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Your major and why

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EAST~COAST
Posts: 1017 - Karma: 91
Just starting college searching and it blows. I know a major isn't 100% necessary right from the start but some ideas of good majors plus a job that follows that are things to think about. What is your major and what job are you pursuing?
Jan 31 2011 8:14PM
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danbrown
Posts: 11932 - Karma: 21,775
economics, ski bum. fuck a real job, at least for a while.
Jan 31 2011 8:16PM
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Ski.Ballet
Posts: 2860 - Karma: 200
Marketing major, econ minor, area of application in entrepreneurship, plus some int'l business classes. Truthfully, I have no idea what I wanna do. I've got a mktg research internship lined up this summer, so maybe I'll like that...
Jan 31 2011 8:16PM
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InFlamesWeTrust
Posts: 163 - Karma: 16
Computer Security and Investigations, pursuing a job as a Computer Forensics Investigator for the RCMP or another gov't agency
Jan 31 2011 8:18PM
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BenWhit
Posts: 4654 - Karma: 3,256
corporate finance and accounting is going to be my major, and i might minor in global perspectives. i know that if i have an accounting degree, i'll always have a secure job, but i have no intention of working in a firm such as ernst and young to be an internal auditor forever. i'd really like to own my own company, or maybe work within the ski industry, but i need to make some money out of college to do that. i just really like the flexibility of CFA.
Jan 31 2011 8:18PM
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.jersey
Posts: 1925 - Karma: 9
start in the fall at Champlain College majoring in environmental policy. I'm hoping to move out west and work for a ski resort advising them on better ways to go green and stuff like that. I wanted to get into the environmental field without getting to sciency
Jan 31 2011 8:18PM
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Aidan-G
Posts: 9411 - Karma: 10,798
Double in behavioral science and clinical psychology because that is what interests me
Jan 31 2011 8:19PM
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marsland
Posts: 3150 - Karma: 421
electrical engineering, looking to get into power systems engineering.

came in undeclared and now im on the 6 year plan because of the way that the classes are lined up in order. wish i applied to business or engineering while in highschool.
Jan 31 2011 8:19PM
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EAST~COAST
Posts: 1017 - Karma: 91
I plan on moving out west and making the ski bum life work for a couple years somehow, but i need a backup plan unfortunately
Jan 31 2011 8:19PM
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ace_
Posts: 3189 - Karma: 39
business/marketing and outdoor education as a minor...
Jan 31 2011 8:20PM
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Alpine3
Posts: 1811 - Karma: 24
haha that has Bently written allllll over it. am i right?
Jan 31 2011 8:21PM
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danbrown
Posts: 11932 - Karma: 21,775
i agree with that, but i'm not a planner. i'll address the issue when it presents itself or when i have to. econ is a pretty general degree, so i'm not really gonna be limited.
Jan 31 2011 8:22PM
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iLLbiLLy
Posts: 2865 - Karma: 2,631
computer science. Because i didn't realize how fucken hard it was going to be when i started. Hopefully I'll be able to start a website or develop a couple droid/iphone applications for income while i ski bum around for the next 10-20 years. Or at least do contract jobs from home. All I really know is I don't want to end up with an office job
Jan 31 2011 8:26PM
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Piste.Off
Posts: 11586 - Karma: 1,861
forest management. it seemed pretty interesting and fun, plus I get to be outdoors a ton.
Jan 31 2011 8:26PM
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BenWhit
Posts: 4654 - Karma: 3,256
hahahaha you got it!
Jan 31 2011 8:27PM
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snowdon
Posts: 2480 - Karma: 391
biology, because I want to go to veterinary school.
Jan 31 2011 8:30PM
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factory81
Posts: 3967 - Karma: 63
computer information systems.

its in a field i enjoy and i can find what suits me best. but its most likely going to be datacenter admin kinda of job i am looking for.


Jan 31 2011 8:41PM
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EAST~COAST
Posts: 1017 - Karma: 91
can you do anything on mountain with this?
Jan 31 2011 8:41PM
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Piste.Off
Posts: 11586 - Karma: 1,861
I haven't started yet so sorry I can't really help you out.
Jan 31 2011 8:45PM
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HermioneGranger
Posts: 1933 - Karma: 101
History with a minor in classical studies. Anyways, the reason I chose history is I desire to understand what is means to be human, and master the human condition (well, as much as that might be possible.); and I believe history is the best possible way for me to achieve this goal.
Jan 31 2011 8:46PM
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funk.
Posts: 2679 - Karma: 33
Civil Engineering because I've have enjoyed working in autocad and most other aspects of the job for many years. Music minor because I know that CE won't all be fun forever
Jan 31 2011 8:49PM
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Owl
Posts: 1236 - Karma: 22
engineering
Jan 31 2011 8:51PM
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Alpine3
Posts: 1811 - Karma: 24
haha legit. we are getting dumped on on wednesday! jea! pray for no classes
Jan 31 2011 9:05PM
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skier_boy26
Posts: 11295 - Karma: 502
did architecture so i wouldn't have to get a job
Jan 31 2011 9:05PM
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Dylan_
Posts: 9824 - Karma: 1,403
biology next year, then going for physical therapy after undergrad
Jan 31 2011 9:07PM
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BenWhit
Posts: 4654 - Karma: 3,256
two feet i'm hearing. shred the greenspace jump with me. are there any good rails on campus?
Jan 31 2011 9:07PM
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*AMILLZ*
Posts: 207 - Karma: 10
History, because I like history.
Jan 31 2011 9:08PM
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.KYLE.
Posts: 1891 - Karma: 59
Computer Science, cause I like computers and things.
Jan 31 2011 9:08PM
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skiskate
Posts: 787 - Karma: 823
Earth science degree, lots of contract work. Work hard all summer, ski hard all winter.
Jan 31 2011 9:10PM
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VT_FLO
Posts: 3806 - Karma: 147
premed --->med ---> surgeon
y? my mom had cancer and i want to kick it's fucking ass in other people, also i want a ski condo in aspen
Jan 31 2011 9:13PM
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Inbred_Redneck
Posts: 2776 - Karma: 28
Mechanical Engineering, German, and getting a welding ticket

I want to run my own fab shop, or work in the aftermarket automotive industry.
Jan 31 2011 9:14PM
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Ski..4..Life
Posts: 1347 - Karma: 97
Tourism Management, not sure what i wanna do with it yet but there are tons of opportunities that i never knew existed till i got to university.

I don't want a desk or office job, want to travel, meet new people, learn about other cultures and all that exciting stuff.

still got 2.5 years to figure out what the fuck i wanna do. just taking a wide range of tourism classes to see what interests me.


Jan 31 2011 9:38PM
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An10a_Eng
Posts: 2505 - Karma: 28
electrical engineering -> defense and reconnaissance applications
Jan 31 2011 9:40PM
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Jamerson
Posts: 346 - Karma: 10
environmental studies for the same reason... and cause it is WHAT I LIKE

figure out what you at least are a little interested in and go from there
Jan 31 2011 9:41PM
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soulskier
Posts: 17805 - Karma: 3,821
criminal justice, because i want to be a CO
Jan 31 2011 9:43PM
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Funkadelic
Posts: 1967 - Karma: 391
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. I plan on getting my PhD and going into research with invasive plants. I care a lot about preserving the environment, and want nothing more than to be outside as much as possible with my life. It will also give me the opportunity to travel the world on grants conducting research in different places.
Jan 31 2011 9:46PM
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tuna.
Posts: 2627 - Karma: 111
advertising with double minor in marketing and creative writing. advertising = business major without as much math, plus my school has the 8th best advertising program in the nation. oh, and creative writing as a minor to hopefully get some creative outlet at work.
Jan 31 2011 9:46PM
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iSmokeweed
Posts: 4793 - Karma: 1,370
BUSINESS.... LIKE A BOSS!!!

i wanna know some shit, and idk if i wanna but you know....
Jan 31 2011 9:50PM
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Literature
Posts: 13673 - Karma: 3,086
English, with an emphasis in creative writing. I'll probably end up teaching poetry at a community college, but that's a number of years and an MFA down the road.

For now, I just shave down peoples' egos by correcting their spelling and grammar while working in a terrain park.
Jan 31 2011 9:50PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
Posts: 9108 - Karma: 16
Finance with lots of econ. Econ is just awesome, always good to know, good for business. Finance is if I decide to go to grad school I hear it's good to have a degree in finance plus I like math (ever since I started taking calc this quarter, took it in HS and wasn't too interested). I'll start my own business after school, or possibly go to grad school, although if I get an MBA I want some job experience first.
Jan 31 2011 9:53PM
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pianoman
Posts: 2503 - Karma: 779
i will be a jazz studies major next year for piano
Jan 31 2011 10:06PM
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.AR6rider.
Posts: 15976 - Karma: 8,799
I was premed/human biology and now I'm getting my masters in medical science. Med school in 2012. I want to be a doctor, obviously.
Jan 31 2011 10:15PM
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Steezy_IN_KC
Posts: 2033 - Karma: 1,607
Business Administration with a double focus on Marketing/ Public Relations and Advertising. I love every second of it. If you can communicate well with people.... this is a great avenue to purse. With marketing you do so many things that interest you. After i graduate next December i believe i might be heading out to Colorado to start a sports management masters.

I really want to be involved in the sports world, and promotion to me is UBER SICK! Hopefully i will some day have that dream job in skiing or baseball
Jan 31 2011 10:22PM
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max...
Posts: 1379 - Karma: 801
you have made 26 threads in the past month...
Jan 31 2011 10:28PM
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ATLskier
Posts: 8203 - Karma: 406
hahahaha


same boat here. no jobs. Goin to grad school though arch and city planning dual degree. Prob go into planning or urban design.
Jan 31 2011 10:33PM
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PON3
Posts: 3817 - Karma: 783
finance. and be a financial planner.

but ill work on that after being 2 years of a ski bum and working at a ski resort in summit county
Jan 31 2011 10:40PM
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paige.
Posts: 1930 - Karma: 907
Zoology major. Possibly a double major with primatology.

In the future I hope to be researching animal behaviour in the field and how increased human interaction is affecting this. Basically hoping for as much time spent living and working in the field as possible and the chance to travel to places I would never be able to get to as a tourist. Ideally I could be living and breathing my research all spring - fall and then ski all winter but that's not likely to happen.
Jan 31 2011 10:40PM
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klayer_9
Posts: 2037 - Karma: 188
I am majoring in Film and Media arts. Possibly considering a double major in:
-Business
-Environmental studies
-Psychology

Jan 31 2011 10:45PM
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Microcosm
Posts: 4765 - Karma: 153
electrical engineering--cars, and other stuff...
Jan 31 2011 11:17PM
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timmi
Posts: 12874 - Karma: 3,460
marketing like everyone else
Jan 31 2011 11:20PM
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Anathema
Posts: 21048 - Karma: 5,061

bachelor of science in kinesiology (human kinetics)

no idea what the fuck i want to do with it, but i was always good at math, physics, physiology, anatomy, and dont want to be a doctor, so i figure that was at least a start. im thinking i was to do something sports related, like worth with athletes and designing new equipment and being the human interface expert, but it's a tough thing, finding a career. how cool would it be to work a ski company and helping develop and research new, innovative ways to improve bindings and skis..

Jan 31 2011 11:21PM
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