/biz/-tier College Degrees

[Anonymous No.904822]

>What degree do you have/what is your major?

>If you have a degree, what is your job and what do you make(location helpful)?

>How hard was/is your major?

[Anonymous No.904826]

Saw this thread on /g/ last night.

Got associate's in business administration from a local community college.
Now Penn State for either Management Information Systems or Information Systems. Can't decide.

[Anonymous No.904830]

>>904822
Did you seriously just copy my thread from /g/?

WHY DOES MY SHIT GET COPED NO MATTER WHAT?
>ANY THREAD
>ANY POST
>ANY IMAGE
FUCK OFF YOU UNORIGINAL FAGGOTS.

[Anonymous No.904834]

>B.S. Mathematics
>Research and data entry monkey in Austin, somewhere around 30k
>Difficult if you have no aptitude for it or aren't willing to "collaborate" your way through, but not impossible. I eked through.

[Anonymous No.904896]

I'm studying history and polisci because I hate money.

[Anonymous No.904899]

>>904830
Did you seriously just copy my thread from /g/?
WHY DOES MY SHIT GET COPED NO MATTER WHAT?
>ANY THREAD
>ANY POST
>ANY IMAGE
FUCK OFF YOU UNORIGINAL FAGGOTS.

[Anonymous No.904902]

Supply chain w/ minior in operations.
(Business admin)

Im in an internship for 14 an hour, will graduate to like 45k, and move up quickly from there given i can work like a mule with two hearts.

[Anonymous No.904904]

>>904822
BA, major in Economics (Financial Econ concentration)

Project Controls Specialist for an engineering firm in Chicago (I keep my company within budget and on schedule while they design buildings and infrastructure for large corporations and governments)

Econ isn't a very hard degree. Not a ton of math besides basic-bitch calculus and stats. You will spend a lot of time learning curves on coordinate planes and relationships and visualizing them in your head to answer questions (ie. if the demand for stocks goes up, what will happen to bond prices and yields as a result?)

[Anonymous No.904906]

>>904902
I'm the reply right below you. Want to get an MS in supply chain/ logistics

What are the hardest classes you're required to take for your bachelors?

[Anonymous No.904943]

-Physics
-QC for semiconductor company. Midwest. Entry level 45-50k
-Pretty tough

[Anonymous No.904970]

>Mechanical Engineering with a certificate in business foundations
>still in school so no job
>it's not that hard since I never take more than 4 classes per semester plus lab components

[Anonymous No.904971]

>>904822
>What degree do you have/what is your major?
B.A. in Economics

>If you have a degree, what is your job and what do you make(location helpful)?
N/A.

>How hard was/is your major?
On a scale of 1 to 10, probably a 5. Getting in economics degree pretty much just says, "I did some calculus and statistics."

[Anonymous No.905132]

>>904902
Given your backround you have nothing to worry about. I got high marks in both my intro finance, and stats courses.
Something to keep in mind though is SC can be very sales oriented; many 3pl positions are sales based(they have a commision component).(3pl=third party logistics)


Tbh my intention is to kinda work my bachlors into industrial engineering(efficiency engineering) simply because i find myself taking things like quaility control courses and very analytical courses when my course selection is very varied.
Supply chain is still in its infancy, so a lot of stuff is still very theoretical; im ranting. Supply chain is exploding right now, take a few classes or minor in it and fake it toll you make it
I

[Anonymous No.905133]

>>904906
See
>>905132
I fucked up lol

[Anonymous No.905140]

>Accounting/Finance
>Accounting in Sydney CBD
>I literally never studied more than a week before exams for 3 years

[Anonymous No.905158]

>>905140
What uni? Where are you working? Any tips?

>Accounting
>haven't completed yet
>It isn't hard but I procrastinate and am lazy with studying

[Anonymous No.905220]

>>904822
>What degree do you have/what is your major?
Just got my degree in Business Admin with a International Business Concentration.
>If you have a degree, what is your job and what do you make(location helpful)?
The area I live in is almost 100% tourism, so i thought it would be a good degree. I work for a small time Japanese run business that makes cosmetics. Pay is meh, I know I can do better. not really using my degree so im thinking about resigning soon and aiming at hotels.
>How hard was/is your major?
Not too hard. Not alot of people have this concentration around here so It distinguishes me pretty well during interviews.

Im debating on what to get for my masters. thinking about Economics. fuck it

[Anonymous No.905382]

>>904826
>>904822

ayyy I'm Penn State too! If you're on this board, you need to go to the Trading Room in Smeal. A majority of the kids in that room are going to Wall Street straight out of undergrad.

And who knows? I'll probably bump into you in person.

[Anonymous No.905392]

>>905382
Smeal is not accepting transfer students.
Since I have completed 2 years at a cc I have 2 options: go to Harrisburg campus for IS degree or Behrend for MIS.

Thanks for the offer though, I appreciate it.

[Anonymous No.905431]

>>904822
CS
It's pretty easy. Just need to land a summer internship to secure a starting job and I'll go from there.

[Anonymous No.905454]

>>904822
Started with poli sci, picked up econ as a double. The former's a joke major filled with passionate, intelligent people. The latter's a slightly less joke major filled with apathetic retards who just want a job. I'd rate poli sci a 3/10 and econ a 4/10 on difficulty.

[Anonymous No.905464]

Got an AS in Paralegal studies from a community college, now working on a BS in Finance.

The paralegal degree was pretty easy, the finance isn't too tough either, at least not yet, but I'm only in my first semester, so I'm taking like marketing, financial accounting and management systems right now.

I worked as a paralegal for awhile, it was alright, made $43,000 at a mid-size firm with about 30 lawyers. I got laid off a couple months ago and just landed a job supporting financial advisors with a big financial services company. It only pays like $36,000, but you also go through a training program to get your Series 7 and Series 66, plus there's lots of opportunity for advancement once I finish my bachelors, so I think the pay cut is worth it.

[Anonymous No.905525]

i majored in economics. it was pretty hard, though i took the "hard" track at my school, meant for prep for studying at the graduate level, and i took some of the harder electives.

i'm a programmer now in the bay area. i've only been working about 9 months this year (took a long vacation at the beginning of the year), 4 days a week, but i'm still gonna pull in about $100k this year.

[Anonymous No.905534]

>>905525
Hardest thing about economics?
My major required 3 creds of intro to macroecon and 3 of microecon and I really enjoyed the classes. The topics covered seemed like common sense to me. I know higher level econ requires more calc and stats, but how much more?

[Anonymous No.905535]

>>905525
What's 100k bay area in midwest terms, though? Like 50?

[Anonymous No.905558]

>>905534
my mid level micro theory class was pretty brutal. it was basically like 3rd semester calculus and your intro class in excruciating detail put together. but that could've also been because it was the first non-intro class i took too.

a game theory class i took was pretty challenging too, but helped prep me a bunch for the industrial org classes i took afterward.

i'd see what your school's program requires. i think it varies a lot. some only require two semesters of "business calculus", whereas the track i took required three semesters of regular calculus (and encouraged taking differential equations/linear algebra for some courses). It's not a TON of math but it's not anything to sneeze at either.

>>905535
eh, maybe. i've never lived anywhere else in adulthood, so i don't really know. only rent is really expensive here, and even then, unless you wanna live in the hippest part of sf or have a giant house in san jose, it works. everything else is pretty standard metro prices. drinking is actually cheaper here than most places i've visited, oddly enough.

when i had a job-job i was making $155k a year and my rent was $700 a month (sharing an apartment with roommates). it's probably not for everyone, but i managed to save a good amount of money (about $200k, probably would've taken 'til my 40s or living with parents on a $50k a year salary). i have a nicer place now, but i share it with my girlfriend, and we still save a good amount of money.

but yeah, i also knew people that blew half their salary on a $4k apartment cuz they needed a certain level of lifestyle.

[Anonymous No.905560]

>>905534
Here's the textbook for my 4th year undergraduate course

http://yuhangdong.weebly.com/uploads/1/8/5/8/18583500/macro_-_advanced_macroeconomics_4_romer_2011.pdf

[Anonymous No.905568]

>>905560
fuck that

[Anonymous No.905572]

>>905534
heh, here's the reader for that micro class:
http://eml.berkeley.edu/~webfac/card/e101a_f08/Course%20Reader%20101A.pdf

[Anonymous No.905573]

I'm finishing up my associate's in Business Administration from a community college in winter (took a heavy courseload to get degree in 1.5 years) and I'm thinking about applying to the International School of Business in Germany to finish my undergrad. Any thoughts?

[Anonymous No.905581]

Finance; financial Markets. Minor; Economics
Self employed/last year of school
Hardest part is paying for the degree, and working while full-time student

[Anonymous No.905599]

>>904822
BS in business administration

financial rep, $50k

easy af. business is a dumb major and a waste of time tbh fam

but it can land you a decent job

[Anonymous No.905609]

>>904904
>BA
>no math involved

BS econometric masterrace reporting

[Anonymous No.905625]

Currently doing engineering. But im thinking of double majoring in financing as I work for a bank and they would pay for my classes and it opens the door for me to do personnel finance.

Is this a good idea or should I just stay with engineering. The bank I work for (wells Fargo) promotes from within.

[Anonymous No.905680]

>>905625

What engineering? EE here. Automatically fucked unless I manage to get a golden combo of good internships and TA posts.

[Anonymous No.905688]

>>904822
>Pharmacy (Bachelor)
>Pharmacist, Aus, 55k before tax
>On a scale, probably 8/10 difficulty - unlike other students at my same university I had 5 days a week at uni, generally 9-5ish, multiple practical exams, assignments, theory exams, oral exams etc. etc.

Overall, 1/10 would not recommend. Long degree, hard degree, pay sucks, work sucks. If you are thinking of studying it don't, if you are studying it now, drop out and do something else.

[Anonymous No.905699]

>>905688

>unlike other students at my same university I had 5 days a week at uni, generally 9-5ish, multiple practical exams, assignments, theory exams, oral exams etc. etc.

This is the worst. I switched from sociology to EE and can confirm that it's like stepping into another world. Weekly workload increases from 10 to 50 hours. Much higher pressure. Much higher intellectual standards. And all you can expect from that is either no job or a job with 5k more pay than the sociology counterpart. Also don't forget the lab times that you also have in Pharmacy. The fucking lab hours.

[Anonymous No.905718]

>>905625
>>905625
If you like engineering in are intersted in tech things in general, programming, cars, etc. stick with it.

If you spend your free time on biz and reading financial forums and stocks etc. and have absolute no interest in technology, then you probably will do better in banking/ smaller financing companies / insurance companies etc.

[Anonymous No.905732]

>>905680
>>905718
Mechanical engineering. I like both and I hang around biz alot.

[Anonymous No.905759]

>>905699
Exactly. I study something else now and only go into classes 2-3 days a week, half the subjects are mostly just common sense rather than actual hard learning, when I hear students of easier degrees complaining about their workload and how difficult their degree is, I'm almost embarrassed for them.

[Anonymous No.905779]

>>905688
That sucks Ausbro. Most pharmacists in the US make at least $80,000 starting out, and much more than that eventually. Though, pharmacists in the States also generally have to get a PharmD (doctor of pharmacy) degree, so maybe that's why they get paid more than you?

[Anonymous No.905841]

>>904899
>>904830
Did you seriously just copy my thread from /g/?
WHY DOES MY SHIT GET COPED NO MATTER WHAT?
>ANY THREAD
>ANY POST
>ANY IMAGE
FUCK OFF YOU UNORIGINAL FAGGOTS.

[Anonymous No.905858]

>>905558
Hey bayareabro, got any insights on how you ended up programming?

I'm planning on transferring to UCSC next year for cognitive science with a concentration on AI, and have been debating doing a compsci minor on top of that.

How hard/time consuming was learning programming on your own? Would you reccommend for me to take the minor or go the self taught route? Any other advice or warnings for someone like me? Thanks.

[Anonymous No.905860]

>>905158
UTS, just a 50 employee CA firm in Martin Place.

If you are final year, start applying for everything now. If you aren't then try and get internships/work experience that is relevant now.

If you have average grades you can still get a job if you can show that you function in a work environment and have the right personality, whatever that is.

[Anonymous No.905916]

>>905860
Expected atar of 80
should I do arts degrees and get high GPA to transfer to actual commerce or economics degrees
Or should I just grab commerce degree from Macquarie?

[Anonymous No.905919]

>>905916
I mean arts degrees majoring in finance or whatever at like sydney, UTS or unsw

[Anonymous No.905931]

>>905581
What the fuck is the International School of Business in Germany?

[Anonymous No.905936]

>>904822
Bachelor's in financial markets
Still in college
Not that difficult just some basic stuff
Studying to earn my CFP ( Certified Financial Planner) license and hope to start preparing for CFA L1 soon

[Anonymous No.905940]

>Marketing

>in progress, 2nd year, currently work in facilities at a resort

>a lot of work but not hard, i actually enjoy marketing and it's interesting to me so i don't tend to fall behind

[Anonymous No.905941]

>>905940
girl detected

[Anonymous No.905944]

>>905941
>22
>male

[Anonymous No.905958]

>>905916
>>905919
just go to macquarie and perform well, it isn't a bad uni. If you want to you can transfer to another uni from macquarie if you do well.

Only potential downside would be travel if it was me.

[Anonymous No.905962]

>>905958
yeah, thats the downside for me as well. I live in northern beaches

[Anonymous No.905966]

>>905860
Any tips on getting an internship?
>recovering NEET

[Anonymous No.906002]

I have a double major in env sci and history.

I work as a manager building and repairing homes for a top American company. If you factor most of the non-retirement benefits I earn around 80k/year. The content of my education was largely unrelated to my current profession.

My majors were challenging for different reasons, 8.5/10 and 7/10 respectively, but work experience has definitely been 10/10 by comparison

[Anonymous No.906032]

>>905858
uhhh. so I'd been doing whatever shitty web development since i was a teenager. i knew some sysadmin stuff (basic linux shell stuff, package management, apache usage, wordpress mucking), and shit like basic, but i learned most of my programming skills on the job at my first job, where i was paid pretty shit considering (like $40k).

that said, i don't think that was the optimal way to do things. i didn't really know anyone who could program. i'd tried to learn a bunch of times, but it never really clicked. probably because i was all on my own.

i'd definitely take some cs classes, and make study buddies, and work on a side project. just make a minimal clone of something simple. it doesn't really matter.

get the minor if you want. there's a lot of CS stuff i've learned since that's been helpful, but my impression is that undergrad CS is kind of a weird mix of timeless goodness (functional programming) and dull stuff (imperative data structures). i mean, the latter is important to know to some extent, but tbh i've learned more about that stuff from real world things like database indexes and immutable data structures than "oh, implement a java hashmap". bleh.

i think the only places that actually care about credentials are the huge companies like google, amazon, and microsoft. even then, that's only for entry level. i'd just join a startup as a junior. be like, "yo, i'll work my ass off and you ~only~ have to pay me $80k" and i think most people will be like, "deal" even if you can just make a website.

tl;dr do side projects, do a minor if it helps enrich your learning (which it probably will), and make friends.

[Anonymous No.906074]

>>906032
I'll be transferring as a junior so I guess I'll have to get to networking right away.
>startups
I thought with most startups you get paid nothing and hope to get lucky so you can sell the shares when the company takes off

[Anonymous No.906080]

Should I go management information systems or information systems?
Which is more lucrative?

[Anonymous No.906082]

I make 105k as a sysadmin and feel poor. Going to school for CS.

[Anonymous No.906083]

>>906080
I mean, the curriculums are pretty much identical so this isn't that retarded of a question.

[Anonymous No.906320]

>>906082
>>906032
how do you get these jobs?

[Anonymous No.906444]

>>905609
I'm also a BS econometrics masterrace

where? I'm at maastricht university first year

[Anonymous No.906461]

>What degree do you have/what is your major?
Bsc and Msc in Business Administration, specialized in strategy during my Master's. Also did an internship at an embassy abroad and I speak 6 languages at varying levels.
>If you have a degree, what is your job and what do you make(location helpful)?
Management trainee (this means they train you for management, it's not an internship). Base salary is ~40k EUR, with benefits I reach around ~42k EUR after tax. Live in Netherlands, first job after university.
>How hard was/is your major?
Master's was fine, more that it was a lot of interesting projects.

[Anonymous No.906495]

>>904822

Finishing up my last three classes of my Associates in Business.

All of those credits apply towards a bachelor of science degree; Business Data Analytics.

Then onward to an MBA.

Anyone on or already do this route?

Any advice, suggestions?

[Anonymous No.906500]

>>906461
pls help a fellow dutchy out here
resume included

how to get an internship? I picked the right degree... right?

[Anonymous No.906551]

>>906500
Embassies have recruitment periods 2 times a year. Your resume is too short, mine is 2 pages.

I am missing some relevant subjects in your education section.

Also what kind of extracurriculars did you do?

Next, put work experience before education

Next, put in which languages you speak

Also, perhaps put in what your thesis subject was if appropriate.

[Anonymous No.906560]

>>906551

>Next, put work experience before education

Putting your no-skills-required work experience before a study in econometrics? are you serious?

>thesis

How can he have done a thesis yet if he is in his first year?

[Anonymous No.906561]

>>906560
Aaaah sorry wasn't paying attention. Anyways, go do some extracurriculars and put them on there.

To be honest, if you get an internship with just this it will be because of your connections/letter. You're not going to get anything decent based on your profile because there's just not a whole lot yet.

[Anonymous No.906577]

>>904971
I love economics but I suck at math.Do I have chance of getting a degree in it ?

[Anonymous No.906578]

>>906577
Can you pass stats and calc? If so, you have a chance.

[Anonymous No.906762]

>>906074
>I thought with most startups you get paid nothing and hope to get lucky so you can sell the shares when the company takes off
i'd imagine that if a startup is ready to cash out 80K for an engineer then they already have funding. startups without funding tend to pay a lot less or completely by equity ("cmon Anon, this thing will take off and we will be rich! now just work 70hours a week on this.")

but yeah, you can find startups which pay the average SV salary, but don't expect equity on that. if I'm not mistaken, the equity for early engineers is like 3-5% if they do get paid

[Anonymous No.906778]

>>906080
>>906083
>I mean, the curriculums are pretty much identical so this isn't that retarded of a question.
That's exactly why is is a stupid question. No employer is going to differentiate between the two degrees. They will look at the skills you have to offer and the classes you took. The exacting wording on your piece of paper you receive upon graduation makes no difference.

CS or Comp. Eng. are better than both though.

[Anonymous No.906781]

>>906778
Well, I don't wanna do CS or Comp. Eng. because fuck taking a bunch of math courses I'll never put into practice and I'm not good at it anyway.
2nd, programming is boring and I'd rather take sips of poison every day than program.

Putting information to use and analyzing things is what I want to do. I also enjoy sql.

[Anonymous No.906859]

When I have to lie and claim to have a degree I usually say I have a B.A.in accounting. Can hold accounting position with ease. Quickbooks.

[Anonymous No.906862]

>>906781
Then study information systems.

[Anonymous No.906872]

Bachelor of Science with a major in Biological systems and a Minor in Bioinformatics

Pipefitter- 100,000$ take home a year

very hard, thank god it was all for nothing too cause some cunt falsely accused me of plagiarism

[Anonymous No.906873]

>>906859
Holy shit. A real life George Costanza.

[Anonymous No.906877]

Current MBA, so salary is a big fat 0

So far it's been pretty gud for all of one month

[Anonymous No.906880]

To those in US: If you are unemployed and attend full time, how are you able to afford tuition and cost of living? Is that all covered by your student loans? How hard is it to get a student loan and what are the interest rates on those? How hard do they fuck you?

[Anonymous No.906884]

>>906880
To wit:

Loans and PT jobs
Yes
Easy, like 6-8%
Very

[Anonymous No.906891]

Accounting
East coast big 4 audit 57k (this is my first year)
Wasn't that difficult, CPA exam sucks though and if you major in accounting and don't plan on getting your CPA and graduate with under 150 credits your degree is useless.

[Anonymous No.906896]

>econ senior
>tristate area
>job n/a
>7.789/10. 10 being hardest

[Anonymous No.906897]

Unrelated B.S.
M.S. Finance
IB Analyst
85k base

[Anonymous No.906935]

>>906891
Where did you go to school?

[Anonymous No.906945]

>>904822
BS Computer Science

94k rounded Software Engineer, 25 in Indiana

I found my major fun and I have a knack for solving puzzles. Very little do I feel like my career is work as I have so much fun in the field.

[Anonymous No.906947]

>>906945
nigga fuck outta here

[Anonymous No.906955]

>>906947
i know it feels too good to be true

i about shit myself when i saw the offer letter

>pic related

[Anonymous No.906989]

>>905140
B.Acc?

[Anonymous No.907032]

Studying Computer Science and Graphic Design
Still a student but planning on doing work on the side, already have a contract for app development. Might even start a studio / coworking community in my city.

[Anonymous No.907035]

>>906955
real envy

[Anonymous No.907048]

>>905220
You sound like you live in an island country, Caribbean? How's the pay in USD?

[Anonymous No.907057]

>>907032
Are you based in TX?

[Anonymous No.907369]

>>907057
Yes.

[Anonymous No.907406]

Currently a freshman at a top 50 US university, but not exactly known for its business program.

Planning on majoring in Finance with a double major in something more specific. Would it make more sense to go for something like Econ/Marketing or try to go more tech oriented and go for CIS/Business Technology?

[Anonymous No.907590]

>>904822
Was going to make a thread of my own to ask for /biz/'s advice on this, but since this thread is here, I might as well ask in here.

I am a foreign student (Eu) looking to apply to a US university.

I am 18 years old, and have A2 level qualifications (British System), however to get into any of my first choices for American schools - looking primarily at Ivy Leagues or equivalent - I'd need to have done SATs and subject SATs.

I have no formal experience in sitting either of these tests, however would need to have done both the standard SAT and 2 subject tests by december in order for me to be able to apply to a college to join next year.

My question to /biz/, particularly anyone who has done the SATs before, is : what should I expect, how much preparation should I be putting into them, I would be sitting them in December, giving me just over 3 months of preparation for the standard SATs (my main focus), and potentially subject SATs too.

Is it possible to get a 2300+ score in them from solid preparation in that time?

My A2 level grades were 5 A*s (Math, Econ, AICT, French & Italian), just to give you the idea, I would say that I'm above average intelligence, from the looks of things, a lot of the content of these exams are similar to the stuff i'd learned in the Uk system, and, depending on the school I apply to, could be used as AP credits to knock of some of the classes i'd have to take.

[Anonymous No.907597]

>>907590
forgot to add some details :

my A levels were CIE (Cambridge International Examinations), and I'd most likely be looking at a finance major or something in that area.

[Anonymous No.907787]

>>907597
Bump, Carib anon in similar situation

[Anonymous No.907797]

>What degree do you have/what is your major?
Art history and Philosophy

>If you have a degree, what is your job and what do you make(location helpful)?
Unemployed currently

>How hard was/is your major?
there was nights that I couldnt sleep from the euphoria

[Anonymous No.907802]

>What degree do you have/what is your major?

Electrical Engineering BS

>If you have a degree, what is your job and what do you make(location helpful)?

Houston TX 75k
Reliability Engineer for Chem company

>How hard was/is your major?

School wasn't too bad since I had good friends in the program so we would split work loads

[Anonymous No.907803]

>>907590

You can certainly get a 2300+ after 3 months of studying.

If you're going for a perfect score, don't waste time hiring a tutor, they don't teach to get a perfect score, they teach to get a 1700 or so.

Be sure to buy review books, including the official blue SAT book, and some supplements for each section.

For math, I really highly recommend Dr. John Chung's SAT math

[Anonymous No.908059]

>>907787
what part of the Caribbean are you from, anon? Used to live out there myself for a bit when I was younger, in the Cayman Islands.

>>907803
Yeah, i'm not going to be hiring any kind of tutor for it, as I believe (maybe naively so) that i'll be able to get a near perfect score without one, assuming I put in the hours, which for me seems reasonable, as i'm currently not working or at school. Spent the whole of my summer doing an internship at Morgan Stanley (bank) in London, and have quite a hearty number of references I could use on my college app.

But now i'm free pretty much all day and can be doing SAT prep daily.

thanks for the info on what books to check out! will definitely get onto those and try and get a hold of them asap!

[Anonymous No.908306]

>>905535
Less

[Anonymous No.908319]

BS in Computer Engineering
So far I'm having more trouble with dumb GE's like history than I am with classes involving my major.
How does one get an internship as a second year with fuck all to show for a resume?

[Anonymous No.908322]

Didn't see this thread, I started a new one, might as well ask here.

Should I get a degree in Business informatics or Finance?

[Anonymous No.909033]

Anybody an Information systems graduate?

Was the major difficult? How easily did you land a job? What's the starter pay? What are you doing? etcet etc

[Anonymous No.910179]

>BA in political science
>data entry monkey
>18/hr
>New Jersey

JUST

[Anonymous No.910211]

>Petro engineer
>k
>hardest program where I went to school in terms of % of freshmen who actually graduate. It wasn't that difficult for me outside a few "weed out" classes.

Good luck getting hired though I made it just in time. The class that graduated after me is working at Starbucks.

[Anonymous No.910220]

>>904822
>In college right now for Electrical Engineering
After this semester I'll technically be of junior status but will have only finished all my prerequisite courses before I get into only my major courses and supplemental mathematics. The way my Uni does it is they have 5 prereq gen ed engineering courses in CAD, programming, electrical circuits, thermal, and industrial systems. The general trend it that these five classes are the "weeder" courses and anyone who passes all of them is getting an engineering degree. That is unless you switch majors afterwards. Some one in the math department compiled the stats on the graduation rate after the gen ed engineering classes have been passed and it was like 95% graduation rate
>How hard is my major?
It's relatively easy right now with just cuircuits and calculus being the hardest of the courses so far. The labs attached with the gen ed courses are fairly easy if you come prepared but most just show up and do it which is one way to go about it.

[Anonymous No.910225]

> BA political science
> nondescript gov contractor
> 40k, 40/hr a week actually means 40/hr a week, + sweet, sweet government-equivalent benefits

It feels: alright

[Anonymous No.910242]

>>910225
As I understand it my outcome is pretty much what can be hoped for short of nepotism. I can eat, I can eventually move on to better-paying jobs, and I have a contractually-enforced work/life balance.

If those sound like baseline hireme requirements rather than stretch goals to you, major the fuck in something else, anons.

[Anonymous No.910322]

>>910242
what g-level would a civilian with a bachelors degree start out at? gs-7 or gs-9?

[Anonymous No.910375]

>>904822
>Accounting degree
>55k auditor
>I had a part time job and raided in a hardcore guild half the time.

[Anonymous No.910384]

not sure which major to choose. was going towards comp. engineering but read in some places that in terms of employment it might not be as good of a choice? not sure. maybe CS would be better? Im in California if that matters. Anyone have any opinions

[Anonymous No.910389]

>>910242
>>910225
I'm actually doubling in poli sci as well as econ. I had originally wanted to have a government job exactly for the reasons you described but decided my odds were slim. What did you do to get where you are, anon?

[Anonymous No.910409]

>907797
>Art history and Philosophy
JUST

[Anonymous No.910462]

>>905382
>>905392

Penn State reporting in.

BS in Econ, trying to get into econometrics/data analytics

/biz/ meet-up?

[Anonymous No.910463]

>>910462
Where you at, fam?

[Anonymous No.910467]

>computer engineering
>mcdonalds

[Anonymous No.910521]

>>910467
degree in computer engineering leads to work at mcdonalds?

[Anonymous No.910534]

>>905382
FUCK PSU

[6yr fite me irl No.910577]

>>905625
Expanding is always good

[Anonymous No.910588]

>>904822
>>What degree do you have/what is your major?
International relations

>>If you have a degree, what is your job and what do you make(location helpful)?
I'm pursuing a job in diplomacy after I graduate

>>How hard was/is your major?
It's fairly hard, but mostly because I study it at a top-5 university

[Anonymous No.910739]

>>910467
>sandwich engineer

[Anonymous No.910899]

>>910463
University Park, senior

[Anonymous No.910906]

>>906495

Just finished my BBA and now on my MBA

I got that post 911 GI bill, free degrees and $1600 a month to live on

[Anonymous No.910909]

>>904826
>>905382
>>905392
>>910462
>>910463
>>910899

This is now a Penn State thread

I start spring semester.

[Anonymous No.910937]

>>910906
I'm sorry to hear you will have to return to the army when you have no job. Getting an MBA after a BBA is pointless.

[Anonymous No.910983]

>>907406
Finance will knock out a lot of the per-requisites for Econ, so a lot of people double major/minor in that.

[Anonymous No.911031]

>>910322
Unsure. I am employed by the contracting company so I don't interact with the schedule. If I ever jump over to direct federal employment I'd find out then.

[Anonymous No.911039]

>>910389
I moved to dc after graduation, did internships (introduced to these through familial networking. advice: have powerful parents) until I had the magical amount of experience apparently needed to get a contracting org to give me the time of day. 90% luck 10% interviewing and ability to pass a background check

Getting employed by the gov directly is harder. usajobs.gov s clunky and the gov has many places they have to look at for employees (veterans, disabled) before considering general applicants. It is easier to get in and then get moved from contractor to gov employee later on.

Oh, one actual tip: usajobs.gov postings are autistically literal. For each relevant cred you have, mention it in the cover letter. If they need a BS in X, don't mention your MS in X without also mentioning the BS very explicitly. They don't over or undersell their requirements even a little.

[Anonymous No.911046]

>>911039
The DC thing is a non-starter for me. I was thinking more State-level or something. Thanks for hte info though, anon

[Anonymous No.911059]

>>905573
Enjoy the refugees.

[Anonymous No.911061]

>>910909
Fuck Pedo State.

[Anonymous No.911063]

Anyone here just have certs and NOT a degree?

[Anonymous No.911068]

>>911061
I have no other choice because my parents will basically disown me for not going and I don't have the money to just move out.

[Anonymous No.911073]

>>911068
Out of ALL of the universities in Pennsylvania, they're making you choose that one? What about UPenn or Temple or Drexel or Immaculata? Shit, even Villanova.

[Anonymous No.911075]

>>911073
It's a legacy thing, so they're basically saying if I don't go, they're not going to help me pay for anywhere else.

Believe me, If I had the money(or friends to couchsurf), I'd just move out.

[Anonymous No.911076]

What's so bad about penn state?
I'm not aware, I don't really read or follow news.

[Anonymous No.911077]

>>911076
Oh, I just don't know what to go to uni for, so I don't want to waste my time and money.

[Anonymous No.911079]

>>911077
I always thought it was a decent school.
Go to community college first to figure things out. I'm sure your parents won't have a problem with that since it will save them money.

Going to a comm. college for first year or two is never a bad idea. Take a mix of gen eds and electives that might seem interesting.

Of course, always make sure to look up your professors on ratemyprofesssor because a bad teacher can ruin a good course and turn you off to the subject that might have been your major...especially at a CC.

[Anonymous No.911080]

Econ/Business double major

At least I hope it is

[Anonymous No.911083]

>>911079
No, they want me to go to university park, the main campus for the four years and I've already talked to them about it.

[Anonymous No.911121]

>>911076
Sandusky raped boys there and Joe Paterno and the school covered it up.

[Anonymous No.911123]

>>911083
>saying uni
>penn state is in Pennsylvania
Are you a Eurofag?

[Anonymous No.911127]

>>911123
No, I just picked that up I guess because it's easier to type. Most of the people I actually talk to are international.

[Anonymous No.911134]

>>911127
How hard is it to type college? Now you sound like a damn punjab.

[Anonymous No.911142]

>What degree do you have/what is your major?
University Law degree, more specifically in European Union Law

>If you have a degree, what is your job and what do you make(location helpful)?
Not yet. But I reckon I'll be working as a government advisor

>How hard was/is your major?
As difficult as any law degree: quite easy if you are a quick reader & can make connections fast.

[Anonymous No.911143]

>>911134
It's not a college, though. It's a university with "colleges" that you take classes in randomly.

[Anonymous No.911148]

>>911143
>does not understand that we say college no matter where you're attending in the US.
Stop speaking like a goddamn Pollock.

[Anonymous No.911150]

>>911148
Why are you so concerned right now?

[Anonymous No.911157]

>>911150
Because you speak like a damn refugee.

[Anonymous No.911160]

>>911148
>>911134
>>911123
>>911121
>>911073
>>911063
>>911061
>>911059
>>911157
>this guy

[Anonymous No.911169]

>>911160
My certification question was serious. Anyone got any? I'm looking to get a couple.

[Anonymous No.911177]

>>911157
You sound autistic tbh.

[Anonymous No.911187]

>>911177

[Anonymous No.911381]

-Broadcast Journalism
-Hope to get a job as an on-air host/producer/Board op
-I'd say at times hard, but easy to moderate the rest of the time.

Also Penn State alum.

[Anonymous No.911389]

>>904822
Finance

Did only 1200 pounds a month because my working hours were restricted to 20 hours a week. Lived outside of London, which helped a lot because with that salary it's unlivable solo.
Moving next summer to Denmark to finish Econ/Business Admin masters

Didn't find anything particularly hard, but I found accounting classes very backward to the point of uselessness. When in 2015 you got accounting software that can print out any form of report that you want, plus do the calculations for you, it's better to learn how to use those rather than learn doing that shit manually, especially because it's so easy to miss out stuff doing things manually when you get a big assignment.

[Anonymous No.911404]

>>911381
I bet you got fisted by Sandusky.

[Anonymous No.911436]

Honest question: Can american stop to say 'I study at a top X university'? You realize that these university ranking are marketing campaigns that arent backed up by any facts, right? This especially applies to law schools.

There are several international competitions at which law schools from all over the planet compete against one another and US university hardly ever win anything. And its not some backwater law schools competing here but actually Harvard, Columbia, Yale etc. In an international competition they pale compared to SEA and EU universities, especially in law. And the most hilarious part is that the Moot courts language is English, which puts American at a SEVERE advantage.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awards_in_the_Willem_C._Vis_International_Commercial_Arbitration_Moot#Hall_of_Fame:_Award-Winning_Teams_.281994-2011.29

So please, stop with this fucking meme.

[Anonymous No.911441]

>>911436
Most Americans don't actually do this, anon. Just people on /biz/ who circlejerk over their school. The rest of America, if they talk about their school, it's because it has a good sports team which is culturally important in the US.

[Anonymous No.911684]

hotty toddy im fucked

[Anonymous No.911693]

I'm currently an investment analyst at a hedge fund. I went to school for Electrical Engineering and Finance; I wouldn't recommend that double, if I had to do everything again I'd choose Law over EE. EE is close to the most time consuming and demanding major you can choose, and it limits the amount of extracurriculars you can do. Finance was cake though. Being involved in student politics, club committees, basically anything that demonstrates social skills, leadership and teamwork capabilities is far more important than grades, so don't kill yourself over grades. Don't neglect them entirely though, you'll likely be filtered out if you don't have a HD average (D at minimum, but you'll need impressive extracurriculars).
As I went to a target school and was involved in all the relevant student organisations, job opportunities in private equity came up and I joined a small PE firm straight out of school, then managed to move over to hedge funds. Couldn't be happier.

[Anonymous No.911758]

>>906781
Then don't study information systems since half the subjects in most univeristies are programming related or have its roots there.

Also be prepared to have instruction books that are written by some autist who thinks you know a whole lot of stuff you actually don't know. Or you get instructions that have very little to do with how to perform an exercise.

The workload is lighter than with CS though because you sometimes have an easy business course that takes you a workload of around 75-80 hours compared to the programming ones which usually require 20-35 hours a week if you don't have some pre knowledge.

[Anonymous No.911759]

>>911436
>>911441
Oh a good university can krik up the value of certain degrees significantly due to them having a lot of connections with business.

Even in Netherlands were I live there's a huge difference between studying in shitty Wageningen or Amsterdam in terms of networking you are able to do.

It's not worth paying 20k a year more for though like in the USA if you're going from a public to private.

[Anonymous No.911778]

>>911759
I am not saying that it isnt worth it. The prestige alone of the degree, especially in the US, makes it worth it. However, all these so called university rankings are just pants on head retarded when actual evidence exists that other, international universities manage to consistently place better in international competitions. If youre better then you win these competition. You dont have 1 out of 1XX awards after almost 2 decades. Thats the point I am trying to make.

[Anonymous No.911812]

>>905699
>I switched ... to EE and can confirm that it's like stepping into another world. Weekly workload increases from 10 to 50 hours.

fucking bullshit

I'm doing Robotic Engineering. too much time on my hands, I fucking hate uni and I hate everything to do with it.

You can't pay me to sit around all day jacking off, which is great because I'm not getting paid.

[Anonymous No.911826]

>>911759
Krik is geen Engels woord, lol.

[Anonymous No.911833]

>>911693
Good for you anon, what school?

[Anonymous No.911846]

>>911833
University of Sydney.

[Anonymous No.911908]

Help Guiys
What Masters do you recommend for me?
Work will pay 90% of graduate school.
>Have BBA from shit tier school (regionally accredited/non profit, but still shit tier)
>Was helping gf grade papers last night and had to google how to find the least common multiple using reciprocals (that bad in math)
> Don't want vanilla MBA

I interview well and was able to turn my suicide tier school bachelor's into 54k while living in a real low cost of living suburb

Was thinking something that feigns as business related like
CONSUMER economics, or "Leadership" (lol).

Wat do?

[Anonymous No.911914]

Chemistry.

I couldn't find a job when I graduated as it is saturated as fuck.

I am NEET now.

[Anonymous No.911925]

>>911914
Why do you choose NEET over some job not in your field?

[Anonymous No.912094]

Freshman here currently pursuing a psych degree. Would a minor in marketing or something similar help me land a decent paying job? And yes I'm aware that psychology is a shit tier degree. Should I just jump on the STEM boat before it's too late?

[Anonymous No.912154]

>What degree do you have/what is your major?
M.Eng in Industrial Mathematics

>If you have a degree, what is your job and what do you make(location helpful)?
Financial analyst, $474k / year working for the Government Pension Fund of Norway

>How hard was/is your major?
Pretty hard. My degree is essentially a MSc in applied mathematics with a bunch of engineering courses (includes a lot of programming) on top, hence the M.Eng. part. Considered one of the hardest degrees in Norway.

29 year old (graduated at 23)

[Anonymous No.912159]

>>912154
>474k
fuck outta here fam

[Anonymous No.912161]

>>912159
take into consideration the abhorrently high wages in Norway compared to the rest of the world because it's so expensive to live here (Oslo is one of the most expensive cities in the world). Average starting salaries for engineers are close to $100k here.

[Anonymous No.912172]

>>912154
>>912161
I really don't believe 474K. That'd be like 350K here.

[Anonymous No.912177]

>>912172
Yeah and that's what you get for being a highly valued employee working on a pension fund worth $830 billion

[Anonymous No.912498]

>What degree do you have/what is your major?
Dual MBA/MHA ( Masters of Health Admin.)

>If you have a degree, what is your job and what do you make(location helpful)?

Regulatory Coordinator -Basically making sure my hospital follows all the health laws when doing medical research

>How hard was/is your major?
5/10. Not hard at all if you have good work ethic and good memory. Memorizing policy was the hardest part of my grad school.