What to major in College?
I'm a highschool senior and the time to apply to college is here (sadly). I've decided to major in Information Systems (or Management Information Systems) mainly because of a few reasons:
1) Computer science is too confined for me, and the competition is too extreme.
2) I would like to work with people, hopefully at the business/management level
I enjoy web programming (php,asp, java (or c++)) because it's not the only topic. Web design is a great hobby of mine and my interest in web development is increasing to databases. Do you feel that IS will suite me well? Thanks for any responses, appreciate it.
Kevin
Jack Michaelson posted this at 08:20 — 13th December 2001.
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Seems to me you made the right choice!
khu19 posted this at 22:21 — 13th December 2001.
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Really? You think? That is a little reassuring, pretty scary time for me
but thanks!
Megan posted this at 02:24 — 14th December 2001.
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What exactly does that kind of a program entail? I definitely think it would be a good idea to get some sort of business background. I think that you should look at college as a place to get broader skills that you'll be able to apply not only in your career but life in general.
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khu19 posted this at 02:30 — 14th December 2001.
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Yeah I agree, I always felt that a business background would be helpful, regardless of your major.
mairving posted this at 02:33 — 14th December 2001.
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Often times what we study in College is not what we do in real life. Case in point, I majored in Organic Chemistry with a minor in Mathematics. Now I build websites. Just keep in mind that you have 4-10yrs that you will spend at college. It should even be a while before you have to declare a major. So what you start with or even what you graduate with, may not be what you want to do for a living. Just make sure that you don't get into something that you hate for the money.
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khu19 posted this at 03:48 — 14th December 2001.
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I can't agree more, money is not, and should not be the main issue. I guess it is a good idea for me to have a good idea what I will be doing, but yes, I feel college is a time for me to experiment and look at other options.
Brooke posted this at 16:14 — 14th December 2001.
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Have a great time at college - and do what you want. Take classes that you want to learn about, not what you think you have to learn about - that's my advice.
Brooke
Megan posted this at 17:06 — 14th December 2001.
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I agree! If I could do it all over again I would do something as general as possible that would allow me to take courses from as many disciplines as I liked. Lots of electives.
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