What is Your Major?

[Corey]

What are you majoring in school? Have you found your major?

Personally, I'm a science major. Of course, I'm going to be a sophomore in high school this Autumn, so high school doesn't really provide a variety of science courses. ^^; I haven't decided what I'm going to focus on in college, astronomy, biology, cosmology, and geology are all contenders!

[Neo Emolga]

Business all the way. I have my Bachelor's in Business Administration with concentrations in Marketing and Information Technology Management, and I have my Master's of Business Administration with Marketing as the concentration. Still looking for a job, but I'm hoping to get something like a Brand Manager position or something along those lines.

[Bulbasaur]

I'm only 15, so obviously I'm not in college yet. There's two things I'd be interested in majoring in: music, or something related to computer science.

I've been fooling around with instruments since I was little, but I went to a new private school in 5th grade and started to learn how to play guitar. I'm interested in rock music, so I played acoustic guitars and electric guitars. At some point a bit later, I found out that playing the drums was really fun, so I started playing that as well. Then, in 7th grade, (I think?) the main bassist in the school graduated, so my music teacher was looking for another bassist for the talent show. Since I picked up drums and guitar quickly, he went to me, and I started learning bass guitar. At this point, I stopped playing guitar for the most part. So right now, bass guitar and drums are my main instruments. Recently I've been playing a bit of harmonica, too.

Now for my experience with computer science. In 2nd grade, I found a cool little book at my library on making websites. Not making websites with webs.com or something like that, actual websites. I got it, and I started making a simple and small website on sharks, which I liked at the time. After I made a few web pages, I showed my dad, and he put it on his server so I could actually view it online. I didn't really work on it much after that, but I showed it off at my school in 3rd grade. I didn't do much more computer science related stuff until about... 7th grade? I wanted to learn how to program, and my dad is a computer teacher, so I went to him. He got me a book on the Java programming language, and I started learning it. Ever since, I learned a bit of other programming languages, such as C, but Java is still the main programming language I use.

Whew, that was a long post... for me.

[Homura]

Business all the way. I have my Bachelor's in Business Administration with concentrations in Marketing and Information Technology Management, and I have my Master's of Business Administration with Marketing as the concentration. Still looking for a job, but I'm hoping to get something like a Brand Manager position or something along those lines.

Ya, the worst part about it, sometimes, is that you're overqualified for stuff, too.

I have a BSc in microbiology and MD in medicine. Still looking for work like this guy here. :P

[Eevee Trainer]

Currently a Fine Art Major for my Associate's Degree. Once that's done next year, I'll be moving onto Graphic Design and Animation for my Bachelor's. Taking these majors makes me incredibly nervous for the fact that there's always the motif "The starving artist," so I'm a bit nervous about the road ahead of me.

However, I have been accepted for an internship at Disney World in Orlando, Florida for the Fall. So during my time off, I'll have some time to reflect on my majors or maybe find someone that has an "in" at Disney Studios and move from there.

In the end, I'm also getting a minor in Math as a back up (or maybe even switch over to it in general) in case if being an animator doesn't work out for me. If it doesn't, then I'd like to become a math teacher as I've heard that schools are always looking for them in my area and I love teaching others. UvU

[Kyte]

RN( Registered Nurse) Then on to a specialization either an RN of radioactive medicine or anesthitist. Long road. I screw up my GPA so fixing it's so much fun -_-

[FedoraChar]

Biology, all the way! :D

Haha, whenever I tell someone this, they're always say, "Oh, I'm sorry" like someone died. It's not that bad, though xD I mean, I guess if you don't like the material it's hard, but I'm thoroughly enjoying it ^^ I'm placing my emphasis on plants--I'd like to do research in the future with endangered species :)

[Kyte]

I like biology but I like helping people and well I don't have the willpower to get to doctor so Nursing it is for meh!

[shaymin]

Computer Information Technology as well as Computer Programming. I'm prepared to burn my life sitting in front of a computer doing nothing but coding, but making an assload of money doing it. n_n

...Of course I hope my job turns out to be more fun than that, but oh well.

[Fizz]

Considering I'm still in school, I currently don't have a major. However, when I do go to college I'd like to major in English, biology and the culinary arts. Though I know it'll take a shitload of work and a lot of commitment, I'm prepared. And hopefully with my degree in biology and English I can become a secondary school teacher.

[Felly]

I'm a Liberal Arts major in community college, but I'm focusing on what's going to be my future major, which is International Studies. I'm going to get my Associate's in Liberal Arts and then transfer to finish everything off for my Bachelor's.

[Teddiursa of the Sky]

I am currently on vacation, but I am about to start my second year of university. I am studying computer science and programming, specifically in Python and C++.

[Apollo]

I'm not currently studying at university, however I do want to try and study Computer Science or Software Engineering.

[Teddiursa of the Sky]

What kind of software development? The field is becoming more and more specialized as the software becomes more complex.

[Midnight Sun]

I'm no longer a university student, but when I was, I wanted to major in Sociology. Very interesting stuff.

[Corey]

I'm assuming *too lazy to Google*, but is sociology the study of human interaction? Not limited to humans, maybe animals as well?

[Teddiursa of the Sky]

Sociology is the study of social interaction between human beings, and how societies develop. If you want to study the interactions of other social animals, you'd need to get into biology.

[Elbub]

In the autumn, I will enter the fourth final year of my Masters in Forensic Science. It can be really interesting at times, but really uninteresting too, it really depends on what module it is. Same with the difficulty level.

It's just a glorified Analytical Chemistry degree really, with some knowledge of Biochemistry and Law thrown in for good measure.

I don't really want to do it for a job either, anymore. I've got my eyes on becoming a writer. I really regret not doing an English Literature degree.

[FedoraChar]

Can I call you Ducky then? :D

Actually, that does sound pretty interesting ^^ I'm kinda in the same boat with the writer thing, though xD I really do enjoy Biology, but one of my biggest dreams is to get a fiction book published--but, you know, I think you can do just fine without a degree in English ^^

[Elbub]

Can I call you Ducky then? :D

You can if you want, but I probably won't respond to it :P


Actually, that does sound pretty interesting ^^ I'm kinda in the same boat with the writer thing, though xD I really do enjoy Biology, but one of my biggest dreams is to get a fiction book published--but, you know, I think you can do just fine without a degree in English ^^

I have several ideas for fiction books, one of which I'm working on already (got about 10 chapters down, and I really should be using the summer break to write some more.

And I'm sure I will do fine without the English degree; my essay writing skills are still the strongest part of my work, even for a science subject that doesn't have many essays. For example, I felt the worst coming out of my Law exam this summer compared to all the rest, but I ended up getting the best mark for it.

I just really want to know, looking back :( I enjoyed English Lit. so much at school, and wish I'd gone with it all the way to university, rather than doing a degree I thought was more likely to have a job at the end of it.

[Sanctus]

Last semester I was in school I was an English major. I didn't apply myself very much in math because I didn't find it interesting at all.

[Grassy_Aggron]

Last semester I was in school I was an English major. I didn't apply myself very much in math because I didn't find it interesting at all.

Math Education major here >.>' Although I intend to pursue something in English (Mom pushes me, and my English college professor was like "GREAT SCOTT GIRL DO SOMETHING WITH THIS TALENT!"). Eventually, I'll get a Masters/Doctrine in Meteorology, my long held dream.

Funkiest math teacher/writer chasing tornadoes, yes. B)

[Sanctus]

I can't explain my relationship with math. I'm sort of like, "Interesting, *rubs chin*" but at the same time, I gaze out the window at the glorious rain of sunbeams on the tiny, emerald razors and yearn for precious freedom. ;_;

English major primarily because I think it could help me later on in life. But honestly? At this point, I don't know.

Meterology sounds fantastic, though! And you may possibly be able to teach some classes in math at a college on the side, as long as you don't take on too much. If nothing else you can do online classes or soemthing to rake in a little extra.


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[Poring]

I just graduated from high school, but I'm hoping to major in pure math and possibly computer science.


I didn't apply myself very much in math because I didn't find it interesting at all.

It's so sad that so many people think this! Math is full of interesting things. For example: the fact that you only need four colors to paint a map such that no two adjacent regions have the same color (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_color_theorem), the notion that some infinities are bigger than others (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagonalization_argument), or even a simple puzzle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem) that makes us question our probabilistic intuition. There's so much more to math than what you might experience in the classroom.

[Neptune's Disciple]

I majored in Architecture for 5 highly stressful years. I now have a Bachelor, Honours, and Masters in it and can't get a job because the industry is completely dead. Another large firm just closed down in my city a couple of weeks ago, so yeah. I'm currently working as Communications Manager for a training company which I enjoy, but my partner and I are well on our way to starting our own furniture design company, which is equally exciting and terrifying, all at the same time. Long story short kids, don't study something that doesn't have an almost guaranteed job at the end of it unless you absolutely love it and couldn't see yourself doing anything else.

[Poring]

Long story short kids, don't study something that doesn't have an almost guaranteed job at the end of it unless you absolutely love it and couldn't see yourself doing anything else.

This is honestly one of my biggest fears about studying math. It'd be amazing to be a research mathematician, but I don't know if I have the talent to succeed in academia... And from what I heard, industry jobs are hard to come by for pure math majors with no experience in other fields.

[Pokemon Trainer Sarah]

I'm currently half way through a doctorate in genetics in a developmental biology lab. I've always loved science and knew I would end up doing something related to that, but I found it really hard to pick which science to go with. I enjoyed genetics the most during undergrad so that's where I ended up! I've also started doing some teaching in undergrad lab classes and I'm really enjoying it, so that's another option as well.

[Teddiursa of the Sky]

I'm currently half way through a doctorate in genetics in a developmental biology lab. I've always loved science and knew I would end up doing something related to that, but I found it really hard to pick which science to go with. I enjoyed genetics the most during undergrad so that's where I ended up! I've also started doing some teaching in undergrad lab classes and I'm really enjoying it, so that's another option as well.

We should totally chat about that recent, crazy evolutionary hypothesis that pigs and chimpanzees can breed and eventually gave birth to humans. Ignore all of the transitional fossil evidence and the fact that chimpanzees can't even breed with humans, let alone pigs. Ridiculous, I know, but fun nonetheless.

What precisely are you studying in genetics?

[Q for Quick]

I want to do something in the medical field. I still have about 1 year and 11 months left in the United States Army, so I'm taking advantage of the Tuition Assistance and getting basic classes knocked out so when I'm finally out I can go straight into the actual studies. I've been looking at two jobs, either an Anesthesiologist Assistant or Nuclear Medicine Technologist. The AA is a ton of school, 6-8 years, but once I'm done I'd be financially stable and have a job that I wouldn't mind. The NMT ranges from 1-4 years and the outcome isn't bad and neither is the salary. I'm not exactly sure what the degree would be for it right now though. My options are still open.

[Midnight Sun]

So many smart, ambitious people. Go for it guys! ^u^

I've changed my plans a little. I'm going to major in English and focus on Children's Lit. My minor will likely become Sociology, and after I get my B.A, I'd like to try for Education. I'm hoping to be a Teacher Librarian, so I can still be in library, but also promote a love of reading and learning ^^

[[Desolate Divine]]

I don't know what the term major is specifically, but based off other responses, I am assuming it means fields that you enjoy/excel in.

I have always enjoyed music. I can play guitar, bass and piano, and enjoy songwriting. I plan to start a band next year, but currently play in my church band.

Recently I have enjoyed Biology, however I doubt I will take it further in high school. I lack the motivation/maturity to handle a Uni course in that field. I would struggle to take it seriously. Hence why I am doing a TAFE course in sound production.

[Grassy_Aggron]

Meterology sounds fantastic, though! And you may possibly be able to teach some classes in math at a college on the side, as long as you don't take on too much. If nothing else you can do online classes or soemthing to rake in a little extra.

Aye. I didn't want to become a math teacher, but then I started tutoring and I realized...Not only am I good at it, but I'm a hit with those I tutor and they find math more entertaining with me explaining it.

As for dead fields, sadly, that's what happened to Astronomy (which is about 2,000 jobs). Meteorology stagnated at about 10,000 jobs, with the nation no longer hiring aside from fired/retiring employees. Private industries? "Oh ya gotta know like, 2 other languages". I STRUGGLED WITH ELEMENTARY SPANISH. So yeah :/ Math first, then Meteorology.

Because, Meteorology already requires Calculus 3 and such. Which I'm going into next semester, fu fu fu fu.

[Death's Spook]

I don't know what the term major is specifically, but based off other responses, I am assuming it means fields that you enjoy/excel in.

I have always enjoyed music. I can play guitar, bass and piano, and enjoy songwriting. I plan to start a band next year, but currently play in my church band.

Recently I have enjoyed Biology, however I doubt I will take it further in high school. I lack the motivation/maturity to handle a Uni course in that field. I would struggle to take it seriously. Hence why I am doing a TAFE course in sound production.

A major is the field in which you take your undergraduate degree in.

[Sanctus]

Aye. I didn't want to become a math teacher, but then I started tutoring and I realized...Not only am I good at it, but I'm a hit with those I tutor and they find math more entertaining with me explaining it.

Teaching is fun! An excuse to talk about something you love for 30-90 minutes? Sure!


As for dead fields, sadly, that's what happened to Astronomy (which is about 2,000 jobs). Meteorology stagnated at about 10,000 jobs, with the nation no longer hiring aside from fired/retiring employees. Private industries? "Oh ya gotta know like, 2 other languages". I STRUGGLED WITH ELEMENTARY SPANISH. So yeah :/ Math first, then Meteorology.

Because, Meteorology already requires Calculus 3 and such. Which I'm going into next semester, fu fu fu fu.

:[ Well still. Having a degree like that can really help in other jobs where you'll need the mathz. Lots of companies need managers for instance who can wake up in the morning and do inventory without acting like a sasquatch.

[Zenith Avalon]

I'm majoring in a degree for Baking and Pastry to become a Pastry Chef. I hope to someday work in a bakery making cakes.

[Kaustlington]

I'm currently studying a Bsc in Zoo Management :cool:

[MichaelXD]

I just major in astronomy. I was using that subject to build an accurate calendar and come up with a calendar that was way on track instead of this one that will become off track. The only other thing left is what happens to the clock in the far future and how is the sun up late at 9 PM? Well, it shouldn't be.

I've also done acting. I'm starting to want to play music too. I have many goals to accomplish.

[Lady Tanuki]

Ah, majors. The first major I ever had was in animation, which I took classes in as early as high school. I was really into drawwing and character creation at the time (I still am), but eventually I realised that it would be really hard for me to get a good career in it, especially with a lot of the entry-level animation jobs going overseas and the intense competition for other jobs (game design has the latter problem too).

Meanwhile, I also did really well in my math and science classes, so I decided to switch to biology. I had a new interest in helping develop new medicines and examine the therapeutic value of existing medicines (including natural products and illegal drugs). In fact, right now I'm in my first year of a PhD program in pharmacology, which overlaps heavily with biology. In fact, I love how interdisciplinary a lot of the sciences can be--my undergraduate biology program also included classes in chemistry and even physics and some advanced math (and statistics).

Looking back, I think I would have also made a good choice going into computer programming, since I tend to do well with anything that follows a logical process (and computer programming is some of the most logic-based stuff that exists in the universe). A part of me does regret going into either music or video game design, as these are fields I really want to go into myself, as I write and compose songs and also have a design for a pretty large-scale video game in mind. Perhaps these are things I will be working on in whatever little free time I have...

[Ninaiso]

I'm going to college in about two months, I plan on majoring in Computer programming ironically haha~
I love studying codes and making up different odd and end things with coding and yea~ I figured Computer programming would be the best job! I would enjoy it and get a good paying career!

[Dratini]

I am in my final year of a BS in Civil Engineering. I honestly had no idea I would end up in this field when I was in high school.

[Quhzk]

I dropped out, but I was a music major.

[かごめ]

Social Sciences.

Psychology got boring in 10 weeks

[Woodchuck]

In my Junior year going for a BS in microbiology. Might still change to molecular genetics since the course overlap is high and I wouldn't have to take hardly any extra classes, but I'm not sure.

[breakyourbarricades]

I'm in my sophomore year and a business major with music production on the side. I dropped from culinary after a year because I just couldn't feel it. Didn't help that my instructors were jerks and that they didn't cover much content at all. Oh well.