College Major choices, what do you think?

I'm a sustainability design and technology major, its environmental policy, environmental biology and a little green energy engineering all mixed together.

 

Economics at FSU here

 

I was in a similar situation. It's not too late, but marketing is one of the lowest paying of the business degrees, same with general management. If you have math skill, I'd go with finance. Of course, Engineering is always the better choice if you can stick with it. I started off toward electrical engineering, didn't care for it so I changed to business (finance emphasis). At the community college, because I started toward engineering, I was able to add a class or two and get an AA in Mathematics. About a year from graduating in business, I decided to go for Computer Science (it came easy for me and I enjoyed it). It added another year, but it was worth it. Since I was almost done with the business degree I just continued taking one business class per semester to finish it off by the time I finished the CS degree. BTW, business math is pretty easy compared to engineering so you'd definitely excel at it.

I had enough units to qualify for a dual degree (BBA Business Administration and BA in Computer Science). The math for the engineering also contributed to a minor in Mathematics (I only needed two upper divisions math classes for the minor).

Since graduating in 2001, I got a good job and have almost tripled my income from the time just before graduating.

 

Cause you're an engineer.

I should mention my GF is a Geomatics Engineer. She's going out in the field this month. I've worked the field. It's currently -50 to -60ºC out there. She has no idea what's she's getting into in terms of that.

That's just it though. Most engineers are spoon fed right till the end of their degree. Every engineer I know is like that. While it's good to have support while doing ENG (Cause it's a goddamn bitch. I've seen it. You couldn't in this lifetime, pay me enough to try for that degree. That and I'm not fond of Math) these people have very little idea what the real world is like. Then they're told they're engineers, socially and professionally responsible for all mankind because they design and build things. Sweet Moses...

The arrogance these people accumulate!

Yeah and people in medicine can't spell. When I write it looks like someone with Parkinson's had a seizure while writing with their feet.

 

smart man!

 

I'm in the same situation as you man. Going into my 4th semester under the ME program here. I don't know if I'd say I'm getting burned out with all the classes, but I feel that I don't have a clue yet as to what an Engineer does. All the math and shit we're doing can be done on computers. I need something else.

I plan on withdrawing after next semester and enlisting in the Army. I figure that the Army will be a change for the better, because I believe that one of the reasons why I'm unsatisfied with where I am right now is because I procrastinate a lot. The military will change that.

Yeah theres a chance that I could die, but fuck it. Throughout growing up I had dreamed of having all kinds of dreams of sweet cars, trucks, and bikes in a moderate sized house with a huge garage. I figured engineering could bring me that. I just couldn't bring myself to engineering, so I need something that will help me bring myself to be able to be an engineer. The military, I feel, will help me do that.

 

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Stick with the Engineering. I struggled with the math as well. I don't hardly use any of it now in my job. My only regret is not listening to one of my advisors when he said get your MBA right after you finish your BS. You almost have to have it in order to move up into more engineering management positions. Now I am married with 2 kids and it is hard to find the time and money to go back to school to get my MBA. My place of employment thinks that online MBA's are a joke so I am forced to go the in class route.

4 years of suffering now will turn into many more years of enjoyment later on.

 

I was in Engineering for 1.5 years before I burned out. I ended up switching to Hydrogeology after that and just loved it. I also went from a university down to a college so that also made a big difference. Everyone here is right though the first 2 years blow big time. From what my buddies tell me the 3rd and 4rth years are actually more relavant and more interesting. Right now I am considering go back to uni, however it wont be for engineering as i really enjoy my Geology!

Good luck with your decision!

 

Arizona State University offers an online MBA program. I'd ask if they thought that was a joke college.