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Joshy.IGN
United States530 Posts
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sotmh
United States41 Posts
That's probably not great advice. I guess it's just a matter of trying a different things until you find one that works for you. | ||
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ROOTFayth
Canada3351 Posts
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Coraz
United States252 Posts
On November 03 2011 07:21 ReignFayth wrote: I play poker, it's pretty much the best if you don't like having a boss and you want to organize your own schedule, do whatever you want whenever you want yeah but the lawless criminally insane us govt banned poker (again) for us so we can't be career poker players on the internetts now =| | ||
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Goldbullet
United States88 Posts
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iansanew
New Zealand86 Posts
On October 29 2011 17:34 Plexa wrote: Knowing what NZ universities are like... the arts is basically a dead end unless supplemented with law or you are top 2% of your class. The whole business school is bad, these jobs generally go to engineers/maths/physics graduates because of how bad the business schools are. If you really want to go into business, make sure its supplemented with math (its easier than physics) that way you'll get a good job. Engineering graduates are looking at something between 48k-60k NZD after graduating in NZ which is pretty good - our engineering departments (particularly bio eng) are fairly strong so it's not a bad choice. FYI I'm currently studying for my masters in math at AU Actually the business school in AU is quite highly ranked in terms of industry demand. It was ranked 40-50ish in the world but I will have to look through the university archives for the source. I'm 2 exams away from completing my second bachelors in finance and statistics. First bachelor was in Biology. I started out not knowing what I wanted to do or be. I have many B's C's with the occasional A. several DNS and D's(fail). If anyone looked at my academic transcript I wouldnt be able to get a job. Now I manage funds for a trading firm while developting automated systems to trade the financial markets. I didn't need a CV (what if they saw my academic record ? lool), I was lucky and had an interview with the CEO over breakfast. They thought I was a straight A student, but I told them university assessment wasn't for me and I had mediocre results. | ||
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MattSC2
United Kingdom27 Posts
 With regards work philosophy, I cannot agree more with what has already been said many times - do something that you enjoy doing, and put your energies towards achieving what you want to do in life! I'm very much of the opinion that life is too short to settle for second best: if it got to the point that I didn't enjoy my job, or some other aspect of my day-to-day life, then I'd give it up straightaway. Best of luck with whatever you decide to do - and be happy! ^^ | ||
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joen05
United States126 Posts
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Xxio
Canada5565 Posts
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Probe1
United States17920 Posts
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mcmartini
Australia1972 Posts
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atmuh
United States246 Posts
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EchelonTee
United States5260 Posts
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Eternalmisfit
United States643 Posts
I will start working on my job sometime early 2012 and it is simulation/modeling in an application environment in industry. The official work hours are 8 to 5 for 5 days a week. The 'actual' work hours will probably be 7 to 6ish. The idealist in me would be advise you to follow your heart in whatever career you are the most passionate about and do some experimenting to find that ideal career. The realist in me would suggest pursuing a career in engineering. Engineering is probably the safest bet in terms of career options and more often than not you can expand into a variety of different career options after Bachelors (I may be biased though as I come from a family of engineers). | ||
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Turdd
United States1 Post
There is one thing I cannot stress enough, MANY of my friends have made this mistake and costed them SO MUCH money in student loans. Going to a university without a idea of what field you truly want to go into is a costly mistake, i'd suggest going to a community college where tuition is GOING to be a fraction of most state colleges. tuition/books for most community colleges is 6000 dollars roughly while tuition/books/DORMS at a state college can easily be well over 25,000 a year (it changes depending where you go to and scholarships). On a resume the only thing that matters is where u graduated not where you went to school for your associates. And if your family doesnt make alot of money make sure to go to (u.s. only) http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ its a site where you fill out paperwork and could easily get free college based on your / or your parents income. My parents make roughly 55,000 a year combined and i got free tuition at my community college and a 300 dollar check for books (although my friend whos dad is on disability bairly making ends meet recieved free tuition and check for 1850 for ONE quarter yes 1850$ for books/gas/extra living expenses, so by the end of the year she will have had free tuition and checks worth 5550 dollars) If you qualify for this you receive 9 quarters of financial aid at a community college and i'm unsure how much at a university! | ||
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RogerX
New Zealand3180 Posts
On October 29 2011 17:34 Plexa wrote: Knowing what NZ universities are like... the arts is basically a dead end unless supplemented with law or you are top 2% of your class. The whole business school is bad, these jobs generally go to engineers/maths/physics graduates because of how bad the business schools are. If you really want to go into business, make sure its supplemented with math (its easier than physics) that way you'll get a good job. Engineering graduates are looking at something between 48k-60k NZD after graduating in NZ which is pretty good - our engineering departments (particularly bio eng) are fairly strong so it's not a bad choice. FYI I'm currently studying for my masters in math at AU Plexa goes to AU? See you there in two years I hope! | ||
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Bobaganush
United States2 Posts
On October 28 2011 03:02 Sated wrote: I'm in the final year of my PhD in Chemistry and I have no idea what I wanna do when I graduate (postdoctoral research, industry or teaching are basically my options at this point) so... you have plenty of time to think about it. Personally, I'd say that you should just do what you have fun doing, since that's how I've ended up where I am. I have just finished my PhD in chemistry. I have just recently received a fellowship to postdoc at basically a national lab in the states. If you going to university....basically just keep your mind open at this point you really should not know what you want to do, just be open to ideas and opportunities that come to you in University....I was planning on being a pharmacist for nearly all 4 years of university before I realized that I wanted to do research go to grad school. This has been one of the best decision I have ever made. I love research and plan on being a university faculty member some day. But yeah I definitely agree with the above quote.....just find something you enjoy doing and do it. Best advice......especially if you are gonna go to grad school. | ||
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MikeTheBike
New Zealand136 Posts
On November 03 2011 17:13 RogerX wrote: Plexa goes to AU? See you there in two years I hope! See you there in 3 ._. I really am clueless on what I want to do, though I'm starting to take a real liking towards Biomedical Engineering or being a Teacher (Not at a school like mine, which is Massey High for the NZers out there) | ||
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WAAA
New Zealand291 Posts
On December 02 2011 15:55 MikeTheBike wrote: See you there in 3 ._. I really am clueless on what I want to do, though I'm starting to take a real liking towards Biomedical Engineering or being a Teacher (Not at a school like mine, which is Massey High for the NZers out there) You are 15? Quit thinking about jobs. All you need to worry about is taking phys and calc if you are thinking bout engineering. | ||
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rkd333
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