Government helps me pay for my education, too, DM. You don't have to be Native American for that.

Oh, and while I'm in this thread, let me just throw out that my feelings about Business majors is that they're in it for the money, and nothing else. None of them really like business. I'll never understand why people fix unhappy goals for themselves.

Because they want to be employable after college. Everyone hates nursing school, too, but that is the price one pays to be a nurse. I hear it's the same with medical school.

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I think I'd find some aspects of it interesting. For example, anatomy and structure. But I am not interested in a lot of it. My best friend loves it all for what it's worth, I guess that's his passion.

I really feel sorry, though, for people that need security in such away that they have to give up their dreams, passions, and love for it. Too often, people find out that it's not as easy as they thought, and so they just give up.

Exactly why I'm doing a major in International Business and Japanese, because it'll make me employable. I do though, enjoy certain aspects of the course. But sometimes I wish I took Psychology.

so today we are still in orientation for my new job. i just found out that i can travel for free if there's openings in other countries. the ship yard also has interactions with japan so after my schooling is done, i'm going to travel again.

raverboy

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...this is just my perspective on the situation...

FYI, there are quite a lot of entrepreneurs and scientists who take business courses for the info they get about running a business. A lot of startups have failed, not for lack of good ideas, but simply due to the lack of basic business knowledge. I wish I had taken some Management courses in school, it would definitely have helped me avoid some mistakes I've made w/handling staff.

I rarely could pull a B in math. I became a biologist though. Had to take Calculus twice.

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The power of not giving a F*ck...so immense...so intense...very few can wield this power.

Math is one of my strong subjects. That's probably why I catch onto certain programming aspects quickly.

If I could major in something just for fun it would probably be math, but math majors don't make enough money. But they get to do cool stuff, my mom worked for Kodak after college and the government contracted with them to do some pretty neat projects

Err, wrong. They are highly valued by: banks, financial institutions such as brokerage firms (modelling stock market trends), do well in business, economics, science, computer engineering... grad & professional schools (law--ask GS) eat them up.

There's a rigor of thought that is gotten through studying math (and physics) that you don't get from other fields. Its very valuable. So if you are talented in math DM, don't hesitate to go for it.

I want to make at least $250k per year when I'm older. Average starting salary for an anesthesiologist is $275k per year and average salary overall $345k per year minus bonuses, and I wouldn't plan on being 'average' by any means

It's likely that I'm going to minor in math, taking some calculus classes this year (that make AP calc look like cake btw) then theoretical linear algebra and multivariable next year and quantum mechanics after that because linear algebra and multi is of course needed for that.

My mom was a math major and worked for Kodak for a number of years. Idk what she made, I'd guess somewhere around $80k - $100k by todays standards but the real reward was all the cool shit she got to do

I guess my goals are non-materialistic. I am not concerned about money as much as I am with my own happiness.

I'd like to do several things throughout my life. I want to be more than what one life has to offer. I decided I'm not going to settle for a mediocre American life. Now I just need to get my plan on paper... somehow..

Umm lilwing, that's certainly not true. One of my better friends at B-school loves investing. He thinks there is nothing more exhilarating than moving 10 million dollars with the snap of a finger. I don't doubt him either, since his dad retired at 40.

I personally understand how you feel, because I had the choice between going to b-school versus going to a liberal arts college, and I was pretty passionate about psychology, philosophy, and economic theory. I had a HUGE debate with myself over liberal arts or b-school, and was in a limbo for 2 weeks. But in the end, I decided that I want to make a difference in the world one day, and you can't make a difference if you just know the theory but not the practice.

But also, I'd always wanted to go to b-school because my parents basically went from rags-to-riches through entrepreneurship and hard work. You probably don't know what it feels like to take your kid to McDonalds on a friday night but only buy your kid a meal because you can't really afford buying one for yourself. I've also heard my parents talk business day in and day out for as long as I can remember...

But of course I've also asked myself, why, if my parents are well-off, should I bother with going to business school? I wanted to go to business school for the practical skills. You won't find anywhere else that'll teach you how to get ahead and achieve your goals.

I would have done economics + philosophy at the liberal arts college, but now I'm doing a BS in economics + a minor in philosophy, so it's basically the same. Except business school kids are more cut-throat and the curves are insane.

Business is also about creation. Especially entrepreneurs. I admit I don't know how people put themselves through accounting, but entrepreneurship, financial theory, operations theory, and a whole load of business theory, is about creation. There is nothing more satisfying than seeing something you built, grow.

Quite frankly, I haven't met someone this interested in business at my University. Then again, I have reconsidered my thoughts about my post and I realized I could easily say the same about any field of study. There are a lot of brainless dick heads in college. I guess that's why only a handful are truly successful.

3.8 Gpa. but it changes.