Currently I am having a hard time deciding on my major... I have so far changed my major several times, but want to settle on one to get me out of UNDERGAD school.

I was a psychology major, but got tired of the requirements you needed to graduate. I then changed into dental hyg. but I am turned off that I will have to stay an extra year. My eventual goal is to get into dental school and become a dentist.

From the threads I have read over the time I frequented the forum, I noticed a wide range in profesions. My question to you all is... whats your job/profession and what did you major and/or minor in?

Double Major - Economics, Political Science. Considered law in school and was accepted to Law school, but changed my mind and now work as an investment counsellor/portfolio manager. I am going to start my MA in Economics this year.

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Jason Priest
1999 E430
1995 E420 - retired
1986 420SEL - retired

If you are aiming to be a dentist, then I'd think you'd want to major in a field that is related to dentistry, i.e. biology, physiology, etc.

The idea is to not just to select a major so that you can finish sooner, but rather to learn about what you intend to do.

Having said that, in the business world, it is not uncommon to find people with degrees that are completely unrelated to what they are doing, with the exception of those that are in accounting / financial reporting, etc.

I have a degree in Business Admin. and another degree in Lingustics with a minor in Japanese.

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

Hey Narwhal.. I didn't know you were in dental school

That suicide rate thing is based on a survey in 1972... I wonder if its still the same.

I do work at the school's dental clinic... and am applying for 2 research programs, that way I have a way of showing the school(when its time to apply) that I am serious about dentistry.

Biology seems to be a major thats popular with many medical-oriented fields, but its not looked at as a degree in which gives you an advantage. I know that for my school, (Ohio State Univ.).. they look at ANY degree as long as you cover the REQUIREMENTS (which is several sciences, chemi., bio, microbio, lower physics, etc).

Right now though, I am still trying to decide on a major in which I can get my degree. Shouldn't be this hard... but for some reason it is!

Get an engineering degree, then take a coupla more classes and get a math degree.

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

Snib, I was a screw-up in HS and knew I'd do worse in college so I joined the USN.

I went to university after USN and initially majored in chem. I took CLEP tests and entered as a 27 hour freshman. Big mistake. I liked the concepts but hated the drudgery plus hated the mental discipline required of upper education. So instead of entering the freshman training program I entered as a mature soph, though intellectually, horribly immature.

Began as a chem major. F-up. Quit and worked for a year. Re-entered as a 2ndary education major. Screw-up. Dropped out for a couple years. Re-entered as a philosophy major and f-d that up and went backed to work and finally re-entered as a bio major. BA with 238 hrs and a 3.1 gpa. Warning to employers: don't hire anybody with that background--that guy is a total waste. Even after CLEP-ing 27 hrs it took me nearly 4 years to graduate.

Went to work. Entered grad school in botany. Ahhhhhhhh, I loved it! Got serious for first time in my life. Spent 3 years in a 2 year program because I loved it!

Lesson learned: It ain't the goal, its the process. Time wasted to learn those seven words of bliss: 6 years.

Good luck!

B

BS in Bible ( no, its not a joke)
Master of Religious Education

I am a supervisor for a geotechnical engineering company. I am opening a new office for my company next month.

Started college thinking dental school, chemistry changed that.
Took some writing courses, thought about journalism, never pursued it. Changed major to engineering:

BES in Civil Engineering
MSE in Structural Engineering

Both degrees from Johns Hopkins University.

Worked in consulting engineering, got bored.

Worked as a construction manager for Trammell Crow Company, got tired of fighting with contractors.

Sold new residential real estate, met an investment broker with a lot of money looking to buy a new home.

Became an investment broker, 13 years ago. Aside from 1994, 2001, and 2003, it's been great!

Find something you love to do. If you love doing it, it's not work... and you get paid to do it!

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Learn as though you will live forever.
-Ancient Hindu Proverb
(Are there any modern ones?)

1998 E320 Blk\Blk
1995 BMW 530i (bad engine) sold
1989 BMW 535i sold after 170,000 fun miles
1996 Lincoln Town Car (6 passenger land barge, still smooth and quiet at 130,000 miles, make me an offer!)

B.S. in psychology with a minor in philosophy. I knew going into these degree offerings that grad school was a must. Went onto a Masters and Ph.D in child psychology and have done post doctural studies in childhhood psychosis. Because of the changes in the field, continued education is a must to keep abreast of all changes in therapy and psychopharmacology. I really enjoy my profession, it is THE investment of my life!

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Dale, R129
W202

BS in Mechanical Engineering. Finished four years of college before I turned 22 years old. Been working every since and thoroughly enjoy what I do.

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Jim

Started out Economics and Real Estate then Biomedical Engineering, there was a brief time I was pursuing something in Geology, but the income potential was not that great, before anyone flames I know that there’s a bunch of high paying jobs, but not like other fields.

I'm thinking about finishing my Real Estate degree, I took a 3 credit course last week and enjoyed it and did well despite we did 3 credits in 5 days. Top of the class I might add.

I love almost everything I do, provided theres good earning potential.

Associates in Science...

...started out working towards a BS in Mechanical Engineering. Got to my senior year, but excessive partying and cutting classes degraded my GPA to the point where the dean had to show me the door!

After a two-year, self-imposed sabbatical, I returned to school and managed to eke out a BA in Computer Science and Mathematics.

Didn't take my first IS job too seriously and was asked to leave. So I moved back home, got another IS job (took it a bit more seriously this time ) and finished my MBA.

That was 20 years ago, and I'm still in the IS field. The money is pretty good, and I have been fortunate to work on new projects in every corporation I've ever worked at.

My lack of respect for authority and total irreverence for structure created situations where I was drummed out of several colleges and corporations in my early years. I wasted ten years of my life being stupid!

My words of advice...get your yearnings out of the way first before you decide to follow a straight and narrow course!

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2009 ML350 (106K) - Family vehicle
2001 CLK430 Cabriolet (80K) - Wife's car
2005 BMW 645CI (138K) - My daily driver
2016 Mustang (32K) - Daughter's car

Yep. Those that take a chance and go indy drive nice cars. The ones that stay with the majors are like any salaried, mid-level technical job. They do well but don't get a piece of the prospects they work on, hence no major dollars.

There are lots of oil millionaires in this town--geologists and geophycists who went indy. But they also lose their butts, too.

In the oil slump in the mid-eighties their income source included the phrase, "Would you like fries with that, ma'am?"

B

BA in Economics and Mathematics
MBA in Accounting and Finance
MA in Economics

Became an investment banker - mergers & acquisitions and corporate finance.

Money is not bad and work environment is slightly better than a Soviet gulag in Siberia, but only a tiny bit. Hate my job immensely and too late to change careers.

Should not have listened to my parents. Good grades = fat paycheck is all a damned lie anyway. Went to a name brand school, but that doesn't mean jack in the whole scheme of things.

Should have become a MB mechanic instead. At least I would have enjoyed getting up in the morning and going to work.

I should explain I was in school late 80's and early 90's which was post oil boom, which was also post geology major boom, entry level BS salaries sucked big time.