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re: If you could go back and change your college major

Posted on 9/14/16 at 1:33 pm to
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
71131 posts
Posted on 9/14/16 at 1:33 pm to
I should have started in CM or chemical engineering instead of PETE. I likely would have graduated a year sooner and had a much easier time.
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
Member since May 2012
61485 posts
Posted on 9/14/16 at 1:36 pm to
I would do CM or maybe IE.
Posted by Eric Stratton
Faber College
Member since Mar 2015
2056 posts
Posted on 9/14/16 at 1:38 pm to
Construction any day of the week
Posted by xLxSxUxFxAxNx
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2003
58633 posts
Posted on 9/14/16 at 1:40 pm to
love what i do.

but if i had to choose it probably would be construction management. have the pedigree with my father working for brown and root and Halliburton all his life. from his tools to superintendent. so much knowledge i could tap just from him to get ahead. not to mention contacts. he has guys who came up under him now running entire projects that still come to him for advise.
Posted by LSUwag
Florida man
Member since Jan 2007
18141 posts
Posted on 9/14/16 at 1:43 pm to
quote:

I majored in Criminal Justice,


So did I. I just retired from a great career as a Fed.

If I had it to do over, I would have attended a Maritime academy and become a captain.
Posted by Hammertime
Will trade dowsing rod for titties
Member since Jan 2012
43031 posts
Posted on 9/14/16 at 1:45 pm to
quote:

Everyone saying they wish they would have done engineering says that shite now, but they wanted to party their face off in college instead.

I have definitely done more fun things than going to school for ME. All of the crazy shite I've done wouldn't have happened had I gone this route initially.

What really makes it bad for me is the tests and homework. I enjoy the material very much, but doing all of the other shite makes me not like it and lose interest
Posted by gsvar2004
Member since Nov 2007
8894 posts
Posted on 9/14/16 at 1:48 pm to
Have a degree in kinesiology, would go back in CM in college I worked part time for an electrical contractor and over 5 years was able to work my way from helper to purchasing and billing and was learning estimation. Hated the 10 hour days and now dream of working 4x10s. Although my schedule is incredibly flexible and I do ok, comission based pay gets stressful
Posted by Swoopin
Member since Jun 2011
22046 posts
Posted on 9/14/16 at 1:50 pm to
Probably computer science. I find myself drawn to aspects of my job that let me solve problems and build processes using data.
Posted by JBeam
Guns,Germs & Steel
Member since Jan 2011
68377 posts
Posted on 9/14/16 at 1:50 pm to
UAV pilot
Posted by xLxSxUxFxAxNx
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2003
58633 posts
Posted on 9/14/16 at 1:53 pm to
quote:

engineering says that shite now, but they wanted to party their face off in college instead.


i was originally an engineer major. changed that shite quick. haha.
Posted by TDcline
American Gardens building 11th flor
Member since Aug 2015
9504 posts
Posted on 9/14/16 at 2:12 pm to
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So did I. I just retired from a great career as a Fed.


Glad you were able to get in. I did 8 years in the Marines and figured "hey, let me get a CJ degree and go FedLE"

I didn't even get a call back from any agencies I applied to. Guess a lot of guys that get out of the military are competing for the same work. I had to eventually just get a job so I ended up getting into business.

ETA: I would still love to get into Federal LE, so any tips would be welcomed.
This post was edited on 9/14/16 at 2:19 pm
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
173690 posts
Posted on 9/14/16 at 2:13 pm to
History---->organic chemistry
Posted by TIEF
Member since Jul 2007
1113 posts
Posted on 9/14/16 at 2:24 pm to
Yes. I was not mature enough at 19 to make long term decisions.
Posted by TheIndulger
Member since Sep 2011
19444 posts
Posted on 9/14/16 at 2:54 pm to
I was in petroleum engineering and wouldn't change it, because it was one of the easier engineering majors and also the most interesting. But I am pigeon holed to one industry, and one that is in a downturn now.

Honestly don't really know what I would do in school besides engineering. Probably just get a degree to have one and then do sales or something
Posted by TDcline
American Gardens building 11th flor
Member since Aug 2015
9504 posts
Posted on 9/14/16 at 3:12 pm to
Starting your own business is the best remedy to that.
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