What are you studying, /his/?
Are you satisfied with your choice?
>>1278509
Journalism
No, i want to kill myself
>>1278521
That's a bad choice to be honest mate. Any retard on tumblr can be a 'journalist' nowadays and the industries response was to sink to gutter level instead of trting to elevate the product. What made you go in that direction?
International Security
Yes, Yes I am.
>>1278509
Economics
No
>>1278509
International Relations
Of course, everyone needs an IR analyst.
Triple major in comp-sci, pure mathematics and electrical engineering.
It's fun but I'm probably just wasting my time at uni.
>>1278509
Criminal Law and Justice.
Put me in the camp that wants to kill themselves.
Depressing field, working as a cop simultaneously. Planning to get out as soon as I'm finished.
History and Archaeology. Hopefully if I choose the right modules for the next year I may get awarded a Joint Honours Degree
.
Although I am probably going to give it a shot at getting into Graduate Medicine.
Mathematics & Economics
Yes
English Lit.
No. It feels pointless.
>>1278624
Bitch that is the least wasteful use of tuition money I have ever heard
Don't you fucking humble brag over here with your incredibly logical choice of studies
I bet you have a merit scholarship and volunteer on weekends too, you fucking cumrag
Open some /biz/ and /sci/ tabs and get the fuck out of here
International affairs Middle East studies concentration
I love it, it's like playing the biggest strategy game ever devised
>>1278666
Lol
Russian lit here
>>1278666
Nice trips. Get a minor in Engineering if you like math but don't love it. You could earn good money rewriting engineering reports in a large company or municipal department.
>>1278695
I'm studying in the UK and just finished my second year. Even if I could pursue a minor, it'd be too late. Just trying my best to get a First and then go from there.
Medicine
I do not like it very much
The big bucks come too late
Chinese studies.
Yeah, I enjoy it a lot, although it can get frustrating at times.
>>1278676
Plus papers are just long form, dressed up memeing and shitposting. Or at least, that's the vibe I get when I write mine.
I'm wrapping up an MS in Genetics. I'm pretty pleased with myself.
>>1278509
Lutheran Theology.
The study is shit (hebrew & greek), but I am on the waiting list to become a pastor in the bavarian state church, so I look forward to that.
>>1278527
I would like to make documentaries and that kind of stuff. I think journalism can be a fun job, but im feeling like this isnt for me.
This past week i broke down and didnt go to a lot of classes and didnt do stuff i should have done and now im freaking out.
jdimsa
IT and Economics
Already have connections within the IT world, prospects are good. Probably going to start up my own company
Poli Sci and History. I like history, but poli sci is alright.
would've preferred to have gone to a school with a divinity school to study theology.
or better yet, one of those western canon focused schools like st. john's college in annapolis.
>>1279054
Studying political science feels like the most redundant thing ever.
>>1279022
>I am on the waiting list to become a pastor in the bavarian state church
Jesus Christ, a pastor browsing 4chan. What the fuck has the world become.
>>1279023
>This past week i broke down and didnt go to a lot of classes and didnt do stuff i should have done and now im freaking out.
Just like me. I've been having a huge existential crisis for the past several weeks and I have a Toxicology final coming up in 4 days. Shit is fucked up pham.
>>1279087
Not yet a pastor.
As well, what is the problem with it?
/his/, /ck/, /adv/, /lit/, /tg/, the Deutschlandfäden (and only those) on /b/ and /int/ and occasionally /r9k/ and /out/ aren't /gif/ or /s/ now are they?
Computer Science. Pretty awesome, I'm satisfied.
>>1278509
Linguistics. It's a growing field, I enjoy it.
>>1279093
I've been on a huge existencial crisis since early 2015 familia, now im getting to the lossing my fucking mind level. ;-)
Can someone please post some arguments agaisnt suicide? The best one imo is "dont be a pussy ass bitch".
Dont know who came up with that one.
>>1278509
Music Education. It's what i enjoy most, but i know i'll get fucked with debt, and my job will most likely be at a shitty high school somewhere.
>>1279189
Journalism fag here.
Keep doing god's job anon, music is the only good in this mad world.
>>1279198
Thanks anon.
systems engineering
i love it but math is putting a gigantic dildo up my ass and that is making feel like changing careers again.
>>1279202
What instruments did you learn while studying? I've been playing guitar for 6 years but i regret not learning something else like piano, which now i think is the best instrument to play alone and compose.
Ancient History
Just going to use it to get into Law once I graduate, useless degree unless you want to be a teacher.
History of Ideas
Yes
>>1279221
I've been a tuba player for about 7 years, but i've recently started studying the piano and clarinet.
>>1279118
>a pastor
>browsing r9k
Mathematics
I just started. It's alright I guess.
Law (Space Law)
Spaaaaaaace Laaaaaaaaaw
Sociology, with a minor in Philosophy.
Panicked and tacked on a second minor in Business Marketing before graduation - pivoted off of the statistics work from my Sociology coursework and am now working in Marketing Research for a Fortune 10 company.
So, everything went better than expected, but deep down, as sophomoric as it sounds, I still feel like a sell out and hope to be doing research for a think tank or policy research institution in the future.
Electrical Engineering
Yes
>>1279176
>Can someone please post some arguments agaisnt suicide?
My family (no pun intended). My parents would be devastated and my siblings would want to die too.
Ancient History and Medieval Studies
done Philosophy at one point
>absolute
>meme
>degree
dont get me wrong its cool as fuck, but nowadays its half the fact that its leads almost nowhere and the other half is the other people that take it
History is fun
>>1279283
Is Rare Earth mineral extraction from asteroids a meme, in terms of legality and who can lay claim to an object in space.
>>1278509
compi-sci with a minor in mathematics because fuck it, it's like one more class.
That being said I always loved History, it's a pursuit I've had since I was a child. I also love learning about different religions.
>>1279176
Anon please be okay. I read somewhere suicide doesn't get rid of the pain it just puts it on another person (think of your family). I don't know about your philosophical beliefs but if you believe in just about any kind of higher power (anything from Pantheism to Monotheism) it is also generally believed that any life isn't yours to take.
Read some philosophy. Epictetus's stuff always makes me feel comfy and he was a slave at one point so he know hardship.
I posted this in the other college thread but this one seems more active so I'll repost it.
Going to double major in Econ and Mechanical Engineering or pick one (I haven't decided yet and I'm still a Freshman). Am I kidding myself if I think I can double major and double minor in History and Philosophy? I'm a pretty good student at a decently ranked state university and I'm attending the honors college and due to the way work and scholarships will work out I will have left college having made money if that helps for context
Psychology.
I have a genuine interest in the field, but I'm very worried that I'll end up in debt.
>>1278551
Why not? Job prospects are good and all of the guys I know who are doing economics really like it.
>>1278672
>Open some /biz/ and /sci/ tabs
An even bigger waste of time.
>>1278624
>doubt
Public Administration
I don't know. I like the field, but I haven't been able to find any job, and I've been NEETing for some time now. I want to kill myself.
I studied geography.
>>1278509
Medicine
No
I did art history and musicology. Don't know what to do now since every master focuses one just a single topic instead of something like "iconography in the middle ages"
>>1280434
And I recently applied for "ancient, medieval, and renaissance studies" which encompasses both history, art, literature and music of those periods, but apparently you have to specialize in the first few months.
>>1279176
A good reason is that life is better when lessons are learned, not surrendered to. If you learn from mistakes and unfortunate circumstances rather than being defeated, you'll be fine. Also, college is absurdly stressful and even if your life gets harder your brain will never be under as much stress as it is right now. You can do it :)
History major, double minor in religious studies and Japanese. absolutely fucking love it. want to be a professor, but the market sucks and I'll be buried in debt, so I'm not sure what to do atm. Probably get a masters in Japanese studies and do diplomacy until I can afford a doctorate
>>1279176
Hang in there and do a study on your favourite documentary subject later, like ancient history. Get experienced with using the software etc. And find a company to hire you.
Then again, you're going to be a slave for money in an absurd world devoid of meaning.
Erm business administration.
What about it? I'd prefer to be sought after when this is ended, and not drift into NEEThood like all the historian or philosophy majors are fated to.
Did Classics for 2 years, then I realized I'm not smart enough to go to university so I quit.
Now I am having my last summer with friends and family before I an hero.
>>1279176
I've been there too, my family helped me to forget about it, basically find something you really like and stick to it.
I'm an apprentice mechanic here in Canada. It's okay. I'm not a fan of the schooling portion though
History is my happy place.. podcasts while I work ftw!
>>1279902
These are the real questions we should be asking. The far future is near lads :^)
Thinking of majoring in Corporate Law Anyone here studying it or have any insight? Do you like it?
>>1280452
Yeah im not really that into the slavery thing.
Politics and History, switched to it from after realising Journalism is a total meme degree.
Going to a top uni tho so not too worried about employability.
>>1278509
Biomedical Engineering. Want to go into artificial organ development.
Transhumanism here we go.
>>1279118
Bless me nigga bless me, I need it.
>>1280911
Kys.
>>1280897
I wish i was you.
Journalism is such a meme degree ffs what was i thinking.
I need to change to sociology or whatever before is too late.
Godspeed, anon.
Fine arts (honours)
Love the course, but the students are far left.
I've only been able to meet a few centrists, libertarians and classic Libs.
Other than that, highly interesting.
>>1280969
>changing from journalism to sociology
This will not solve your problems in the slightest. You need to stick with your degree to get that piece of paper. However at the same time you need to go on YouTube and learn how to do SQL, it's easy af and you can get a job out of college for 45-50k easily knowing SQL
History and English Literature. I don't attend any course for the latter, but I'm forced to take it because of my country's retarded undergrad system.
I absolutely love History though and would love to pursue a career in Academia.
>>1279176
Suicide is the best argument against suicide. The fact that it exists as an escape should give you the comfort you need to go on. You're not stuck here forever, it's only temporary.
>>1281122
A sociologist can do the job of a journalist 10 times better.
Plus i may even learn something, "studying" journalism feels like learning about people who actually learned something.
>>1280597
If you feel okay with making Ishmael Jewstein 3.247% more money on his tax return, then it's a great field.
Almost everyone in law agrees that public jurisprudence is a lot more interesting, varied and exciting work. The pay is just abysmal in comparison.
Switched my studies three times already, now that I'm finally happy with one (History), I'm already 22 and I'm having trouble paying the bills.
Thinking of leaving Uni. Tips?
>>1281158
Don't leave.
Pure math.
I'm not really satisfied. I'm going to try to do some travel and learn a few languages over the next few years after I graduate in December and try to figure out what I want to do with my life. Maybe I'll try to write a book. I'll probably go to some type of grad school after that.
I've just never really found anything that I've wanted to commit myself to for more than a few years, even completing college was a struggle. It's massively depressing because so many of my peers already have big boy jobs lined up for them and are excited to move on with their life and get houses, BMWs, dogs and wives.
>>1278551
me too. I like it
Law. I fell for the "get one of these degrees, jobs guaranteed" boomer meme. I tried to focus on international law so I can get something useful out of it and because I have a real knack for languages.
Since I'm attending a very hard uni I'm used to very much work for little profit, but as of last year the burden has become unbearable and I started to develop anxiety issues and depression. I decided to change to a more normal uni before giving up education and possibly life. The future looks, if not bright, at least not pitch dark
>>1281188
"Wealth does not bring about excellence, but excellence makes wealth and everything else good for men, both individually and collectively." - Based Socrates
Be the fucking best analyst/topologist/number theorist or any other -ist you can be anon. Math is a wonderful field of study one of the more valuable intellectual pursuits today. I wish that I can be a mathematician but I lack the skill for it.
>>1279176
I decided I would never kill myself after discovering that families are made to pay for clean-up if you throw yourself under a train. The thought of such shame imposed upon a grieving family made me reconsider my choices
>>1279118
You are insane
>>1280310
Stay strong anon
>>1278672
Eh, triple majors are a bit of overkill, but I definitely respect those studies.
Economics and Management
heh
You sadcunts who are not happy with your studies, why don't you just quit uni and learn some casual job? We live in the a wonderfull world where you have acces to all kind of knowledge, so no one is depended from the academia. Of course if you want to develop and research you need academic career, but all you care is money and happyness.
>>1280969
>meme degree
What do people mean by that
>>1278624
>wasting my time
bruh, that is literally guaranteeing you a good as fuck job
>Biomedical Engineering
I don't even know what I want to do. I want to possibly help create bionic limbs for disabled people or help paralyzed people walk, but that's not even my biggest dream in life
Dropped out of college because I found everything aside from the resources like texts and things of that nature pretty stupid and something I could get in my own time with a bit of digging.
Probably just going to make shitty videos on youtube of stuff I find funny in history and once that fails I am simply going to shoot myself.
>>1281665
hi there lindy
>>1279118
leave immediately
>>1281675
Not a British faggot that gets my information from either my arse or LARP.
>>1280454
dont do eet ;(
How old are you /his/?
I'm doing Pharmacy and I want to keep studying.
Philosophy looks nice. What are your thoughts on this major? It's pretty dumb to study by itself, but combined or with another title to find job it could be nice.
>>1281950
Just entered in the 22.
>>1278509
Law.
No, not really satisfied. It is a complicated subject with huge depth, but it's not at all intellectually engaging. The ideas are too closed off from real examination.
>>1281950
Im the suicidal journalist
18, everyone tells me it is the best age kek
>>1282021
I dont see how pharmacy and philosophy would work
Medicine
I think I fucked up. It's boring to death so far, there's little money to be made (for most people), getting a specialisation is hard in my country, people don't respect doctors that much anymore, the work hours are hell and it takes a big toll on your mental health. Also, most other students are nutjobs. Should have probably went for petroleum, mechanical or electric engineering.
Pure Mathematica and Slavic Languages and Literature
Yes
Math is fun, and since I'm Russian the slavic literature courses help me keep my Russian up to speed, going to read a bunch of Tolstoy this summer :3
>>1282425
Patrician
>>1279902
Current UN's Outer Space Treaty states that a country cannot lay claim to an extraterrestrial body or area of land, but individuals are not included under this restriction.
Then again, I fully expect that treaty to be flaunted and mostly ignored within the next 50 years, and for new laws to crop up in their place. I'd like to help shape those laws.
The US actually laid some groundwork recently, passing legislation to the effect that any asteroid material secured by persons or corporations is thereby considered their own property to keep and sell.
23, finishing up a two year next quarter. Might go for a degree in criminology. Bad idea?
>>1282400
>there's little money to be made
What? Where are you? Are you referring to doctors, or the health field below doctors?
>>1281158
You wont make any money regardless. If your almost finished you may as well ride it out
Physics.
Pretty damn satisfied. Every new thing I learn is interesting.
Communications
I don't know. I feel like it just sounded general enough to not be useless while still maintaining an interest and competency in the courses.
I'm just not STEM material, never was.
>>1280454
Stop.
>>1278509
History...
Starting this fall at University of Illinois
Nursing.
Guaranteed job
Good opportunity for advancement
Won't become obsolete is oncoming technology revolution
I can read all I want in my spare time
>>1278509
Electrical Engineering
I really enjoy most of the Engineering fields, but I've recently been considering switching to Materials Science & Engineering so I can be closer to the bleeding edge technology stuff.
>>1278509
Accounting
Transferring to Boston College next semester for economics
Will probably add computer science
I dropped out of community college to join the Army. I'm now in an elite unit that grinds hard as fuck on the new guys.
I'm glad I did it, I went from directionless, shitty service sector job, no car, living at home, to own place, own newish car, waifu, and concrete attainable plans for the future, but at the same time I wish I had applied myself at a much younger age and the job is fucking soul crushing.
>>1281950
I'll be 22 in September.
finance and economics, looking to master in engineering of some sort
>>1279283
Where? I'm probably headed into space policy or some form of that.
>>1278509
Are STEMfags right when they say that history is a meme degree? Is it worth studying?
>>1278509
Electrical Engineering.
It's a 5 year course and I withdrew from the last semester because I wanted to kill myself. Terrified I won't get any internships or a job, it's debilitating anxiety, I wish I had done either an easier degree or something that doesn't require networking skill like medicine.
Are you all rich?
I see all these history, sociology, classics, journalism, "X culture" studies piling up in here.
>>1285555
You'll get a job easily. You have nothing to worry about.
>>1285557
What can I say, dealing weed pays well.
>>1279241
What is the problem? I was once a robot myself until I saw the light. (Ok, it had not so much to do with religion, more with therapy, anyhow ...) And now want to help other robots get normal as well. Admittedly not very successful, but meh, I better keep trying. I once was in that dark situation as well after all.
>>1281366
>>1281683
Why?
>>1280911
"The Lord bless you
and keep you;
the Lord make his face shine on you
and be gracious to you;
the Lord turn his face toward you
and give you peace.”’
>>1285567
Aww cute! Just for your sake then, I'll vote for it to be legalized.
Applied for biochemistry, and from there research stem cell therapy and making them out of red blood cells so no more children have to die
Civil rights for African Americans 1860-2008
The ride never ends
>>1285639
>literally a degree in dindu nuffin
>>1285877
It's great because I learn the white man wasn't racist that was just old world order
>>1285571
You're a good person anon
>>1279283
What happens if you sexually assault someone in space?
Space jail?
>>1279176
suicide is just as useless and pointless as life is, so there's really no point in it. You cannot really be sure what happens after death, so theres a chance it even gets worse from that point onwards. Youll atleast have a couple of more happy moments in your life and its "worth" living for those.
>>1286815
also, if youre the same guy that said he studies journalism, I'm in the same boat as you are anon
>>1286815
That's how I view it. But to build with a personal anecdote: Life is frustrating to me because I have brain problems, but anything short of my best in a meaningless world may as well be equivalent to this suicide.
A day where nothing is done, is a day that is given wholly to death. These days are the currency I pay for my idleness.
>>1286829
and yet in that case your suicide should stand as your ultimate resignation. Suicide is surely not "your best", what ever that means. keep working on yourself, if you strive for better like you say you do, start lifting/hitting the books hard, any way to build yourself up as a persona will bring good things. if you ever considered joining a gym i think you should, it will bring good for your mental health, atleast it did for me
>>1278624
>electrical engineering
>>1286821
Yeah im the same guy.
Important exam and an inform about some topic i havent decided yet for tomorrow :^)
How are you coping with knowing journalism is dead and even when it was "alive" didnt do anything but desinform (dont know if that word exists in english) people and caused wars and shit?
Social media is journalism 2.0
Truth isnt power's child anymore.
Or am i wrong?
I start college this fall studying Aerospace Engineering.
Hopefully it'll be really cool.
>>1286938
my exams start next week and I ALSO have a seminar paper due till thursday which I havent started yet and havent even decided on the topic. Yeah its dead as fuck, but honestly, working in a good paper still appeals to me. Even if I got a chance to write for a tabloid press I'd think I'd get a kick out of it. I do not care about social media crap since I'm in a shithole of a country where the newspapers are still somewhat read, and nobody takes facebook seriously, nobody even uses twitter here.
Also I have to disagree on the > anything but desinform, I undarastand the point youre trying to make, but you have to admit they did some decent work as well. Yes the media is 100% controlled but some stories are not of big head interest and can still be written and worked through decently. There is no real truth anyways, so why not just jump in the big bandwagon and have some fun while creating it. I wish it looked like in the old days, everybody smoking cigs and drinking liquor with a proper dress code and all. Nowadays its just kinda "eh"? I guess. Everybody keeps saying that newspapapers are going out but I doubt it will happen in my or your life time, the feel of the paper under your fingers and the smell of that shit when you buy it of a kiosk is just too good.
>>1279022
>>1279118
Ignore the people trashing you, my man. I'm not religious but my family is Lutheran and I'm sure you're a nice guy who could help a lot of people.
>>1286864
I started running. I've basically been on and off depressed since I was 5, but it actually really helped. I went from barely meeting a half a mile on good days, to five times that much. That's inspiring. But it isn't enough. You can't outrun depression. But it's a start.
So that the ultimate resignation is just how I feel about it. I know that If I dont' try my best, I've resigned myself to it. And I have. Being depressed means hating yourself, feeling like a wicked little bastard who's good for nothing. But why? Who told you other than you? Because when you resign yourself to that, you tell yourself "yes, I am a victim of my existential horror and doubt."
but if you can tell yourself that; if you have the power to paint this narrative of a victim and have it control your life, you have the power to do the opposite. Because both of these are contrived narratives that you come up with. Tell yourself "I'm going to be alright, no matter what I feel, no matter what or who happens". Because you get to. You can be arbitrary. Nobody takes that from you, because it's you took ownership of it yourself. Tell yourself "I have agency, I choose." And when you fall short, then you can tell yourself "I chose this, but it doesn't have to be that way."
It's being arbitrary to yourself, in a rational, self interested way. Nobody's gonna give you a pillar to lean on. Be your own. Use logical continuity like this to create internal tension that holds itself upright through its own rules. This doesn't save me from discomfort, depression, and sadness. But I prepare myself for these things in this way; I am trying to force myself to be comfortable with discomfort.
I hope this helps.
Biology
So far, I am enjoying.
My pipe dream is ayylmao studying but that's a secret
>>1286864
Read Herman Hesse's Steppenwolf. I only realize now that over the past few months, my stance has been really shaped by the book. It has a lot to say about how "suicide as a final resignation" Is empowering, because it too is an option at your disposal. Just your last one.
I'll go on to say that if you're depressed, it's in part an issue with perspective. Introducing yourself to new ideas can really help.
>>1285571
you shouldn't be here if you wanna be a pastor, keep yourself pure my man
i can't possibly imagine a pastor who goes on /b/ for any reason
cut off your right hand before it causes you to sin
I just graduated from Mechanical Engineering. I should've been a Chemical Engineer desu.
>>1287297
Care to explain? I'm thinking about doing Mechanical
History
probably not
>>1278630
How is it being a cop?
>>1284259
Just finished first year of studying Aerospace Engineering
Undergrad studying English, After Bachelor's I'm thinking about 3 possibilites.
1: Go for High School teaching position.
2: Apply for JET Program.
3: Law School
I don't regret anything so far, but I'm curious of other people's thoughts.
>>1280597
You have to double specialize in public because one day you migth snap at the bank.
and.then you migth want to do something else.
>>1288631
anything but HS teaching
should I study Russian or Japanese???
Russian pros
>more useful
Japanese pros
>more fun (and therefore I will be more invested in it)
>easier
>>1289538
Study what you like. Seriously. Life in college doing shit you're not really interested in will drive you mental. Trust me I know what I'm talking about.
>>1289559
I like both.....that's the problem
I'm kind of a weeb, but I also love Russian lit and history. so I guess my question was along the lines of
>which is more beneficial
>which is the smarter choice (eg. there are no jobs for Japanese majors)
>>1289560
Do Russian then, and learn about how at some point there were six different fake tzars all claiming to be the same person, about how an alliance with Turkey was turned down because muslims don't drink, how the mere idea of a tax on vodka almost sparked a violent revolution and much more.
>>1278509
Philosophy
It has taught me the human race is overdue for destruction by 2000yrs
Also I can talk all about it but it's not up to a philosopher to change it
Law. I want to get into Legal Philosophy and Philosophy.
>>1279176
>Everyone who cares about you will be fucked up, not only because you're dead but because you chose to die. They will see your death as an entirely preventable instance where if only they knew they could have stopped you and you'd still be here
>You will never see how history plays out
>There is a pretty high chance that part way through you will realize that your life can be salvaged. With hard work you can fix what is wrong and adapt to that which can't be fixed. Except for what you just did. You cannot fix the fact that you just made the decision to end your life, nor can you come to terms with it.
>your legacy will be forever stained with the fact that you were a big enough faggot to end your life. There are billions of people on earth putting up with the same shit you are , if not worse. And you are one of the few weak enough to not be able to handle it. bitch-ass nigga.
I know this post is 2 days old but I don't care
Economics
Not at all, I want more math and my feet hurt.
science
i should have been studying philosophy of life
but that's not a trade these days
>>1278509
History at the University of Cambridge, specialising in early medieval England and continental Europe.
I love every single second of it
Law, specifically legal assisting.
No
>>1278509
BA in Game Design.
I'll make it work somehow. Even if I have to GRIT THOSE TEEF and do 5 years at Ubisoft or something. (Migration is the only way out of Singapore)
I live in Singapore. It's either this or a shitty McD's managership until I fucking kill myself. There's literally zero hope for making it big here without turning into a PAP crony.
Also, BF1 is less historical than WORLD OF TANKS. And the latter is a meme tank game from totally not Russia.
>>1279118
If I were God I'd just send you to hell right now lmao.
>>1289782
What is it about early medieval history which you find interesting? Tell the layman.
>>1289574
>It has taught me the human race is overdue for destruction by 2000yrs
this desu
>>1285571
Civilization IV
>>1285892
Hey, that's actually interesting.
>>1281188
>>1282425
I want to major in Pure Math and maybe do a second major in Philosophy (hoping to study some kind of logic stuff) What kind of jobs are you guys hoping to get with a degree in pure math? Would I be better off getting that degree and getting a second major in some kind of Engineering or Economics field (those interest me too but not as much as philosophy)
>>1290466
I also want to note that I don't really care about getting a job in philosophy/pure math but I would like to study those in school if I can
I don't know what to study.
I'm a former college dropout who is currently wasting time and government money at a local community college. I'm not a STEMfag and don't really have any subject that I "love".
>be mexican
>study history
>starve to death instead of being beheaded
Pretty sweet desu senpai
>>1292464
I know those feels
I mean i love "humanities" art and specially music
but how do you get a job from that?
What are people like you and me supposed to do? Just kill ourselfs because we are useless to the market? That cant be it...
>>1292962
Stop worshiping the dogma of utility.
>>1292980
>dogma of utility.
it's not a matter of dogma, it's a matter of wanting to be able to get a decent job
>>1292992
Get an IT degree and be some dickwad in a cubicle then.
Depending on the degree, with some creativity and dedication, you can make it work. There's no safe office job waiting for you once you graduate, but them's the breaks for picking passion over utility.
>>1292980
I dont worship it.
I really try to not to think about it, makes me depressed as fuck.
But it is real and there isnt much i can do about it.
Haven't started yet, but doing Urban Planning at DAAP with a minor in geography that focuses on GIS
>>1289786
Do studios actually look for people with that specific degree? Seems like the majority of big time game designers either study something unrelated, technical, or just work their way up starting as a tester/QA guy.
>>1278509
Genetics, yes.
philosophy. Don't really know yet. I want to work in education and figured philosophy could be good for that
>>1293109
quick question. Do you think morality is subjective or objective.
>>1293017
You'd be surprised.
Studing in a recognized university helps immensely. Studios need junior level designers and UI guys.
Historically, though, most designers do take technical degrees or work QA for years. A rare few artists do become designers too.
Just finished my MS in pure math. Not sure if I will continue with the PhD. History is popular as shit in my country and basically you need perfect grades from HS to study it.
Biotech. I would much prefer to be a dumb builder than an academic but as far as university studies go im glad I picked this one.
>>1278509
Computational Mathematics
>>1290096
I suppose what makes it so amazing is that we know so little about it. The sheer volume of information available for, say, the social history of Britain in the 1980s means that very little is left to the interpretative historian. The rise of quantitative methodology in these fields means that it is, to a large extent, possible to reduce the study of these periods to a science.
In early medieval history, that's simply not possible. I love that I am forced to make judgement calls based on the evidence that I have, which can be extremely scanty. I may be wildly wrong, but it makes for the lively, rigourous debate that makes the historiography so interesting.
>>1280452
>Hang in there
Not the best advice for a suicidal person
>>1279176
Get a gf? IT helped me, even after we broke up after a year my confidence came back at least
>>1278509
computer science, I kinda regret it because while programming is fun, I feel like they teach math in such a shit way, like they don't care about your knowledge they want you to repeat the exact shit they say, sometimes its no different when I had to know a poem in first grade
History and International Relations.
Some of the PolSci courses I have to take for IR are kind of dumb, history is cool though.
>>1293822
Science-Po fag?
Law at University of York in England
It's not bad. I don't really know what to do afterwards
>>1293829
Who?
>>1293843
Oh never mind. That's a course there is in my country that allies both history and political science. (And I was asking if you were a part of it, but you didn't seem to be.)
Sorry about the trouble!
>>1293837
You can always join ISIS.
>>1278509
Psychology in the university of Helsinki.
I study an interesting subject and graduate to a field with 100% employment. Whats not to like.
>>1278509
Studying for Master of Science in Technology Life feels good. A lot of cute girls around here as well. Engineering pays well too.
>>1293869
>Psychology
Good choice. Going to be quite a surge in rape victims seeking therapy with the amount of refugees that the EU is forcing on Finland.
>>1286934
What's wrong with it?
>study law in famous uni
>fucking hard to keep a decent average
>find out another easier one is actually higher in the world classification of unis
>feel scammed
>>1278594
Hey anon what is international relations about I'm thinking about switching to that. Can you give me some info?
>>1278509
>What are you studying, /his/?
I've got a master's degree in finance, now I'm doing my time to qualify for certifications.
>Are you satisfied with your choice?
I suppose. I enjoy economics as a field of study, and my job pays really well (tho I make more out of performance bonusesthan actual salary). I don't enjoy the job itself or the frequent overtime, but then I don't think I'd *enjoy* any job anyway. In the end, it allowed me to live comfortably and start a family in my 20s, so I'm not complaining.
At times I wonder how would my life had gone had I studied history, but it's an idle thought. I'm well aware I don't have the passion nor the skills to live off shit salaries and constant workplace changes until (if) I manage to land a professor's job. Not to mention it would have destroyed my family before it even started.
>>1293943
Not him, but international relations is a field of study that first came up in the 1920s. There are different schools that offer different theories for the analysis of the interaction between states. I'd say the most influential ones are realism (muh balance of power), liberalism (muh ideals) and marxism (muh oppression).
The objectively best school is English realism because it places more emphasis on historical analysis instead of theories, IR in the US are more influenced by PolSci.
>>1278509
Analytical Chemistry
PostDoc. Have a job as assistant researcher. The work may not be interesting 90% of the time but anything else would have been worse for me.
>>1293967
Thank you anon appreciate the info.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Honours)
Pretty happy with it but can't help wondering if there is something else I would rather study.
>>1293965
pls help me with my macro exam
Literature.
I think I am.
>>1293837
Which year? How you finding it?
Do you think the large coursework emphasis makes for an easier high grade?
>>1278509
Psychology
No, too easy
Did my undergrad in chemistry and geology
Currently in the process of setting up postgrad studies with a forensics professor.
>>1293501
What country do you live in?
>>1289560
Russian my man
>>1293909
Don't worry, you'll come out of it a harder worker, with a better education and a stronger character
>>1293232
not him but MORALITY IS SUBJECTIVE
Architecture.
Yes.
I just graduated HS and I'm not sure what to do with my life. I like history and philosophy, but I suck at a n y form of math and anything but the lightest sciences. What degrees should I go after?
Politics and History.
I love it.
>>1294873
feminist dance therapy
>>1293232
Objective. Moral relativism is a stupid excuse for child brides, honor killings and forced genital mutilation
Physics, hopefully finishing my Bachelor's this semester. I like it, but since recently I feel like I should've done mathematics instead. Looking forward to my Master's though, rather excited to learn about more fundamental stuff.
>>1294873
For reference I took every humanities I could. AP human geo, world/euro history, economics, but no math ones.
>>1294956
how did you pass economics without knowing at least a little about analysis?
>>1289574
>It has taught me the human race is overdue for destruction by 2000yrs
ha?
Starting Politics this September
Should be ruling the United Kingdom in about 10-15 years
>>1295066
I had friends explain most of it to me.
>>1295209
Well if you're fine with math in economics, you could do something like major world history/minor ir. Goes really well together and you shouldn't have to do more math than is required for basic macroeconomics.
>>1279118
Nothing wrong with walking with the sinners anon. Jesus would've browsed 4chan probably.
Me biochemistry and molecular biology with history minor. I regret nothing.
NEET.
No.
>>1297147
I wish i was neet but im poor and dont want to be a parasite to my parents all my life.
There are no neetbux where i live.
>>1297392
I lived as a NEET for a period of about 3 months and that was easily the most miserable and pathetic I've ever been. It's not a good life.
>>1297398
thats what vacations are for me anyways.
i know it feels pathetic but is better than real life stress.
>>1297398
I've been living as a NEET for about a year now.
It is probably the best year (at least 2nd best anyway) of my life and my only problem is it's going to have to end someday. Probably someday soon.
>>1278509
Central and Eastern European Studies
One of the few remaining legit majors with "Studies" embedded in it (as opposed to Women's Studies or Gay and Lesbian Studies).
Also gives me a unique insight into Merkel's Great Migration Crisis AND the ability to predict the future.
So, yeah, I'm happy with my choice.
>>1297784
Are you studying this at an American uni? What kind of career path does that major offer?
>>1297438
How does one be a NEET? My parents would rather slit my throat
>>1297814
Don't become one.
>>1278509
Sociology
No, i hate it. Realized i am worn out by all the politics, about which i sincerely don't care.
>>1299670
What politics, bro? Do elaborate!
>>1299670
though i might shift to economics, the university i study on has a course that allows for it. it has more utility, so i might embrace it as my means of getting money.
>>1280126
exactly this
>>1299678
as a general rule, people studying sociology in my place seem to be obsessed with political ideologies, and are oriented towards activism more than they are interested in some truth-seeking. i personally don't care about activism, think there is no hope for humanity and that human society is fundamentally contradictory, hypocritical and basically hollow. i just want to reach to higher truths. probably should have enrolled in philosophy, too bad peer pressure made me think it's worthless
>>1299706
>philosophy is worthless
>better enroll in fucking sociology
What made you think this way?
>>1299706
Yikes, enrolling in socioligy instead of philosophy for the sole reason of one being worthless when both probably are sounds painful.
I for my started out with Physics, finished my Bachelors and will now study Philosophy. Maybe take the step with me? We should head for greener pastures.
>>1299706
At least you didnt end up in journalism ;^)
>>1299712
Sociology in my place is not really worthless, since it offers a few modules that actually have a good bit of utility to them. For example, it allows for specializing in socio-economics, or shifting to fields involved with psychiatry. We have a system that is a bit more fluid in these matters, it's pretty neat.
