What did you major in and would you do it again?

[phreshkid]

International Business.

And No.

[matthugie]

I recommend picking up the book Strengths Finder 2.0 and taking the assessment. It's very common for people to think they know what they want to do, but pick something that doesn't suit their talents. If you choose a major/career that fits with your aptitudes you will be both happier and more successful.

[Mr. Tasty]

Finishing up my BSE in Mechanical Engineering this semester. It was a lot of work but it has placed me in great aerospace internships and jobs. Shooting for Boeing, Raytheon, or Lockheed. I would do it again.

[Jorgen]

Bachelors is Mech. Eng. with a minor in business. worked for about 3 years and went back to school for Master's in Mech. Eng. recently went back for an MBA. I would do it the same again maybe do the master degrees a little sooner, I won't be done with this second degree until I'm about 35. We are paying kids straight out of school in the 60-70k minimum starting, I haven't gotten less than a 10% raise any year since I started working aside from 2008 when the auto industry was completely fucked. I do more business side things and engineering, but we would never hire someone to do sales and marketing without an engineering background. Also I have a few friends who were engineering degrees and ended up in high end stock market type gigs, the positions that needed the analytical processes they think are a trait of engineers.

[marshallnoise]

Business grad, career in finance
If I had to do it again, I'd try to figure out a job actually making something. I love my job, but I really like working with tools.

+1

I have a degree in Management; I am an accountant now (granted, accounting manager). Kind of studying for CPA.

If I had to do it all over again, I would find whatever degree it took to do oil & gas exploration. First off, interesting as hell. Second, lots of money in it. Third, you get to see the world.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Going to school currently for auto tech. But I plan to build custom cars etc not fix them.

[FLYNAVY]

Undergrad was Mech E. Have never used it in any way in my career, so I can't comment on that aspect, but it was interesting in college. Thinking of some form of Econ for masters soon, seems like something that would appeal to a mathematical/analytical background, but with more of a political/sociological/global interest standpoint. I could be WAY off with that, but that has been my impression.

[mrsleeve]

+1

I have a degree in Management; I am an accountant now (granted, accounting manager). Kind of studying for CPA.

If I had to do it all over again, I would find whatever degree it took to do oil & gas exploration. First off, interesting as hell. Second, lots of money in it. Third, you get to see the world.

Petroleum Engineer...............


If work every slows to a point where I need to retrain, that would likely be my direction, that or Welding engineer


Currently, had very little college, but LOTS of Vocational training paid for by my employers. there are a couple of colleges that you can pay to get the same "certs" though we cram a semester into 40ish very intense hours, some things are much more math and physics involved than others and many guys wash out at the 1st general tests..... Would not trade the path I took to get where I am, for a another sheepskin to hang on the wall.....

[SkiFree]

I went to school for Automotive Design. It was fun and I got to do some neat things, but a stable, competitive job is hard to come by.

Currently I'm working my way through a bachelors in chemical engineering degree with a minor in materials. Looking into composites.

I'm 28 now, wouldn't really change anything. I wanted to enjoy the years immediately out of high school. Became a ski bum, saved money, went to that design school .... I realize some may say it was a waste of time, but that fun time really gave me great perspective and plenty of determination I didn't have at 18.

[lambo]

Currently going to school for mechanical engineering. Would I change my major? No. Would I change the way I went about getting my degree? Hell. Yes.

[rcsoundn1]

I think I would go the same route as I did, though there are times when I wished I stayed working on cars, or in carpentry. Office work gets dull. I have an associated degree in music recording, a BA in criminal justice, and a masters in social work as well as a state license to practice social work as a therapist. My masters provides stable income that's good for where I live now in GA. It can get boring, but I know what I am going to make every week, and it has provided fiscally a good life.

[AndrewBird]

Got my Associates in Manufacturing Technology which is basically 1/3 machining, 1/3 welding and 1/3 electrical/pneumatics/hydraulics/plcs, etc. I would definitely do it again. I do plan to go back to school in the fall though and work towards a Bachelors in Manufacturing Engineering.

Like others have said though, don't get a degree in a field you can't get a job in. One big decision for me going into manufacturing is I can go practically anywhere that makes a product and get a job.