fantastic, but not terrible. And it's pretty good for an English major.

My advise to you: network you shits.

>> No.809286

>>809272


I'm hoping to make that much after I graduate. But I've been feeling pretty pessimistic as of late

>> No.809292

>>806815
Mfw when I got a 3.17 GPA in accounting from a state school, found an 'internship' on craigslist, and easily landed a 60k per year job before graduating.

I still get interview offers every couple of weeks or so. Sucks to suck I guess

>> No.809390

>>809139

All international physicians who want to study medicine in the USA or Canada are eligible to write the proper tests. Stop whining and study to write the tests.

>> No.809399

>>808264
Bump

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I'm a computer science student personally, and I'm told that this is a really secure thing to do, but only if you enjoy coding. I do, but it's not for everyone.

Part of what keeps it so secure is the sheer amount of people who abandon it.

>> No.809411

>>808799
A lot of schools are going away from the GPA measure as well. They look at your essay and if you took the prereqs. Medschool is filled with idiots. MCAT has no correlation if you're going to do well in medschool.

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>>808731

>> No.809413

>>809240
So about 80% of STEM graduates.

>> No.809414

>>808731
coding is kind of shit. I like to the point I just do it on my own. I can't see myself in a programming job. You maybe interested in the hardware side of things.

>> No.809424

>>808808

What's clinical psych like? I considered it for a while before going into linguistics.

>> No.809428

International Business sophomore

I don't know what I'm doing with my life

>> No.809429

>>809428

Make plans with any friends you haven't seen in a long time.

>> No.809433

>>809429
what?

>> No.809445

>>809428
Go travel for some time

>> No.809446

>>809445
That's my plan. I feel lost and have a lot of wanderlust.

>> No.809447

>>809446
dont make that mistake please..
I have think a lot about this and i will not travel again once i am rich as fuck not before because when you are rich you can fake poor but it is impossible to fake beeing rich!
My point is traveling with all your possibilities up will be so freaking better than begging for your life

>> No.809448

18 doing philosophy major film minor (might double major in it) ausfag
A costco is opening in the near future nearby going to try and get a job there

>> No.809451

>>809447
This. Never travel poor. You can't afford it. Traveling is a richman game. The fags you see traveling at a young age are either morons with no financial education or spoiled brats from rich families. When you have money, you will have more opportunity when traveling. You can fake poor as anon said, but you can't fake rich.

>> No.809459

>>809451
thanks anon to defend my point of view
i didnt even read the thread but i have a big project and i need investors so im ready to skype with them.
>Leave a contact!!

>> No.809466

>>809451
You're just spewing shit out of your mouth. Stop posting.

>> No.809471

>>809466
im not specially ok with more than i said lol but at least he gives his point of view so go fuck yourself motherfuckin scumbag

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>>809451

mfw people i know go on trips to "find themselves" and end up needing their parents to bail them out because they run out of money halfway and cant finance for shit

>> No.809475

>>809472

Personally, I wish all young free-spirited liberals well on their first voyage abroad to Mogadishu.

>> No.809479

>>809475

It's more like a 3 week binge on a contiki tour then travel through Europe while racking up a crazy phone bill trying to upload pics to instagram on international roaming

>> No.809481

>>809471
You are such an idiot. I don't even know where to begin. Good luck with international business, fuckwit.

>> No.809486

>>809481
C-R-P that is all you get from me.
cooperation-reciprocity-pardon(repeat)

>> No.809487

>>809472
Sadly this a large portion of the youth traveling.
>>809466
its the truth you sperglord.

>> No.809490

>>809486
Truly retarded.

>> No.809493

>>809490
You sir seem to be a very kind person helpful and altruist who really want human to evolve!

>> No.809510

>>809493
>fuck yourself motherfuckin scumbag

Not me, but you are a visionary. So much potential

>> No.809518

>>809479

In my fantasy they make a stop at Mogadishu and go to the bad part of town late at night to experience the vibrant authentic Somali culture. Which finds them in due course.

>> No.809523

>>809510
knowing that, with your beliefs, what do YOU have to do? (im very interisting in your answer anon)

>> No.809524

>>809493
COMON 1337 I DIDNT EVEN NOTICE IM THE KING OF THE WORLD I WAS RIGHT ALL THIS TIME

>> No.809526

>>809523
Your English is horrible. I do not know what you are trying to say.

>> No.809528

>>809526
>so much potential
"Life ... is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing"
im learning daddy

>> No.809532

>>809528
Swing and a miss

>> No.809535

>>809528
>implying i am

>> No.809537

>>809532
for stats how old are you i beg you

>> No.809743

>>809448

Go for it, pretty good, already getting connected for after uni.

>> No.810124

>>807453
Poor job prospects. That's why if you love math you should go for engineering, computer science or programming.

>> No.810286

starting mechanical engineering this fall. general eds are all covered so i'll be starting with engineering + math classes. Will I make it /biz/?

>> No.810585

>>809411

Pretty much yeah.

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>>809267
>graphic and design

don't

>> No.810682

>>808799
>lists a bunch of Canadian med schools on a U.S. Site
>kek

Okay go to a retard school with no requirements and wonder why it's hard to get a job or why you spent 10 years in school to make sub trips. I heard the carribean has med schools too

>> No.810692

Finishing pre-dent this year applying to dent school for fall acceptance(2016) after I gat a 30 on the DAT exam.

Hope to be a DDS soon :-)

>> No.810874

>>809240
No, the field is over-saturated.

I have a Chemical Engineering degree from a top 20 school and even though I have a (rather underpaid relative the salaries 5 years ago) control engineering job most of my graduating class is either unemployed or working crappy non-STEM jobs 2 years after graduating.

One of my friends did a 6 month internship at a research division for a large chemical company and the "full time" salary they offered him was so low that he couldn't take another non-STEM job to pay off his debt instead.


There is a culture of abuse in industry for offering absurdly low salaries or expecting hordes of STEM degree holders to work free internships (often doing the bulk of the work in the company).

They can do this because the field is so oversatured. It's like what happened to law only much much worse.

>> No.810878

>>808782
The people who get jobs in engineering get them through nepotism.

If you don't have a family member in industry I guarantee you your 4.0 GPA and two summer internships won't mean shit.

>> No.810883

>>806864
you must not have been taught how to network

>> No.810889

>>808752
Not sure if you're still here, but if you're looking to do a psych career, a Psy-D would work as well as a PhD, right?

>> No.810898 [DELETED] 

>>808061
Australia huh knowing your gun laws that picture should be holding a banana

>> No.810902

Holy fuck this thread is depressing. As some one who left school to get a trade and now wants to go back and study at 24 years old.

>> No.810905

>>810902
I am by no means a retard in fact I am a pretty good student and was hoping to do computer science after graduating high school. Currently 18. I am seriously considering a trade? What trades are in demand.

>> No.810924

>>806815
My friend is the main account at a office building for a branch if the government, he barely passed high school and math, never went college, makes 20 hr all he did was ask for a interview been there account like a year now and is up from another promotion.

>> No.810926

>>810905

Welding, electrician, HVAC. Almost every trade is in demand.

>> No.810931

>Majored in Political Science
>Spent 18 months working at a supermarket, shitty data entry places, volunteering at a few places and doing an internship or two
>Just got offered a gov grad job 60k starting, 2nd year 70k +12k super.

It gets better. Some weeks and months were absolute shit, but it's a gradual process.

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Is mathematics and economics at LSE a good way to go? Are there better schools for the field? What would my projected salary be i don't fuck up and get good grades?

>> No.810943

>>810905
Don't fucking do it. Trades will fuck up your body by the time you're 50 and you're gonna be doing the exact same thing from the day you graduate trade school until the day you retire.

>> No.810963

graduated with a film degree last month

working at canon doing a "curriculum development" internship (aka making online videos teaching vegetables how to push a fax button) for 17/hr. no other job prospects in sight and ill be out of this in less than a month.

this is why you dont follow your dreams, people. they're all lies. just get an engineering degree like everybody tells you to. at least then if you do want to get into something as shit as film you have something to fall back on or a place to build initial savings. literally learned nothing from film classes that i wasn't teaching myself.

>> No.810966

>>810943
Do you not understand the concept of "work".

And no it makes you stronger and healthier, it doesn't "fuck up" your body.

Christ you kids these days...

>> No.810988

Currently thinking about studying "financial-economical mathematics"

Opinions?
I still have some days to choose something and don't care about the direction at all.

>> No.811005

>>810966
Have you ever actually worked in a trade?

It seems fun and exciting when you're sitting behind your desk.

>> No.811110

>>810889
Don't Psy-Ds cost an insane amount of money?

>> No.811126

>>809405
>coding
>not for everyone

top kek

>> No.811131 [DELETED] 

>>806809
Is this a joke? Enjoy being a wagecuck, college boy.

>> No.811137

It has a low ceiling, but I heard that nursing is good
But honestly, these days it's about who you know, not what you know

>> No.811155

>>811137
Nursing is going to see some dramatic job saturation with the influx of graduates it has seen in recent years. Pharmacy is in a similar situation.

>> No.811157

>>811137
The nursing market is so oversaturated, it's sickening. Every cunt wants to be a nurse. Until they realize what it entails.

>> No.811175

>>810932

Requesting this as well.

Or econ couple with a minor in biz or statistics (or double major). I've seen people get good analytical jobs and even some consulting when they coupled with it with like stats or math.

>> No.811191

Should I go for a business degree if I want to be a real estate broker? I'm already registered for real estate classes to get my license. Not sure if many agents have degrees though or if it would give me a leg up on the competition.

>> No.811207

>>811191
My father does well in real estate and he has no degree outside of high school. It ultimately comes down to connections and how well you can sell after you've taken the classes and whatnot that are required. Most clients care more about your track record of homes sold rather than your degree.

>> No.811213

>>811207
Yeah leads are incredibly important as well as how you learn to market yourself and your services. It's all about the sell, not the piece of paper on the wall.

>> No.811215

>>811207
Another question if it isn't too personal: what company is he with?

>> No.811231

>>809257
Spotted the physics major.

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>>807415
>What's the best major for a Mexican
Chemical Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or anything related to manufacture.

Also learning german, japanese and/or korean wouldn't be bad.

>> No.811234

>>810963
I feel ya anon, currently paying off an art degree by working in oil

>> No.811239

>>811215
Just a small firm out of Phoenix, he does most of his business in Scottsdale.

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>>810682
>McGill University
>Retard school

>> No.811286

>>807415
>I have a hard time fitting in because of my race and would like to avoid competing with white people when it comes to appearing formal.


Oh bullshit. All you Mexicans do is flood in and drive everyone else out to take over this country one neighborhood at a time. You don't give a fuck about fitting in; you just want something that'll allow you to take fromt he white people, which is ANY major.


It's your country now. You get first choice with everything and whites are not allowed to be hired until you get what you want first.


So just pick anything; no matter what you'll get the job and the gringos won't.

>> No.811304

>>809267
I followed the same path

Started by graphic design, got into CS after.
Took me efforts but I'm now one month away from graduating an Meng in software engineering.

To be honest, don't listen to shitheads telling you that code doesn't matter that much, if you know how to code you can do everything else in a company. Be ultra hardcore at a language of your choice and get internships related with it.

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>>810932
>>811175
Bump

>> No.811445

Don't believe autists that say "stem hurr durr"

Currently studying accounting right now, working for a bank in the credit department. Not bad considering I haven't graduated yet. Almost everyone I know who graduated with finance/accounting degrees have jobs

>> No.811450

>>807415
>I have a hard time fitting in because of my race and would like to avoid competing with white people

Public sector headhunter again.

You DO realize public sectors have quotas for latino americans right?

Quotas that keep 'white people' from competing for a position only people of your race can apply for.

>> No.811624

>>809424
What do you do with linguistics?

>> No.811676

>>810966
But it's true most trades will fuck your body up , at the mine that I work the foreman has asma cause by all the exaust, fuel fumes and suspended particles he has breathed in his 25 years running machinery and last fall while he was working at a coal mine he had a respiratory attack and almost died had to be air lifted. The heavy dutty mechanic that we used to have fucked his back and had 2 hernias that forced him into retirement . in the fall I work construction ( mine job is seasonal ) and I never seen a rigger that has all of his fingers , the labourer that work on stripping Crews all have fucked up backs, cement finishers get all kinds of rashes and breathing problems because of the fine scilica dust! Also I forgot to mention that the both the night shift grader operator and loader operators fucked their eyes doing road work at night when you can see shit and I personally fucked my right shoulder running a loader with broken arms rest and now abuse alcohol and pain killers

>> No.811804

>>811286
Although that may be true and that they may be getting jobs, some are low balled and given less and taken advantage of. But you must acknowledge that they look for hard working jobs, something your fat ass isn't looking to do. And if it's not the case, then you are trash.

>> No.811818

>>809095

Sounds like you did a great job getting here holy shit. Keep doing what you're doing - being poor in Canada is 100x better than being rich in a 3rd world.

>> No.811849

>>809095
I would or at least take the jewelery job, if you truly hate the mining job its not worth the extra money.

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i go to a small liberal arts school in LA and will probably major in math, simply because i suck at it/hate it less than i suck at/hate other things
how fucked am i?

>> No.812259

>>812017
I am going for Applied Math for the same reason anon

breddy gud job prospects I hear

>> No.812523

>>808992
Ouch

>> No.812532

I am entering my third year as a economics/math double major and history minor.
I might be able to make close to 6 figures out of college but I want to go to graduate school instead.

>> No.812558

>>811378

Bump as well

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Electrical Engineering

Got a job before getting out of college

Pretty good so far

>> No.813037

>>811818
Thanks bro! I'm happy I came here wen I did, I have come back to my country several times and things are getting worse and worse , you can't even be rich there anymore without the fear of being kidnapped or extortion . And canada is a beautiful , clean place to live full of opportunity were a guy can feel safe to raise a family.

>> No.813064

>>811849
You are absolutely right , in hindsite I should of taking it but this is how it went down:
>mine boss took me in and gave me a chance while nobody else did
>he treated me like a son almost since day one
>mine job is seasonal so winters and fall I had to do other jobs
> no jewelry store would hire me because new to the country and no North American experience
> decide to take gemology courses online and got diploma from the GIA
>got temporary jewelry job during Vancouver 2010 olimpics because I speak 3 languages
>jewelry boss impressed offers me management in training job 50K salary + commission +benefits
>talked to mine boss (it was hard as fuck because I don't want to be ungrateful )
>mine boss tells me that he will retire at 60 because mine job is too demanding and wants me to take his place , he is 58
> offers me a race from 25/ hour to 33/ hour and promise a 75k salary position after the 2 year transition
>wife in university at this time and living in single income
>mine boss promise to train me on management stuff , no more mindless machine running for 12 hours a day
> wife pushes for me to stay in mining job because 75K for 6 months work every year is great money
> I accept offer
> 2 years passes and still running stupid machine for 12 hours a day
> mfw no training on management
> start to suspect that boss don't have any intention to retire , but he doest trust anybody else with his gold
>did I mention that I work night shift?
>an other 2 years go by and still make 33/hr (52K average for the 6 months season)
>not bad but not what promised
>wife graduates with degree
>now no need to be in this job

So I think is time for a change and try to recuperate the time lost, so my plan is to get into finance because I'm actually not a bad sales man , and I find finacial products fascinating . Still is hard to turn my back on a guy that acted like my dad and helped me when I needed it

>> No.813352

>>808264
>he's not determined to succeed

Might as well go right into arabic

>> No.813360

>>813352
I am, but we gotta be realistic anon.

40% I dropout so I better make a plan B.

Whatchu studying?

>> No.813365

>>813360
40% drop out rate ia pretty low tbh.
The people who drop out usually dont drop out because they were too stupid but because they didnt put in the necessary amount of work

Im doing mech eng

>> No.813376

>>813365
Yes I hear most people who dropped out were people who weren't even interested in that particular major, but just wanted the "university experience".