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. I want to know what you guys do, or are striving for because we all love Starcraft, and I would never want to give it up :D!What is your career?
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MikeTheBike
New Zealand136 Posts
. I want to know what you guys do, or are striving for because we all love Starcraft, and I would never want to give it up :D! | ||
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skyzzang
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Empyrean
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Anyway, you're not even in college yet. Explore a bunch of things you like and then decide from there. I never got a single A in math in high school but I ended up being a statistics major. Then I decided I also really liked geology so I declared a double major in earth/ocean sciences three semesters before graduation. Now I'm working in pharmaceuticals/biotech. EDIT: By "now" I mean "next year." I haven't graduated yet, but I'm going to sign my offer. | ||
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Probulous
Australia3894 Posts
On October 27 2011 13:22 Empyrean wrote: Rich Dad Poor Dad is a horrid piece of work. Anyway, you're not even in college yet. Explore a bunch of things you like and then decide from there. I never got a single A in math in high school but I ended up being a statistics major. Then I decided I also really liked geology so I declared a double major in earth/ocean sciences three semesters before graduation. Now I'm working in pharmaceuticals/biotech. EDIT: By "now" I mean "next year." I haven't graduated yet, but I'm going to sign my offer. Nice! Welcome to the Pharma phamily...I also work in pharma currently in a project management role. Looking to move into Health Economics/Market Access once my masters is complete. 6 months baby! | ||
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DONTPANIC
United States340 Posts
edit: Decent paying job and free time is ezpz. You may end up bored though. Get a bunch of hobbies and follow your passion. You can make 30-45k right out of highschool pleanty of places. | ||
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shawster
Canada2485 Posts
i still have no idea what i wanna do. | ||
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DONTPANIC
United States340 Posts
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Redfish
United States142 Posts
My situation is a bit unique. I work between 60 and 80 hours a week (think teaching and meetings from 8:00 to 3:30 with a half day Saturday, sports coaching from 3:30 to 5:30 and supervision duty one to four nights per week from 6:45 until 11:00 pm, not counting lesson prep time and grading) so I don't get a lot of time to play. I also live in a historical building in the middle of nowhere, and so my only available internet is via a Mobile Broadband USB stick. This means no watching internet broadcasts, as I don't have the connection speed and I have a 5GB monthly internet usage limit. However, despite the obstacles of a monstrous work load and having to play SC2 on a cell phone signal, I've still managed to reach my goal of Diamond as Random (without cheesing, ever!). I fit in ladder games when I can and also have a session of 2v2 with my brother in South America once a week. School also happened to be out during IPL3, and so I was able to roadtrip down to Atlantic City to watch. The reason I write this is to show that you shouldn't be concerned about what free time your job or career will have - worry first about what you want to do that will make you happy, and time to enjoy gaming will still be there. Good luck! | ||
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Probulous
Australia3894 Posts
Personally I think people get a carried away with defining their lives based on what they plan on doing when they leave college. It is quite likely that by the time you leave you will want to do something else. Choose what interests you and has decent career prospects. That's my advice. | ||
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DONTPANIC
United States340 Posts
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Probulous
Australia3894 Posts
On October 27 2011 13:51 DONTPANIC wrote: I'm personally anti-college. I do understand that is the path that is chosen for some people. My point is exactly what you're saying. Most people just goto college because it's "the next step" rather than have an idea of what they want out of it. If you don't know why you're there then you're wasting your money. Being in that environment is great for social interaction and general learning. You'll learn all the things your highschool wasn't allowed to teach you. This is true to an extent. Here is Aus the government pays for our university and we pay it back once we start earning a certain salary. It works really well as more people enter Uni but you still have to pay. What it allows is for people to grow at Uni and make mistakes in choosing their degree without being really punished economically. For the poor bastards in the US, the decision become much harder. | ||
Chill
Calgary25990 Posts
Your thread is too general to give you any meaningful advice. Try to research as much as possible and make an informed decision, rather than "trying out some classes and figuring it out later." Not much is going to change in 4 years, so you should have some sort of gameplan when entering university. | ||
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Ludrik
Australia523 Posts
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sashamunguia
Mexico423 Posts
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MaestrO_
United States591 Posts
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Primadog
United States4411 Posts
Enjoying what you do. It sounds cliche, but money won't buy you happiness. Anything beyond basic necessity is just a frivolous attempt at the high score. Majored in Electrical Engineering in college. Intentionally stayed away from business, so I can find out what's out there. | ||
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DeadCell
Canada256 Posts
Anyway I chose electronics because I've always liked the idea of being able to make my own amplifier and hopefully even design my own guitar one day. Also I like knowing more so about what components inside my PC actually do because I've always been interested in building and troubleshooting them. It's not something I ever really dreamed of, or even considered in high school. I was just your typical general laborer working one job to the next after high school. When I found out I was going to be a father I knew I needed to secure more income so I scheduled an appointment with a university counselor to see what options I could apply myself to with the courses I had taken throughout high school. I'm happy with the job I have now because I make MUCH more than I ever have before and there is a lot of room for growth with the company I work for. Especially if I take more courses related to my field. The only problem I have now is whether or not I want to take industrial instrumentation, wireless RF networks, or communications for my diploma. Anyway you can't really decide what career path you should take based on "a decent paying job" You should rather be choosing a path that would lead you to a job you think you would enjoy! btw, I'm quite impressed with how many TL members are well educated. | ||
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LeKiNGG
Canada110 Posts
I'm lovin it now Theres no other thing Id like to be doing right at the place of putting criminals in jail. | ||
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ene13
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My pay is: Free rent, food, games, PC upgrades and some money sometimes. I feel great about it and I don't plan on leaving the house in the foreseeable future. Finished college btw (civil eng), however, I dont wanna move out of this great city called Toronto. So my day consists of waking up, cleaning a bit, playing sc2, cleaning some more, playing some sc2, going shopping, playing some sc2, eating, playing some bf3, showering, and yah, watching animuz and learning Japanese. I sure hope these days never end! So thats another avenue that exists for people, although Im not sure how feasible it is for most. | ||
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skyzzang
31 Posts
On October 27 2011 13:22 Empyrean wrote: Rich Dad Poor Dad is a horrid piece of work. Calling someone's work "horrible" and not giving a single letter of explanation really doesn't look good with the red ban hammer status of yours. P.S - I hope you read a book called "How to win friends and influence people" You are quick to criticize on someone's work and yet look at your own position. I don't think you are anywhere near him to be speaking like you just did. The only thing you should ever criticize is yourself. I don't mind you pointing some things you find wrong about his work. But, the way you said it really made it sound like you had something against it. Afterall, why do you criticize someone for their imperfection when you know for a fact that you are the "imperfect" being. Just criticize yourself if anything. I liked his work, it helped me grasp much of rich people's mentality when it comes to money and their approach. Care to explain why you called it "horrible" ? I think Will Smith's video captures the importance of Rich Dad Poor Dad. | ||
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Empyrean
17020 Posts
On October 27 2011 15:14 skyzzang wrote: Calling someone's work "horrible" and not giving a single letter of explanation really doesn't look good with the red ban hammer status of yours. P.S - I hope you read a book called "How to win friends and influence people" You are quick to criticize on someone's work and yet look at your own position. I don't think you are anywhere near him to be speaking like you just did. The only thing you should ever criticize is yourself. I don't mind you pointing some things you find wrong about his work. But, the way you said it really made it sound like you had something against it. Afterall, why do you criticize someone for their imperfection when you know for a fact that you are the "imperfect" being. Just criticize yourself if anything. I liked his work, it helped me grasp much of rich people's mentality when it comes to money and their approach. Care to explain why you called it "horrible" ? I think Will Smith's video captures the importance of Rich Dad Poor Dad. Neither does simply posting three youtube videos without any context on why we should watch them. In any case, you're invoking a sort of tu quoque argument on me when you say I shouldn't criticize someone because I'm flawed myself. By the way, here are some articles regarding Rich Dad Poor Dad. The ones from the Wall Street Journal Op/Ed, Slate, and John Treed's site are probably the most interesting. http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/number_1/2002/06/if_i_were_a_rich_dad.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116052181216688592.html?mod=money_page_left_hs http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/2010/road_to_rich_dad/main.html http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/03/1086203560484.html?from=storyrhs http://www.johntreed.com/Kiyosaki.html http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/07/review-rich-dad-poor-dad/ http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/01/26/deconstructing-robert-kiyosaki/ | ||
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jdseemoreglass
United States3773 Posts
I went down the list of things I really enjoy doing, and tried to figure out which one's were actually profitable. Probably only one of them for me: programming. I used to sit and program the school TI-calculators to play video games during lecture for fun. So I guess my advice is, just figure out how you can make money doing something you enjoy. You might feel like nothing you enjoy is productive at all, but I'm sure with enough thought you can relate your pleasurable activities with some type of work. | ||
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Primadog
United States4411 Posts
If you don't have a clue what you like, then you need to break yourself away from the mindless, wandering pattern you been in now. You won't know what you like, until you try, so you just gotta use spare time to try new things, and eventually you will find one activity that you do enjoy. It may not lead to a career, but having some direction is always better than being lost. | ||
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Grobyc
Canada18410 Posts
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Empyrean
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On October 27 2011 14:03 Chill wrote: I just recently got my P.Eng. I'm a project engineer for an oil company. Really like it now but I'm not sure how long I'll stay here. Your thread is too general to give you any meaningful advice. Try to research as much as possible and make an informed decision, rather than "trying out some classes and figuring it out later." Not much is going to change in 4 years, so you should have some sort of gameplan when entering university. While this is true, do know that your initial plans can drastically change, and that's perfectly ok. Of course you should go into college with an idea of what you might be interested in, but don't view college as a stepping stone into a career, but rather as a way for you to learn things that you otherwise wouldn't have the opportunity to learn. If you start out, say, premed, and you end up at medical school, great. If you start out premed and end up working for NPR, that's totally ok too. | ||
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Tabula`Rasa
Singapore81 Posts
On October 27 2011 15:13 ene13 wrote: I work for my parents in the house. I cook, clean, do the laundry, and make the beds. My pay is: Free rent, food, games, PC upgrades and some money sometimes. I feel great about it and I don't plan on leaving the house in the foreseeable future. Finished college btw (civil eng), however, I dont wanna move out of this great city called Toronto. So my day consists of waking up, cleaning a bit, playing sc2, cleaning some more, playing some sc2, going shopping, playing some sc2, eating, playing some bf3, showering, and yah, watching animuz and learning Japanese. I sure hope these days never end! So thats another avenue that exists for people, although Im not sure how feasible it is for most. This is the best job ever. | ||
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Ultimea
United States25 Posts
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Unnamezz
Malaysia191 Posts
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Mr Tambourine Man
Netherlands190 Posts
So when I went to uni I chose the more math like direction in software engineering. However I missed the creativity and switched to Industrial Design Engineering (which was also offered by my uni). It sorta combined my two areas of interest. For some reason though it still didn't feel right, but it was pretty close and I couldn't think of anything better so I stuck with it. Then at the end of my bachelor studies I had a medical design project. This felt perfectly right for me and I loved the project. Then in my master studies I specialized in medical product design and haven't regretted it since. Now I've almost graduated and couldn't be happier with my direction. At the end of high school I would have never guessed that I would become a medical product designer. I couldn't have even come up with it. So keep your eyes open, go in a direction you like and follow the things you enjoy. You won't be able to perfectly pick what you will do right now and that's fine, just pick something and analyse what you like and don't like. You'll get there eventually! | ||
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Herrk
Sweden271 Posts
I found the answer to be: "Not exactly, but almost!" which lead me in to an engineering path. Now i have a master in aerospace engineering and are assembling electronic devices for aeroplanes, life is good. However, if i were 18 again i would have chosen a shorter education path to try on different things without devoting my life to it, as there are an ocean of opportunities and interesting stuff out there. My advice is; choose a subject you're interested in and try get some small education in it to see how it is, or choose a work you may find interesting and see how it fits you. | ||
Heyoka
Katowice25012 Posts
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AmericanUmlaut
Germany2581 Posts
As long as you stay flexible and give yourself the opportunity to try lots of things, you'll most likely end up somewhere you like in the end. You can make a good enough living at nearly anything if you are passionate about it and do it well. | ||
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michielbrands
Netherlands1146 Posts
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Vamp
United Kingdom184 Posts
I never went to University, stopped at college and went straight in to full time work. | ||
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MikeTheBike
New Zealand136 Posts
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LtLolburger
New Zealand365 Posts
On October 27 2011 16:51 MikeTheBike wrote: Yeah I have to admit my request was a bit broad xD. I'm looking into the field of science, for sure. Something like a Dentist or a GP in New Zealand, but I heard here the pay is slightly above mediocre, but the time it takes to get through Med School is not worth it. I'm half way through med school at Auckland Uni, and strongly considering GP. Med school takes some work, but not hard, just lots to keep on top of. GP isn't that badly paid, especially if you want to work rural areas, you can do hugely well. Especially if you start up or take a share in a practice. But you don't really go into medicine for the money.... I also manage to sneak in some time for starcraft :D (but going further into clinical years my time for it will probably drop significantly...) | ||
Beyonder
Netherlands15103 Posts
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Beyonder
Netherlands15103 Posts
On October 27 2011 16:19 heyoka wrote: I work in ESPORTS. That's probably not very helpful for you but I enjoy it a lot. Do you get paid in ESPORTS currency? | ||
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MikeTheBike
New Zealand136 Posts
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Ammoth
Sweden391 Posts
I didn't really care for that and now I'm studying civil engineering at Chalmers university in Gothenburg. And so far I couldn't be happier. Don't be afraid to try stuff out, sure you might "lose" a few months but the experience can still be really nice even if you don't like everything and decides not to continue! Gl in the future | ||
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Coraz
United States252 Posts
accepting jesus is more important than getting your $100000000000000000000000 college degree and being unemployed with it, bro I thank god i even have a job while american u6 unemployment is 20% and [there is] record high under employment. User was warned for this post edit: nothing is misspelled nor is it incoherent; go warn someone else god bless you mods | ||
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_fool
Netherlands678 Posts
). To be honest, I think the B and I are tier2: you can't start off being a B or I. You have to be either E or S in order to have money and business network to become B or I.When it comes to career advise, consider the time-money ratio and what you consider important. What I see a lot around me is people who are so busy working that they no longer have time to enjoy their income. People that buy a 2000 dollar mountain bike because they like cycling... but they never find time ride it. I'm on the other side of the spectrum. I work less than 40 hours a week, which gives me a slightly lower income but more time for family and fun stuff. I like it a lot, but everyone should find his own sweet spot. In my experience it's easier to ask your boss for a pay raise than it is to ask your boss for extra days off. That's why I started off with more time and less money: I expected to raise my income to a decent level later on, and it has. Haven't regretted that decision ever. Bottom line: money is great stuff, but so is time. Most of the time, there's a trade-off between the two. Find a career that suits your individual needs | ||
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Cuddle
Sweden1345 Posts
I work in PCA-quality at an electronics manufacturer and I like it but it's no dream job. If anything better paying or better sounding pops up I'll probably switch. I have no idea what I want to be though. My career choice after Uni has been mostly dictated by the needs of my family and daughter. I want the steady income and i want to stay in the city I'm currently in so the choices are rather slim, though not non-existent. | ||
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logikly
United States329 Posts
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Flummie
Netherlands417 Posts
Never really followed any formal education and learned most of my stuff while being abroad or by just doing it | ||
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imanoob
New Zealand27 Posts
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gosuRob
United States319 Posts
Joining the US navy in feb and going into their nuclear program! It has to do with math and physics and electronics so it should be right up my ally... on the other hand if it sucks then I will have a shitty next 6 years. It's a risk... hope I like it haha | ||
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RubiksCube
Germany259 Posts
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RogerX
New Zealand3180 Posts
Right now, I find my science subjects incredibly dull and difficult, (Probably because of how big of a step it was from junior to senior, makes me not enjoy the subject, so stupid -.- ) Anyway, I'm taking statistics and calculus next year, with sociology, classics and Biology, the only science which I still kind of enjoy. I'm interested at Psychology and intending to do Psychology at uni, what do you guys think? (Just want to get peoples opinion real quick) EDIT: Sorry guys, accidently wrote philosophy when i was supposed to write Psychology, lol. But thanks to responses. | ||
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Egyptian_Head
South Africa508 Posts
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Egyptian_Head
South Africa508 Posts
On October 27 2011 20:03 RogerX wrote: I'm interested at philosophy and intending to do Philosophy at uni, what do you guys think? (Just want to get peoples opinion real quick) I did philosophy for three years at uni. Its an awesome subject, but it is basically useless. I never found it particularly hard but you need very good English with some of the texts, you might end up reading stuff like the treatise of human nature by Hume and wondering is it even written in English. I would say the subject is not for everyone but it can be great. | ||
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Primadog
United States4411 Posts
On October 27 2011 16:19 heyoka wrote: I work in ESPORTS. That's probably not very helpful for you but I enjoy it a lot. F off Heyoka, not everyone gets to live the dream. | ||
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frdrk
Denmark17 Posts
State employment doesn't pay very well but my job has lighting things on fire and exploding things. I am satisfied with this. | ||
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JustJonny
Canada294 Posts
 All in all, my job gives me fair compensation with a structured system for increases and allows me to spend lots of time with my family. | ||
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Stirbend
United States45 Posts
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lithiumdeuteride
96 Posts
On October 27 2011 15:17 Empyrean wrote: Neither does simply posting three youtube videos without any context on why we should watch them. In any case, you're invoking a sort of tu quoque argument on me when you say I shouldn't criticize someone because I'm flawed myself. By the way, here are some articles regarding Rich Dad Poor Dad. The ones from the Wall Street Journal Op/Ed, Slate, and John Treed's site are probably the most interesting. http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/number_1/2002/06/if_i_were_a_rich_dad.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116052181216688592.html?mod=money_page_left_hs http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/2010/road_to_rich_dad/main.html http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/03/1086203560484.html?from=storyrhs http://www.johntreed.com/Kiyosaki.html http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/07/review-rich-dad-poor-dad/ http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/01/26/deconstructing-robert-kiyosaki/ That John T Reed piece is great. Watching a BS artist get their story torn apart in every possible way is singularly amusing. I think it would be an excellent and rewarding job, but I'm not sure enough demand exists to sustain it. Perhaps there's a niche in the talk show arena, doing fact-checking on guests with over-inflated opinions of themselves. | ||
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BudgetTheLeech
United States89 Posts
Another reason why I chose this major is because I want to move west, San Francisco to be specific (I have a cousin who lives in the Bay Area right now, and her and her fiance are willing to let me live with them for as along as I need to get out on my own out there). This leads to another thing. I've been a fan of IGN all of my life, and now that IPL is out and eSports is growing everyday, San Francisco is a great place to get involved with eSports from my perspective. Only recently have I started playing SC (with no RTS background at all) and I'm hooked, it's all I think about when I'm not doing homework or studying, honestly. So with a degree that is heavily based on computers, while playing a computer game, it's interesting for me, thinking that one day I could maybe be helping make games like these. And even if not, I've got a backup plan for journalism, which would go hand in hand with my interest in gaming and help me land a job somewhere like IGN (although that will be incredibly tough I'm assuming). I've always looked at the big picture, my advice to you is that you need to specify to yourself exactly what you want out of life (for example, I wanted to move West, and I'm interested in computers, and Computer Science is fairly large in the west compared to the east). After you can specify what you want, you need to evaluate your options, and if any of those options interest you, do it! TL;DR - Dream big, aim high, and do what suits you. | ||
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Sated
England4983 Posts
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Ruffian
United States369 Posts
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Stereotype
United States136 Posts
The schooling portion of my learning was somewhat rough; 20 credits/semester with 15+ hours of lab work, including a cadaver lab, and a 16 credit summer semester. This is, of course, after acceptance to the program after completing all pre-requisites and interviewing for the spot. If you have an interest in providing health care, but aren't sure you want to commit to med school, being a Physician Assistant might be a viable option for you. | ||
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hns
Germany609 Posts
Since you're not that that old and experienced and stuff, a few warm words: Don't let failings get the better of you. I did fail quite a lot and quite badly at the beginning of my studies. I simply had other stuff in mind, which is now in retroperspective clear for me, but it wasn't always like that; there were times in which I wondered if maths is the right thing for me. Turned out that with a bit of dedication and quitting the sloppyness it really is. So, don't get demotivated if you like something, but it doesn't work out directly. Keep trying. | ||
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Ktk
Korea (South)753 Posts
Flitting between the two right now, I may reverse the majors and minor (cecs major, chem minor). It means 18-20 credits a semester though, so less time for Starcraft. | ||
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Snuggles
United States1865 Posts
I'm fuming because I'm sitting through a presentation that's being done by that type of person. | ||
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aeyr
United States60 Posts
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laoji
United Kingdom382 Posts
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LeoPenrose
Canada10 Posts
But here's my situation, I can't make it work for me. I need to do something I believe to be meaningful on a large scale, but I don't believe theatre can do this for me. Then I realized what sites I visit regularly, namely io9 for their neuroscience/bioengineering/genetic stuff. And the books I read almost always relate in some way to the mind. I find the work of V.S. Ramachandran and J Craig Venter inspiring. Now I'm looking into a biology related education, still browsing, but I'm pretty sure I want to head that way. It may sound cheesy, but you have to find out who you are when no one else is around. What keeps you up at night (other than sc2)? And don't do 'general studies' in university unless you have money to burn. I don't know what part of NZ you're in, but Auckland University of Technology looks kinda bitch'n. | ||
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moonLiteNite
United States15 Posts
But out of 500 people I made it down to the final 8 during lay offs. In the end I was cut too. Now been unemployed for 3 months. Going to have to take a fast food job in a few weeks if i can't get a REAL job. Also 2 years ago I ran the call center for EA games as head onsite IT guy. But pay was crap so i left. Life goes on! Soon i'll get another good job. Had a few phone interviews with AMD at the spicewod springs center (where the awesome FX was designed) but they want someone with more exp or a degree. :{ | ||
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imjorman
United States580 Posts
On October 27 2011 17:56 Coraz wrote: accepting jesus is more important than getting your $100000000000000000000000 college degree and being unemployed with it, bro I think god i even have a job while american u6 unemployment is 20% and record high under employment. Yup. I'm currently a theology major whose minoring in ancient history. I wanna go to grad school and do Pauline research. I'm looking forward to doing research the rest of my life for the betterment of my church and Christians. Not trying to convert or anything, but trying to give you an idea of what I do. | ||
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Primadog
United States4411 Posts
On October 27 2011 20:18 Egyptian_Head wrote: I did philosophy for three years at uni. Its an awesome subject, but it is basically useless. I never found it particularly hard but you need very good English with some of the texts, you might end up reading stuff like the treatise of human nature by Hume and wondering is it even written in English. I would say the subject is not for everyone but it can be great. Have several friends who majored in Philosophy. Smartest kids in school, graduated with honors from Cal and UCLA, accepted into Chicago's programs. Yet even now neither has yet find a PHD program that will accept them. Unless you're dedicated in the tenure track and has the talent to be one of the few to make it through the hoops, don't go through the misery. | ||
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McCar
Slovenia6 Posts
Have plenty of time for SC2, because I have a lot of practical stuff and not so much of theory which suits me very well. | ||
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creepcolony
Germany362 Posts
If you ask yourself why i dont get a regular job with what i've learned ? You wouldnt if you'd see my curriculum vitae.. But i dont mind it too much. Anyway, if i can give you one advise: Go for a job you like, instead of a bit more money. Take your time figuring out what suits you best. You can do some internships before going to college to get some different impressions. | ||
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Derez
Netherlands6068 Posts
On October 28 2011 03:32 Snuggles wrote: Hey don't end up being one of those weirdos who go overboard with trying to act "professional" while still in college. It's obnoxious and gross, real businessmen are not so awkward. I'm fuming because I'm sitting through a presentation that's being done by that type of person. Haha. Couldn't agree more. College is pretty much the last part of your life where you get to do whatever the hell you want. No need to turn into your future professional identity too early. | ||
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Vamp
United Kingdom184 Posts
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SolidGasPro
93 Posts
My roommate is a big Kiyosaki fan, he even bought the game "Cash Flow" that should teach you how to be a millionaire. It's somewhat like monopoly, and there are like 3 ways to make money: 1. Take a loan to buy property and repay loan from the rent of that property (Inapplicable in my country, loan payments are twice the amount of monthly rent.) 2. Own a business that repays your investment in 1-2 years and never goes bankrupt with steady income (Who would sell you such a business? Market will stay the same? You spend no time to manage it ? Or you gonna build it? Game doesn't teach you that!) 3. Buy stocks for price X, and in game you know that price will be rotating to X/2, X, 2X, 4X (that's 0 risk and you'll always win on that if you aren't retarded, that's not how real stock market works )"Rich Dad Poor Dad" has one clear message - "Don't be afraid of failure in business." My roommate took a 20K euros loan and boldly invested in some food retail idea and lost everything and now owes a lot of money. We're no longer roommates as he can't pay rent, he moved back with his parents! He can't take a second loan, failures can be fatal, you know P.S. As for me, I'm a flash game developer, soon switching to iPhone as well, here are some of my works http://ozdy.newgrounds.com/flash/ | ||
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FlaminGinjaNinja
United Kingdom879 Posts
I've worked here for just over a year now, the company I work for is a global company designing and manufacturing scientific instruments to measure particles, the IT team has to provide 24/7 support to the companies employee's across the globe. Basically the company provides instruments to other companies who use them to measure the particles in cement so your house doesn't fall down, the cocktail in your asperine so your headache goes quicker and the ingredience in chocolate so it tastes gooood! Never a dull moment, building 2 French PC's, 2 English and 1 Russian atm and still finding time to surf TL! :D | ||
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InvictusTT
United States47 Posts
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Titorelli
2492 Posts
On October 27 2011 14:03 Chill wrote: I just recently got my P.Eng. I'm a project engineer for an oil company. Really like it now but I'm not sure how long I'll stay here. Your thread is too general to give you any meaningful advice. Try to research as much as possible and make an informed decision, rather than "trying out some classes and figuring it out later." Not much is going to change in 4 years, so you should have some sort of gameplan when entering university. Wow I could never work for an oil company. They're - or rather you're - raping our mother earth pretty hard. I'd rather earn less money and be happy with myself. | ||
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Myles
United States5162 Posts
On October 29 2011 00:08 Titorelli wrote: Wow I could never work for an oil company. They're - or rather you're - raping our mother earth pretty hard. I'd rather earn less money and be happy with myself.Human civilization is raping the Earth. Don't act like oil is the only thing we do that fucks things up. BTW, I'm a civil engineer so I'm to blame as well. | ||
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ninjakingcola
United States405 Posts
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GogoKodo
Canada1785 Posts
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Chill
Calgary25990 Posts
On October 29 2011 00:08 Titorelli wrote: Wow I could never work for an oil company. They're - or rather you're - raping our mother earth pretty hard. I'd rather earn less money and be happy with myself.LOL | ||
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Titorelli
2492 Posts
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Nereites
Canada102 Posts
That makes it even more of an LOL then Edit: Might as well answer the question of the thread I am geologist working for an oil and gas company. It is a great job. The best part of it is where we drill wells and rape mother Earth. Nothin like slamming a drill bit in the ground, and then producing oil and gas, which are, I don't know, pretty essential for manufacturing a lot of products in this world. | ||
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Chill
Calgary25990 Posts
So am I you dummy. You have no idea where I work or what our practices are. | ||
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Titorelli
2492 Posts
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Smoot
United States128 Posts
I think its interesting that so many people are against things that create the luxuries in their life. Oil isn't just gasoline in your car. Petroleum is used in EVERY modern manufacturing process known to man. Maybe it is because I work as an engineer, but I don't think folks really know where things come from. Anyway, you can live without it I'm sure. But when you do, be sure to write a 'Walden Pond' version of the experience. @ The OP I graduated High school with a 2.0? I was super bored and paid no interest in my classes. Joined the military for 5 years working on aircraft. I decided I couldn't really start a family being deployed every 6 months so I got out after my 5th year. Afterward I went to college for mechanical engineering. Finding out how things work really interested me and I enjoy what I do. I wanted to illustrate that I was "bottom of the barrel" in high school with those grades. Your grades and high school career do not show your intelligence or even what you are capable of so don't use it as a measure in your life for anything. My high school GPA was 2.0, I graduated with my associates Magna Cum Laude and finished my degree at university with a 3.6 GPA. If you do go to college I would suggest going for something that is worth paying 50 grand for. Personally I would never go without knowing what I was going to do, but some folks go for the experience. I paid my own way (years in the military = GI bill) and I saved money/worked while gong). But I would never go in debt for it. | ||
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Chill
Calgary25990 Posts
On October 29 2011 01:07 Titorelli wrote: I am not blaming you guys let alone accusing you of anything. I just said it wouldnt be something for _me_. No need to get insulting.... You just said I'm personally raping the Earth, while not knowing what products I'm shipping, whether I'm upstream, midstream or downstream, or even what part of the world I'm doing it in you dummy. That was an hour ago. | ||
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laguu
Finland278 Posts
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Capt.Awesome
United Kingdom7 Posts
"They're - or rather you're - raping our mother earth pretty hard." Your reflecting a very personal opinion on alot of people in a industry with no idea of the reality of the situation. | ||
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Chaves
Brazil315 Posts
If you have enough support and dont need to work and study at same time, look arround, seach a LOT visit places, its important know what kinda of place you ll work, and if you ll like it or not, there is a lot of sh1t that you need to get information about to make a rly good decision! GL! | ||
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jayman
United States78 Posts
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udai
United States68 Posts
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udai
United States68 Posts
On October 28 2011 23:04 SolidGasPro wrote: "Rich Dad Poor Dad" and "The Secret" are works that I don't like even the slightest. While I don't even have to defend my hate for "The Secret" (if you believe positive brain energy turns into matter, you're not in my league of intelligence :D ), let me give more reasoning for "Rich Dad Poor Dad": My roommate is a big Kiyosaki fan, he even bought the game "Cash Flow" that should teach you how to be a millionaire. It's somewhat like monopoly, and there are like 3 ways to make money: 1. Take a loan to buy property and repay loan from the rent of that property (Inapplicable in my country, loan payments are twice the amount of monthly rent.) 2. Own a business that repays your investment in 1-2 years and never goes bankrupt with steady income (Who would sell you such a business? Market will stay the same? You spend no time to manage it ? Or you gonna build it? Game doesn't teach you that!) 3. Buy stocks for price X, and in game you know that price will be rotating to X/2, X, 2X, 4X (that's 0 risk and you'll always win on that if you aren't retarded, that's not how real stock market works )"Rich Dad Poor Dad" has one clear message - "Don't be afraid of failure in business." My roommate took a 20K euros loan and boldly invested in some food retail idea and lost everything and now owes a lot of money. We're no longer roommates as he can't pay rent, he moved back with his parents! He can't take a second loan, failures can be fatal, you know P.S. As for me, I'm a flash game developer, soon switching to iPhone as well, here are some of my works http://ozdy.newgrounds.com/flash/ He is implying that you build the business. The business model he is promoting creates businesses that replicate and reproduce by making it possible for a new hire to promote out in a year or less. Usually they work in direct sales. But anyways if you promote out enough new owners you can have enough income to step away from your promoting office. Then do the other two. | ||
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LeWoVoc
United States15 Posts
College turned out to be a repeat of high school, save for the fact that few professors cared whether or not you were in class and the school was determined to squeeze every last penny out of you. Between the pathetic education methods and standards and the money-grabbing nature of modern college, I VERY sadly determined it wasn't for me. Everyone's heard the old saying "Soon you're going to need a degree to work at McDonalds." Sure, it's slightly hyperbolic, but there's a truth to it. What people fail to do, once they've reached this conclusion, is make the obvious next step: This means your degree is becoming worthless. Imagine the process of some kid fresh out of high school putting himself in debt for the next 20 years so he can place himself firmly in the same economic position he was before he entered! Long story short, I dropped out, decided to go full time playing music. I make a decent living now, and I've never been happier. A (rough draft) sample of my stuff. | ||
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zerglingrodeo
United States910 Posts
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VPVash
United States139 Posts
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Carnagath
230 Posts
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positron.
634 Posts
On October 29 2011 05:24 Carnagath wrote: Final year of law school. I know that's some sort of running joke around here, but yeah, that's what I'm doing. Unfortunately, all the classes have gone from "very hard" to "fuck me, studying is not enough, I need to start praying". It doesn't help that I also hate the subject matter with passion. I just want to get it over with, get a job doing trivial stuff at someone else's office for mediocre pay and start writing, which is my real wish and only talent. It was a relatively safe choice in an unsafe world and it nearly destroyed my soul in the process, but at least it will be over soon. Did you have to take out loan for Law school? If your passion is writing might as well do anything while you write. You didn't have to go through Law school for that. | ||
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horsman
Canada45 Posts
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Zurles
United Kingdom1659 Posts
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blacksmithwolf
Australia13 Posts
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intrigue
Washington, D.C9934 Posts
matter what it is or how much it pays. | ||
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Empyrean
17020 Posts
On October 29 2011 06:32 intrigue wrote: got my diploma may this year. job searching, fml. i just want something interesting, doesn't matter what it is or how much it pays. That's so sad  | ||
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mordk
Chile8385 Posts
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Primadog
United States4411 Posts
On October 29 2011 06:32 intrigue wrote: got my diploma may this year. job searching, fml. i just want something interesting, doesn't matter what it is or how much it pays. Our generation is the new Lost Generation. | ||
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Ryder.
1117 Posts
On October 29 2011 00:08 Titorelli wrote: Wow I could never work for an oil company. They're - or rather you're - raping our mother earth pretty hard. I'd rather earn less money and be happy with myself.So I take it you refuse to drive/own a car? Do you not do anything that involved with 'raping the mother earth'? Cause I assume that includes mining coal (and hence electricity...). It isn't just the oil companies who are raping the earth, it is just as much the fault of consumers creating a demand for their product. OT: doing a bachelor of commerce, majoring in finance and accounting. No idea what I want to do after uni, working with a bank/investment bank would be awesome, though I hear it can be incredibly competitive. I'd do honors if I got the marks but you pretty much need a high distinction average... On October 29 2011 06:03 blacksmithwolf wrote: if you dont mind unconventional hours you can get good money working in a casino. i am a blackjack / poker dealer and i love my job. pay is roughly 50k a year (australian). if you dont want to do it as a career it is also a good part time job while studying. Does this casino happen to be Crown? I just happened to be there yesterday lol had a mate who worked there part time but he quit. I was considering applying for a part time job there but training takes about 6 weeks so couldn't do it till the holidays. I also hear lots of stories about how some find it depressing taking money off people with gambling problems, do you ever have that problem? Still deciding if I should apply there. | ||
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Phunkapotamus
United States496 Posts
Went to school for CIS. It was pretty worthless. It focused more on object oriented programming and business than compsci and math. Taught myself the math and c/c++. Got a lucky break at a small company and used that experience to work my way up and into the industry proper. | ||
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Pufftrees
2449 Posts
Need more info on yourself to make a decision, but college was definitely best years of my life and most agree, so I recommend engineering. Math and Physics focused jobs can be a little less hands on and engineer is broad. Honestly, the college you go to doesn't matter all that much either... as long as you excel at whatever you are studying. I went to a State College and have friends that went to 50k/year colleges and aren't doing as well as me etc. Anyways, good luck!!! I really wish I was back in highschool, u have some great years ahead of you. | ||
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xuanzue
Colombia1747 Posts
MSc. Water Resources | ||
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stork4ever
United States1036 Posts
BS- Biotech/bioengineering | ||
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Doc Daneeka
United States577 Posts
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Zorkmid
4410 Posts
On October 29 2011 12:07 Doc Daneeka wrote: MOTHERFUCKING SCIENCE! Doc....I've got flies in my eyes. | ||
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c0ldfusion
United States8293 Posts
On October 29 2011 05:05 VPVash wrote: Everyone in this thread is a Doctor, Lawyer, Engineer, or Technician. hmmm I think I hate my life Selection bias - people who care enough about starcraft to visit this site are probably pretty competitive. Additionally people who post in this thread probably has decent success in his career. | ||
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Zorkmid
4410 Posts
On October 29 2011 12:13 c0ldfusion wrote: Selection bias - people who care enough about starcraft to visit this site are probably pretty competitive. Additionally people who post in this thread probably has decent success in his career. I'd wager there's a hefty dose of liars in here as well! | ||
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Sbrubbles
Brazil5776 Posts
On October 27 2011 13:04 MikeTheBike wrote: Hey guys, I'm currently in High School and now I'm up to the point in my life where I'm going to have to decide my future career... I am currently trying to keep my options open by doing decently well in Sciences and Social Studies, along with Maths and English. Preferably I want a decent paying job, one that has SOME free time so I'll be able to play SC . I want to know what you guys do, or are striving for because we all love Starcraft, and I would never want to give it up :D!If you happen to be good at/enjoy both math and social studies, why don't you consider majoring in economics (or whatever the equivalent is in New Zeland)? It prepares you for the pure economist job (macroeconomic and microeconomic research), but also prepares you to do almost all other "office-related" jobs, meaning you can do almost everything a business major does (except maybe HR and marketing). Of course, I'm talking from my experience from an economics major in Brasil, so in New Zealand ir may be different, but anyway. As a discipline, I find it very interesting to study how our mode of production (capitalism) works (and how we can correct its flaws), learn how individual and aggregate choices come together to define what is made, how much it will cost, etc etc. Also, you get to make a lot of graphs and confuse a lot of people. Edit: I'm an economist (duh) currently working with energy trading. | ||
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Primadog
United States4411 Posts
On October 29 2011 12:13 Zorkmid wrote: I'd wager there's a hefty dose of liars in here as well! It's always possible. This is the Internet. | ||
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andy186
Australia1058 Posts
Anyone currently in the finance or marketing area could you explain the kind of jobs they do? Will probably end up working in the mining industry because my whole family is in it and its probably best paid sector in Australia | ||
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Empyrean
17020 Posts
On October 29 2011 11:53 Pufftrees wrote: Got my Master's in Aerospace back in 2007, worked 3 years at NASA Ames on re-entry physics and design for Project Orion (new shuttle), Mars Science Lab, and few other things. NASA got totally shit on in 2009 though so most of my coworkers were left jobless (including me ;/) . After a year of being a bum living off unemployment and playing games all day (EvE online best game ever), just got a new job at Honeywell in their Advanced Technologies department working on their new jet engines. I really got used to unemployment though :| Need more info on yourself to make a decision, but college was definitely best years of my life and most agree, so I recommend engineering. Math and Physics focused jobs can be a little less hands on and engineer is broad. Honestly, the college you go to doesn't matter all that much either... as long as you excel at whatever you are studying. I went to a State College and have friends that went to 50k/year colleges and aren't doing as well as me etc. Anyways, good luck!!! I really wish I was back in highschool, u have some great years ahead of you. The college you go to does matter in the sense that if you want to work for Goldman's NYC office, you had better come from a very select group of schools. In 99% of the cases, though, it really doesn't mean a thing. Go where you'll be happy (while taking other considerations into account like cost, majors, etc.). | ||
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Dbars
United States273 Posts
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CustomKal
Canada749 Posts
If I don't get the opportunity to work at my old high school or am not particularly enjoying a school/not finding one, I intend to try and go teach overseas. Oh also my major is in music and second teachable in comp sci. | ||
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Ryder.
1117 Posts
On October 29 2011 13:09 andy186 wrote: Just finished my first year of a commerce degree double major in finance and marketing because that shit sounded cool. Have no idea what I want to do with my life which is kind of why I did a commerce degree. First year is just intro units across the whole commerce course so havn't really started on the majors yet will see how they are next year Anyone currently in the finance or marketing area could you explain the kind of jobs they do? Will probably end up working in the mining industry because my whole family is in it and its probably best paid sector in Australia What uni do you go to? Arts is usually the degree you do if you don't know what to do, but then again most people tend to think arts is useless lol most first year degrees are quite broad, at least where I go. You would probably have to move to WA to be in mining though (unless of course you already live there) | ||
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LXR
357 Posts
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Kuja
United States1759 Posts
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Nemireck
Canada1875 Posts
I myself dropped out of High School with 5 credits left to go once I learned I can go to college any time I like as a mature student. I started working at a Pizza Hut and saving my money so I can afford to pay for college without going into debt when I decide I need to go for something. Worked my way up to Manager at the Pizza Hut, and got an opportunity spraying lawns for commission, which was a fantastic pay-raise, but long hours (60+ per week). I've learned a LOT about lawncare, and also sales (Overcoming Objections, Always Be Closing, etc.) Eventually, the provincial government banned all of the products we used that actually worked, and my job became a giant scam. So since I missed working in a kitchen anyway, I got a job at a pourhouse and grill with 109 different beers on tap in Mississauga. Not only did I become a giant beer snob, I also discovered that I have a real passion for cooking. Unfortunately, the owners practiced an illegal overtime policy, so I left and went back to Lawncare for the summer to try out the new product for killing weeds. Worst year of my life. Not only does the product not work, it's more likely to kill your grass than weeds, and quite likely causes more long-term harm to the soil and my personal health. So I spent most of my days calling the local talk radio station and discussing whatever topic of the day was going on, hanging out with customers that I liked, and getting paid minimum wage, for doing a minimal job. I'm now back cooking in a restaurant that's going to be opening mid-November with my head-chef from West 50 (the beer place). I told him I might go to school for culinary, but he told me in no uncertain terms that I already know more than they'll teach me in a 4-year course through my experience of actually working in the industry, and that later on down the road I may want to take culinary MANAGEMENT. Personally, I absolutely love what I do. Live in a modest bachelor pad with my dog, cat and aquarium. Play lots of video games (I have a SNES collection to die for), and my connections within the industry mean that I don't need a whole lot of money to enjoy a night on the town. I eat for free more often than not, and only need to tip my server. I certainly don't make a killing (it's often said that "the aspiring chef is a starving chef... until staff meal"), but I live within my means, and I'm making it work for me. | ||
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Snake Grunger
Canada61 Posts
I liked art, I was good with the computer, so in a good mix of both I sat patiently through 4 years of industrial design classes university and have now been working full time for 4 years and somehow ended up with a portfolio like this one : http://www.3dpxl.com But in the evening / weekends, I like Starcraft ! | ||
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Mackem
United Kingdom470 Posts
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elKaDor
Sweden376 Posts
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Plexa
Aotearoa39261 Posts
On October 27 2011 13:04 MikeTheBike wrote: Hey guys, I'm currently in High School and now I'm up to the point in my life where I'm going to have to decide my future career... I am currently trying to keep my options open by doing decently well in Sciences and Social Studies, along with Maths and English. Preferably I want a decent paying job, one that has SOME free time so I'll be able to play SC . I want to know what you guys do, or are striving for because we all love Starcraft, and I would never want to give it up :D!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 | ||
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brachester
Australia1786 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 FYI i'm applying for Advanced Math in UNSW (after my hsc, hope i'll get 95.4) because i heard that a lot of math related jobs pay really well and less stress involve as well. Is that true? | ||
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Setev
Malaysia390 Posts
On October 27 2011 18:08 _fool wrote: First off, my thoughts on the RDPD thing. I'm really stuck in the E mentality. I want the secure job with benefits, I don't need to get rich at all, as long as I can comfortably run my (family's) life and have some financial reserve to take care of any emergencies. I tried the S for a while, and it failed horribly (I even start grinning when I think of how bad I was at it ). To be honest, I think the B and I are tier2: you can't start off being a B or I. You have to be either E or S in order to have money and business network to become B or I.When it comes to career advise, consider the time-money ratio and what you consider important. What I see a lot around me is people who are so busy working that they no longer have time to enjoy their income. People that buy a 2000 dollar mountain bike because they like cycling... but they never find time ride it. I'm on the other side of the spectrum. I work less than 40 hours a week, which gives me a slightly lower income but more time for family and fun stuff. I like it a lot, but everyone should find his own sweet spot. In my experience it's easier to ask your boss for a pay raise than it is to ask your boss for extra days off. That's why I started off with more time and less money: I expected to raise my income to a decent level later on, and it has. Haven't regretted that decision ever. Bottom line: money is great stuff, but so is time. Most of the time, there's a trade-off between the two. Find a career that suits your individual needs Yeah, I'm gonna start out on the E quadrant first, then move onto I quadrant. After that, I will make a business (B quadrant) out of the investing skills I gained. At least that is my plan. Helps that I'm currently studying Accounting. Anyway, the RD Company had gotten some bad publicity because of the controversy surrounding some of their seminars, but the underlying message from their books are really neat, like the cashflow quadrant and the rich/poor mentality that I find to be very true. | ||
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Wolf
Korea (South)3290 Posts
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wardou
France54 Posts
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reneg
United States859 Posts
Now working at an investment bank (As a client representative in Listed Derivatives) in the back office. Not exactly a glamorous job, but it pays the bills and I don't mind it. They've got a branch near where i grew up (Raleigh), and they were the first company to offer me a job after college. been there just over 3 years now. I'd quit this job in a heartbeat if i had something else that paid anything remotely similar lined up. | ||
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sandg
Australia123 Posts
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FakeDouble
Australia676 Posts
On October 27 2011 17:17 MikeTheBike wrote: My biggest fear is that I'll have no free time if I choose to become a GP, I can be a very dedicated person when it comes to studies if I put my mind to it, but a GP/Doctor sounds like so much of a hassle. You keep mentioning med... It's not that bad, I started med at sydney this year and I can find 3-4 hours a day most days to play SC2, and it's way less stressful than my previous science degree because if you only do average in a science degree you can't get a good job here, but everyone who graduates from med is able to get an internship (or so we're told :p). Like someone else said on page 2, this could change, it also might not. The way I see it, you're always going to be busy, it's just a matter of making free time if it's a big deal to you. It'd be a shame to not do medicine just because of that. I feel a medical career might just be the most interesting in the world, but I am, of course, biased XD. | ||
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Juice!
Belgium295 Posts
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ztoa03
Philippines181 Posts
Before you choose, think about the long term and short term. I see you have goals already in mind. Keep it up. Good luck! | ||
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Deleuze
United Kingdom2102 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 I don't think this is wholly accurate re the Arts - I did my BA and then MA in English, my career has ranged from theatre and arts festival organization to Higher Education, I currently run an Access course at a UK University and am preparing to make a move into adult education. Entry salaries in the sector range from £25-30,000 with progression to £40-50s and more. I also have friends that have taken A&H degrees into theatre management, marketing, creative industries, the 'third' sector, publishing. The job satisfaction in many of these areas is incredible, I certainly recommend that you think about this side of your career too, after all whatever job you choose will become a significant part of your life. Any kind of course where you are able to develop your English language and maths skills is going to be over significant benefit to you in the long run. I am not a careers adviser and it seems that non-else here is either, while I won't knock getting anecdotal advice, I strongly recommend if you are really unsure of what pathway to put yourself on that you seek guidance from a professional, perhaps offered by your current college. | ||
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Rodiel3
France1158 Posts
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Kerm
France467 Posts
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LilClinkin
Australia667 Posts
Australian med courses are pretty easy, you'll have plenty of time for games | ||
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Kyo Yuy
United States1286 Posts
I study about 8 hours a day, but even then I still have time to do things like hang out with friends and play video games here and there. But it is important to study every day. In college I could get by cramming the night before a test, if you do that here you probably won't do well unless you're a genius .I really enjoy medical school. I will say that I was "persuaded" (read: forced) into it by my parents, so at first I was reluctant about it. But since I've started I've enjoyed it a lot. You learn a lot in a really short span of time and you feel a really strong sense of accomplishment as time goes by. | ||
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CurLy[]
United States759 Posts
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DjRetro
Chile309 Posts
My main desire is to work in Australia or Canada. These countries have a great potential in relation to mining. You could try studying some area about economics/engineering... thrilling area. Gl in your decision. | ||
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EndOfLineTv
United States741 Posts
Hobbies: Sc2, Bjj, Making beer | ||
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Philymaniz
United States177 Posts
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Dexx
Germany175 Posts
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McGuire72
Canada140 Posts
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logikly
United States329 Posts
On October 29 2011 05:05 VPVash wrote: Everyone in this thread is a Doctor, Lawyer, Engineer, or Technician. hmmm I think I hate my life Im just an EMT-B going onto EMT-P | ||
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logikly
United States329 Posts
On October 29 2011 20:00 LilClinkin wrote: Final year med school. Australian med courses are pretty easy, you'll have plenty of time for games I envy you I still got to start med school Hell i still need a BS | ||
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shrift
United States39 Posts
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Liquid`Nazgul
22427 Posts
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Match
215 Posts
On November 03 2011 02:49 Liquid`Nazgul wrote: this Jealous.On topic, I'm currently in my last year of high school and will probably do something involving the police when I'm done. | ||
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Grettin
42381 Posts
On October 29 2011 04:59 zerglingrodeo wrote: I am a philosopher. I gotta ask. What is the work you do daily? Teach? | ||
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Kluey
Canada1197 Posts
Any suggestions? lol.. kind of a dumb question but yeah. ;; | ||
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DrSeRRoD
United States490 Posts
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Fragrant
United States9 Posts
On October 29 2011 20:00 LilClinkin wrote: Final year med school. Australian med courses are pretty easy, you'll have plenty of time for games Wait until you finish residency =) I'm an ER attending and there's nothing like unwinding from an overnight shift by watching GSL and tastosis. | ||
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Sgonzo
Canada202 Posts
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Patriot.dlk
Sweden5462 Posts
Work is fun and I really like it. | ||
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N.geNuity
United States5112 Posts
Beyond that I have no fucking idea what I *really* want to do. I want to go to grad school for plasma physics/fusion work, rather than work in the power industry immediately, but I don't know how to "get a job" related to those principles. I guess my ideal goal would be to go to a national lab. Essentially I kind of want to do work on gen IV reactor designs (i.e. not yet implemented) or fusion rather than work in the immediate power industry. | ||
Joshy.IGN
United States530 Posts
/rubitin =) | ||
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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 States5255 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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impression
413 Posts
I graduated with a diploma in animation earlier his year and I have just finished my advanced diploma (My college doesn't offer anything further than that T_T) but over the years we did something a little different each year exploring all the mediums. It was only this year, as I finished, that I realized how much I sucked at the 3D side of it and how little I enjoyed it compared to the year I spent doing traditional 2D. However, hand drawn is leaving the world of animation unfortunately, and so I have applied for jobs (I only finished my exams two days ago!) in the industry pertaining to, but not really doing animation. So storyboard art, concept art, character design and development and story work. | ||
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Drogith
United States1350 Posts
Community colleges are the best start-off point. Also, finding an intern or very low paying job in a similar industry can do wonders for helping you to really understand what you want to do as you may see your dream job was a fairy tale. Another suggestion I can make is to look into joining the military if there is a job similar to the one you are looking for available. You get free training in that field as well as money from the military to go to college. Yes, there are a lot of other stipulations, but can be well worth it if you use the system to your advantage. My work/school experience: auto mechanic in HS, diesel mechanic in military, 2yr engineering, 1yr computer programming, 3 yrs capital assembly, my current job working with building prototype machines and programming them. Good luck with what ever path you choose and I can't really stress enough how much both a community college or the military can really provide for you. | ||
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Anub1s
Bulgaria17 Posts
Unfortunately I find it hard to work 8-10 hours per day on the computer and then play SC2 or whatever. My eyes and brain are not happy on the next day if it happens | ||
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PIJAMA
Brazil137 Posts
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Zilch
20 Posts
I graduated with a degree in secondary science education with certification to teach broadfield science, biology, chemistry, and physics. I taught for two years, and now I'm in the middle of a career change. I'm pursuing a degree in clinical laboratory science. It's enjoyable work (for a science-oriented person), decent pay, and decent hours (as compared to teaching). | ||
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SuperBeastJ
United States10 Posts
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JinNJuice
United States255 Posts
On November 03 2011 14:21 Eternalmisfit wrote: I am in my final semester working on my Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (~2 weeks till my D-day). Grad school has been an interesting experience with my workload varying from 1-2 hrs/day up to 14-15 hrs /day depending on project deadlines and research roadblocks. Since I work in simulation and modeling fields, my work schedule is fairly flexible and I get to browse TL/watch VODs at work and tailor my work schedule around my SC2 viewing habits. It is probably too early for you to go deciding on grad studies so I won't bother going in any details. 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). I was about to wonder if there were any Mechanical Engineers in here. Surprised there aren't more. I only have my B.S. in Mech E, working for a diesel engine company right now. Do you have any job experience at all or did you go straight into your graduate school from college? I've heard different stories that a graduate degree helps/doesn't help your career very much. Eventually I'll probably get my graduate degree but we'll see. To the OP, I work 40-50 hours a week depending on how much stuff is going on. My evenings/weekends I always have to myself. | ||
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57 Corvette
Canada5941 Posts
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Zion9
Romania347 Posts
Near Medicine you don't have that much time for gaming, Ofcourse it depends on you how much you want to learn, but yeah, its hard | ||
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