Lil_G, I got a kick out of your comments, since I went through the same deal 5-6 years ago. I actually thought some of the classical stuff (Weber, Marx, Durkheim) was kind of interesting, if not terribly practical in the real world. I also took a criminology course my junior year, and was very disappointed. It sounded really cool when I signed up for it, but they somehow found a way to make it dull and boring by using lots of statistical crap.

And while I didn't end up flipping burgers after I graduated, I took an entry-level job with a bank (not much higher on the old totem pole). In fact, one time a manager at the bank where I worked asked me what I was doing working in a bank after I got a sociology degree, and I said, "It's either this or McDonald's." Maybe that wasn't the smartest thing to say.

Things end up working out though. My advice is: you're still young, and you have plenty of time to decide what you really want to do, and go back to school for that. That's what I'm doing now by getting my MBA.

BS Chemical Engineering

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Hey bucutieo2....my "neighbor" http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/wink.gif

I am majoring in Interior Design with a Minor in Art/Art History. I am graduating next May. I should have graduated about 2 years ago....long story short..... I was one semester away from being an RN and decided that it just wasn't for me. Yea, my parents were THRILLED. But now I am only two semesters away from a completed degree!! And my dream is to be a wedding planner.

Psychology w/ a minor in Chemistry. Thinking about double minoring in business though but haven't decided yet.

Hey TxTechChiO.... a wedding planner sounds like fun!! I think i would enjoy being one as well!! I love everything with weddings- i even bought one of those Bride magazines a long time ago. I dont know why though- i wasnt engaged or anything. I am STILL not- but i guess im waiting for mr. right!! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

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I was BioChem with a minor in Physics, but realized that I wasn't that interested in it... so I have all but had to start over...
The only saving grace is that all my GE's are still valid

Political Science/Pre-Law... and bucutie02.. are you a fellow Baylor bear?

Awesome, a fellow ChE! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif Where'd you go through the torture, Taykimson? http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif



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sweetest diva... i did go there my freshman year but this past fall i transferred to UH. I saw on your profile you either are from waco or go to school there. If you do go to baylor, do you like it there???

Ok, this isn't related this thread but... http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/wink.gif
bucutie-- about you wedding book comment... did you see the episode of Friends where Monica and Chandler announce their engagement and she brings out these huge books full of wedding plans she has been making since childhood? Well, I am a dork and I actually have one of those! I'll probably never end up getting married until I'm 40 (my significant other has serious problems just saying the word marriage) but at least all I have to do is refer to my "binder" when the time comes!
Ok, not that everyone knows what a dork I am, I'm just gonna get outta this thread.....

Business Admin! How general is that? I want to go to grad school soon for Business. You know on us news and world report, they say if your graduate from a top business school, you can start out making $90,000-100,000, plus a signing bonus of like $20,000!

Okay, that's not the only reason I like it...it has to be more than money right? But, I do love all the strategy and stuff...so the money doesn't hurt!

hey txtechchio.... yeah ive seen that show, it was really funny- but in a way i am like monica at times. I mean, she is a very far extent from me.... but there are a few things that i do too!!! just like her... i love weddings and babies...and everything that has to do with weddings and babies (hehe, i think chandler said that once http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif)

That would be great, if you can get into one of the best business schools like Kellogg or Wharton. Not everyone can get into those schools though. Nor is it always feasible geographically, if you have to work and go to school (or even raise a family) at the same time.

With the school I go to now, I know I won't be making $90,000 as a starting salary. But it will be significantly more than what I was making before, and that (along with the great feeling of having earned my MBA) will be good enough for me.

You're right, Alum, the most important part to me is having the degree and getting into the type of positions and projects that I love sinking my teeth into. But, I am also going to try to get into those schools because I might as well, right? We'll see. I ahd a really, really good undergrad GPA from a very good school, so I am hoping if I can pull off the GMAT, too...

also, I really want to go to school full-time, so I may be able to move, but you bring up a good point about the family part. I currently have a boyfriend in NorCal that is not happy about the thought of me going anywhere but near there. So, I could do Berkeley or Stanford, which are no slouches! But, I kinda want to go experience other parts of the world. I really want to look at Columbia and MIT and Duke and Penn. Geez! That's about my life story...sorry to go off so long, but it is interesting to see someone who is wrestling with some of the same issues. Where do you go to B-school if you don't mind and how is it going? I would love to hear about your experiences and any recommendations you have for me! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

I myself am thinking about taking some graduate extended studies in Information Technology at George Mason University. Although, I might have to take some undergrad classes in order to take the extended studies grad classes. I'm thinking that if I worked into getting into a grad program with Information Technology it would help me get a nicer IT job.

Kevin