-- Posted by shadowpool at 5:15 pm on June 24, 2008 Life at home is getting boring so I suppose I should go to college or something.   The question is, what should I study?  I like everything and I'm good at everything. So what do you think the most profitable major will be in 5-10 years?  Should I go with some sort of engineering?  Biology?  Chemistry?  Art History?  Aeronautical basket weaving?  Whatever it is, I'll do it.  Probably. Or maybe I shouldn't go to college at all.  It's probably a good idea to hold money instead of debt right now.  I don't have a job yet. Suggestions? -- Posted by Toyah at 5:16 pm on June 24, 2008 yeahhhhh basket weaving :S -- Posted by reev at 5:16 pm on June 24, 2008 maybe lose the arrogance before you decide to do anything. -- Posted by Fenton at 5:16 pm on June 24, 2008 Engineers make good starting money, but... who wants to be an engineer? Ugh. -- Posted by Micus at 5:17 pm on June 24, 2008 I'm counting on society collapsing before I have to pay back my school loans As such, I'm a music major hehe. -- Posted by rinni at 5:17 pm on June 24, 2008 Agri-business and marketing (depending where you are) are becoming really popular and profitable. *shrug* Just go for what you like best. -- Posted by shadowpool at 5:18 pm on June 24, 2008 Quote: from Micus at 9:17 pm on June 24, 2008 I'm counting on society collapsing before I have to pay back my school loans As such, I'm a music major hehe. Maybe we should help it along?   -- Posted by branflakes at 5:19 pm on June 24, 2008 Quote: from reev at 8:16 pm on June 24, 2008 maybe lose the arrogance before you decide to do anything. don't be sour -- Posted by Fauna at 5:19 pm on June 24, 2008 depends what sort of university you can get into. -- Posted by shadowpool at 5:29 pm on June 24, 2008 Quote: from Fenton at 9:16 pm on June 24, 2008 Engineers make good starting money, but... who wants to be an engineer? Ugh. Precisely.  Maybe electrical engineering would be good for me. -- Posted by happyhipposnacks at 5:33 pm on June 24, 2008 my *rich* friends and acquaintances all went into engineering or nursing for their careers. -- Posted by Aerorobyn at 8:15 pm on June 24, 2008 I would say anything medical related...or a science field that can get you into something medical (Biology, Chemistry, etc) Business is good...but I mean, EVERYBODY is going to school for business just about. Not something I'd wanna do...there's enough business majors already (no offense) -- Posted by jamescoleman at 4:12 pm on June 25, 2008 if you are thinking about getting a degree just because it pays alot thats a mistake. soo if you goto community college and get loans for that and then get a good paying job then they loans should pay off in a few years depending on how much you pay a month. you are actually loosing money by not getting a high education...... -- Posted by MrIndigo at 10:02 pm on June 25, 2008 Quote: from happyhipposnacks at 5:33 pm on June 24, 2008 my *rich* friends and acquaintances all went into engineering or nursing for their careers. really? Engineers may have a good starting income, they their income don't rise much. Engineers probably won't have a shot at upper class without being in a start-up or starting their own company. With the workload that most engineers have, I'd say engineering would actually be a poor life decision. I'd suggest going into the Medical field. Taking a loan out for Med. school is well worth it:) -- Posted by Arguia at 12:33 pm on June 26, 2008 A maths degree is supposed to increase earnings over a lifetime by quite a bit. -- Posted by dumb whore at 4:44 pm on June 26, 2008 Engineering or Medicine -- Posted by jennay at 8:59 am on June 27, 2008 im an econ major, most people here get into econ to do investment banking. they make quite abit -- Posted by MrIndigo at 1:43 pm on June 27, 2008 You can be any major and still be an investment banker. Take some applied math and statistic courses, and then after college, pass the security tests and the c.f.a program. Go check the average income and what jobs people get with an econ major, it's not that great.