n2skdvn 0 #26 March 9, 2004 give it time chris my dad thought i would be an artist like he was but mu creativity went in to video. my dad wasent dissapointed but i still have his art stuff just in case i decide to get back in to painting, never have had formal art lessons learned every thing from him. i just use a diffrent canvas now. good luck dude and i hope your dad understands.if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #27 March 9, 2004 QuoteI'd actually be paying less to go to some schools than their own in state students would be. Now, MIS or computer science? I kinda like MIS a bit better but like some parts of computer science too What do you want to do with your degree? I went to a good CS school (top 3) and while the material was very interesting to me, I heard from a lot of recent graduates that they were having trouble getting computer work partly because of the recession and partly because while CS programs are theory heavy, they typically ignore things like business skills and practical knowledge. So if you want a job doing computer stuff for a living, MIS. If you want to teach, pursue a masters or doctorate, do research, or be a hardcore coder, I'd go with CS. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kansasskydiver 0 #28 March 9, 2004 I'm probably going to go with MIS. I have a lot of opportunities also being fluent in Portuguese and having access to the job market in Brazil, Portugal and enough Spanish to get me by. A lot of MIS majors in Brazil for example, have to speak English or is one of their job requirements. It all loops back around to why I even came back to the US, it was becasue I could go to even the best school in Brazil, but no one would recognize it anywhere else. Whereas I could go to a decent school in the USA and use my language skills to my advantage and just go else where and get a better job and or even get a job for that matter lol<--- See look, pink dolphins DO exist! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #29 March 9, 2004 As someone who's been through this, if you were set to graduate this may, and the only reason you won't is that you changed your major... finish the marketing major first, this semester, as planned. THEN, go add on the computer science major. It won't take you much longer, you'll already have one degree, and the double major will make you MUCH more marketable. I had a friend who did a double major of business and finance. She finished the finance major first, got a full time job, and then did the business major two nights a week and finished up pretty fast. don't throw away something you've worked hard for this far. I'm finishing up a master's degree right now that I'm never going to use because I changed careers. However, I know that I'm more marketable to both schools and employees with a masters than I would be with half a masters. If you are so close that you'd graduate this may, bite the bullet and graduate. Then, add the other major if you want, OR, just go on to get a masters' in computer science instead. best of luck!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #30 March 9, 2004 Chris, you are sweating it simply because you changed your major? Gimme a break. In what world do you think it really matters what variation of degree you have in order to be successful at pretty much anything you like? Having a business degree will not guarantee that you will be a successful businessman. Likewise, having a computer science degree will not guarantee that you will be successful in the IT world. If you are saying that you have chosen to change your major because you don't plan on being a part of the family business, then that's something completely different. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goose491 0 #31 March 9, 2004 Vibes brotha. Sorry for the mush but... You've got to follow your heart man. You'll be far more successful in life doing the things that make you happy and/or make you feel fulfilled. If you have a good relationship with your father, he will understand. A little disapointment however, is not a bad sign. blues, Nick My Karma ran over my Dogma!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casie 0 #32 March 9, 2004 Dang, that sucks. I'm send'n major Texas **VIBES&HUGZ** to ya. I hope your dad can understand that his dreams aren't necessarily yours. You can't live your life for others....YOU must live life for YOU! Be Happy!~Porn Kitty WARNING: Goldschlager causes extreme emotional outbursts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themitchyone 0 #33 March 9, 2004 IMO, no one is under any obligation to to fulfill anyone's dreams other than his or her own. Hopefully your father won't give you a hard time, but from what you said it seems that is just how he is, so try not to take his behavior personally. That's what I've learned to do with my father. I know that is easier said than done. Feel better soon. Best wishes to you. -Michele"If the Bible has taught us nothing else, and it hasn't, it's that girls should stick to girl's sports such as hot oil wrestling and foxy boxing." - Homer Simpson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kansasskydiver 0 #34 March 9, 2004 QuoteIf you are saying that you have chosen to change your major because you don't plan on being a part of the family business, then that's something completely different. Chuck I didn't change my major because I don't want to particiate in the family business, I just don't enjoy Marketing at all. My dad helped pick my major, what classes to take, and I just kinda followed along and let him fill my head up with his ideas. I was never asked what I wanted to major in. Now that it's crunch time and he's putting pressure on me to graduate I took a step back and realized that I've been living his dream and not mine. All my marketing classes I enjoy doing the computer related stuff, making spreadsheets, programs to calculate inventory and overhead etc. I don't know jack about marketing. I'll finish up my marketing degree sometime becuase I'm so close to it anyways, but I'm not going to graduate this summer and leave it at just marketing, I want to persue a different career and that being MIS. I could still work for my father, if he chose, in his MIS department. I currently am the webmaster of all his site so he knows this stuff interests me. The only response I got from him today was "...as far as school we will address this separately." So I'm still waiting.<--- See look, pink dolphins DO exist! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #35 March 9, 2004 Endless ((((((((((((((((((((((((VIBES))))))))))))))))))))))))) to you bro. As hard as it is, you just need to remember that you need to do what's right for YOU. It's YOUR life, and YOUR decision on how you live it. Do what makes you happy. Good luck. Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #36 March 9, 2004 It's your life, not his. My Dad was a very succesful electrical engeneer. I wanted to skydive. I'm a very succesful skydiver ( I'm still alive!) It took about 15 years for him to come around to the idea and do a tandem. My kids can do whatever the hell they want as long as they're happy, and not harming anyone else. tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pajarito 0 #37 March 9, 2004 MUCH truth to this! I could have gotten my degree in Polish bobsledding. As long as you can present yourself, speak intelligently, complete real sentences and write, and do some basic math. You've got it licked. You'll learn the important stuff once you get out. Not before. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
