Hellobee Boards Topic: What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?

Hellobee Boards Topic: What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 11 May 2026 06:47:54 +0000 Chillybear on "What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-major-in-and-how-do-you-feel-about-your-choice-at-this-point-in-your-careerlife/page/2#post-1507372 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:26:56 +0000 Chillybear 1507372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I got a BS in Fashion Design with a minor in communications from Drexel University and had it not been for their Co-op program I probably would not be in the position I'm in today. While many of my classmates did their 6 month stint at unpaid internships in NYC I chose a company local to Philadelphia that paid surprising well for an intern. I worked hard and when my 6 months were up they kept me on part time and hired me full time upon graduation. I was one of the only people in my class that graduated with a job offer. I've been at this company for almost 10 years, I do mostly technical patternmaking and some designing. Sure there are things I could complain about but i work with great people for a great company that treats their employees like family and has let me lead a very comfortable life without having to leave my very close knit family. There arent too many other options in this area if i ever wanted to move on. I also met my husband while in school and he also did the co-op program and while they didnt hire him right out of college, 4 job changes later he's now working for a company that he did his co-op at 9 years ago and I think working there previously really edged him out against the competition when going for this job. mrbee on "What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-major-in-and-how-do-you-feel-about-your-choice-at-this-point-in-your-careerlife/page/2#post-1507368 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:26:32 +0000 mrbee 1507368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @oliviaoblivia: sounds fun, and lucrative too!! Wish I knew more about real estate... Ginger333 on "What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-major-in-and-how-do-you-feel-about-your-choice-at-this-point-in-your-careerlife/page/2#post-1507362 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:25:37 +0000 Ginger333 1507362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ BA in Psychology and a minor in Family & Social Relations - I don't know that they were useless, I'm working on getting my IBCLC certification (Lactation Consultant) and the BA helped get me into a faster track than if I didn't have one ... *shrug* everything is for a reason. oliviaoblivia on "What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-major-in-and-how-do-you-feel-about-your-choice-at-this-point-in-your-careerlife/page/2#post-1507352 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:24:11 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1507352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mrbee: Design/Build residential projects. Some for client owners, some for spec. A little architecture, a little development, a lot of houses. :happy: Alivoo01 on "What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-major-in-and-how-do-you-feel-about-your-choice-at-this-point-in-your-careerlife/page/2#post-1507351 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:23:26 +0000 Alivoo01 1507351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I majored in Accounting and Management Information Systems (MIS). I'm doing okay in career right now. Never thought this would be my career, but it's worked out well for me so can't complain. mrbee on "What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-major-in-and-how-do-you-feel-about-your-choice-at-this-point-in-your-careerlife/page/2#post-1507347 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:22:27 +0000 mrbee 1507347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @oliviaoblivia: wow, that's a really cool combo! What do you do now? oliviaoblivia on "What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-major-in-and-how-do-you-feel-about-your-choice-at-this-point-in-your-careerlife/page/2#post-1507341 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:21:11 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1507341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I did my undergrad in Architecture and have an MBA focused on real estate development. They've both been critical to my success. Meridian on "What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-major-in-and-how-do-you-feel-about-your-choice-at-this-point-in-your-careerlife/page/2#post-1507320 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:18:34 +0000 Meridian 1507320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Majored in marketing for Undergrad, and then for my MBA, a concentration in marketing and management. I think this has definitely helped me in starting and running my own business! Pepper on "What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-major-in-and-how-do-you-feel-about-your-choice-at-this-point-in-your-careerlife/page/2#post-1507296 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:14:07 +0000 Pepper 1507296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mrbee: I think I could... but if I defer them, they'll just continue to accrue interest and be more of a burden down the road. I'd consider deferment if I knew when I'd be going back to work, but I think I'm going to be a SAHM for awhile! yerpie110 on "What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-major-in-and-how-do-you-feel-about-your-choice-at-this-point-in-your-careerlife/page/2#post-1507260 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:08:31 +0000 yerpie110 1507260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I majored in psychology and always knew I would further my degree since a ba is pretty useless in the field. I completed my masters and doctoral degrees and am licensed. It took a long time to get here, and of course there were times when i regretted choosing a field with such a long academic path, but I've always known this was the field for me since I was in middle school. Now that I've finally made it all the way through and am at my dream job, it was all worth it! MediaNaranja on "What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-major-in-and-how-do-you-feel-about-your-choice-at-this-point-in-your-careerlife/page/2#post-1507233 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:03:55 +0000 MediaNaranja 1507233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mamaof2: walling you. I have a BS in environmental science, and an MPA in environmental policy and natural resources management. Nearly a year after graduation I'm still unemployed. At this point I'd say not worth it. mrbee on "What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-major-in-and-how-do-you-feel-about-your-choice-at-this-point-in-your-careerlife/page/2#post-1507213 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:00:36 +0000 mrbee 1507213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Pepper: ah what a bummer! Can you get a deferment? Pepper on "What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-major-in-and-how-do-you-feel-about-your-choice-at-this-point-in-your-careerlife/page/2#post-1507205 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:58:40 +0000 Pepper 1507205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I majored in Business Management. Right now, it's a waste because I'm not working. I'm paying student loans for a degree that isn't being used... which I hate. But, I think it's a useful degree to have, especially if I end up starting my own business someday. I was supposed to start nursing school this past Fall, but I think that will be on the back burner for a long time. If I could do it all over again, I'd go right into nursing. mrsjazz on "What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-major-in-and-how-do-you-feel-about-your-choice-at-this-point-in-your-careerlife/page/2#post-1507107 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:45:21 +0000 mrsjazz 1507107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Wow. We have a lot of Communications peeps here. I majored in Public Relations and Journalism with a minor in English. Don't regret that for a second. I feel like my field is great and there are always jobs. At one point I didn't like PR as much as I thought I did and I realized it was just because I didn't like promoting or publicizing something I didn't believe in--now that I'm in the non-profit field, it's so much better! Mrs. Pickle on "What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-major-in-and-how-do-you-feel-about-your-choice-at-this-point-in-your-careerlife/page/2#post-1507090 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:43:33 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1507090@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I have a BA in communications with an emphasis on public relations. It is definitely helpful in my current field (real estate). I don't regret it. I loved my college experience. pui on "What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-major-in-and-how-do-you-feel-about-your-choice-at-this-point-in-your-careerlife/page/2#post-1507068 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:40:23 +0000 pui 1507068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My program was called "Creative Arts, Linguistics and Languages", so it was kind of a very general artsy program. I majored in Theatre, but I also took poetry, flash animation, traditional animation, oil painting, classical literature, art history, ectectect. I'm now a graphic designer, and while I never took all the classes you'd expect a graphic designer to have taken (I am mostly self taught with software and programming) I feel like the classes I took did expand my creative repertoire. I definitely don't regret doing Theatre. We did 4 full productions and they were some of the best times of my life. LovelyPlum on "What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-major-in-and-how-do-you-feel-about-your-choice-at-this-point-in-your-careerlife/page/2#post-1507046 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:37:30 +0000 LovelyPlum 1507046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @nana87: I agree (unsurprisingly ;) ) And I always give my students this article at the beginning of the semester: <a href="http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304072004577323754019227394?mod=WSJ_hps_editorsPicks_3&mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304072004577323754019227394.html%3Fmod%3DWSJ_hps_editorsPicks_3" rel="nofollow">http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304072004577323754019227394?mod=WSJ_hps_editorsPicks_3&mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304072004577323754019227394.html%3Fmod%3DWSJ_hps_editorsPicks_3</a> I don't give it to them to say "don't be a business major", but rather, that humanities are important, and that the classes that may seem useless actually serve them a good purpose. In other words, don't blow off my class :silly: I also love these: <a href="http://www.ocregister.com/articles/arts-598357-liberal-science.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ocregister.com/articles/arts-598357-liberal-science.html</a> <a href="http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/google-leads-search-for-humanities-phd-graduates/416190.article" rel="nofollow">http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/google-leads-search-for-humanities-phd-graduates/416190.article</a> MrsRoo on "What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-major-in-and-how-do-you-feel-about-your-choice-at-this-point-in-your-careerlife/page/2#post-1506836 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:11:52 +0000 MrsRoo 1506836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, so I definitely regret my useless (to me) psychology degree. I'm back in school for sonography (ultrasound) and I love it! MaryM on "What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-major-in-and-how-do-you-feel-about-your-choice-at-this-point-in-your-careerlife/page/2#post-1506706 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 08:53:06 +0000 MaryM 1506706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ So many Comm majors! I got my undergrad in communications/media studies (they changed the name half way through) and a minor in history and am halfway done with a masters in management focusing on organizational communication. Honestly, I had NO idea what I wanted to do in undergrad, but I enjoyed the major. And I'm working in PR now, so totally using that degree (although honestly, communication changes so quickly that a lot of what I learned is SO out of date. The history and rhetoric classes are probably what helped me the most. MrsKoala on "What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-major-in-and-how-do-you-feel-about-your-choice-at-this-point-in-your-careerlife/page/2#post-1506699 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 08:51:30 +0000 MrsKoala 1506699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Happily, I chose the right major for me (International Studies), even though it took me a while to actually work in my field. nana87 on "What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-major-in-and-how-do-you-feel-about-your-choice-at-this-point-in-your-careerlife#post-1506680 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 08:47:56 +0000 nana87 1506680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ that makes me really sad that people would regret their humanities degrees! I've never regretted mine for a second. With mine, I worked in social science research right out of college for 4 years before returning to my undergraduate major field for my phd, which I'm working on now. So many of my friends though had degrees in the humanities and are doing amazing things now with their backgrounds. Heck, my brother majored in music and even got an MFA, and now he's a successful lawyer, and even he doesn't regret his path even though he's doing something so different! Littlebit on "What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-major-in-and-how-do-you-feel-about-your-choice-at-this-point-in-your-careerlife#post-1506670 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 08:45:38 +0000 Littlebit 1506670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I majored in Fashion Merchandising before I dropped out due to lack of funds. While I would still love to open my own boutique, realistically it's probably for the best that I didn't end up getting the degree...there wouldn't be many jobs in my city I could use that degree for, and while I would have been willing to move if I hadn't met my husband, once I met him there was no way either of us would have moved for a job. BKCaribBaby on "What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-major-in-and-how-do-you-feel-about-your-choice-at-this-point-in-your-careerlife#post-1506665 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 08:44:41 +0000 BKCaribBaby 1506665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Similar to @Silva, African American Studies and Political Science. I have no regrets. I never intended that my undergraduate degree would be a terminal one. I already knew that I would be going to graduate school, most likely law school. Although if I could go back, I would have probably taken a different path for grad school. I think they way we think about higher education in the U.S. is a bit tricky. There are great aspects to a liberal arts education, and there should also be space for people who want to take courses so that they can get a specific job. I don't think one is necessarily better than the other. Mae on "What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-major-in-and-how-do-you-feel-about-your-choice-at-this-point-in-your-careerlife#post-1506660 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 08:42:14 +0000 Mae 1506660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ BA in Sociology and Criminology then a JD. I don't like my career or career path so I guess I could say it didn't work out that well. But at the same time, I'm really glad I have the knowledge I do (particularly related to the sociology degree) because I think it shaped how I view the world, and I'm also really happy where I am in life which I don't think would have happened if I hadn't gone through the path I did and met the people I did. Also I have no better ideas. If I could be assured I'd have still met my BFFs and my husband even without taking this path I guess I would major in something different to get a different job, but I honestly don't know what I'd like better so I have no idea what that would've been lol. littlebug on "What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-major-in-and-how-do-you-feel-about-your-choice-at-this-point-in-your-careerlife#post-1506656 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 08:40:34 +0000 littlebug 1506656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I have a BASW and an MSW (Social Work). For the most part, I love what I do, and really couldn't imagine doing anything else. LuLu Mom on "What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-major-in-and-how-do-you-feel-about-your-choice-at-this-point-in-your-careerlife#post-1506647 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 08:38:48 +0000 LuLu Mom 1506647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Majored in Marketing, and honestly I wish I would have stuck with my first major of nursing. I regret choosing a desk job over helping people. If I didn't have DH & LO I would probably go back to school in the accelerated program, but at this point in my life I'm not willing to take time away from them to do it! hellobeeboston on "What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-major-in-and-how-do-you-feel-about-your-choice-at-this-point-in-your-careerlife#post-1506565 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 08:19:18 +0000 hellobeeboston 1506565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Got a BA in graphic design - best decision ever! Been working in that field since I graduated! mediagirl on "What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-major-in-and-how-do-you-feel-about-your-choice-at-this-point-in-your-careerlife#post-1506562 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 08:18:16 +0000 mediagirl 1506562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I majored in Communication Arts and focused on TV/Video. It got me where I am today. :) I'm very happy with my choice. snowjewelz on "What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-major-in-and-how-do-you-feel-about-your-choice-at-this-point-in-your-careerlife#post-1506522 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 08:11:46 +0000 snowjewelz 1506522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I double majored in International Business & Economics. I work in fashion, it is business and I guess it is international but it really has nothing to do with my majors! mrs. wagon on "What did you major in, and how do you feel about your choice at this point in your career/life?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-major-in-and-how-do-you-feel-about-your-choice-at-this-point-in-your-careerlife#post-1506495 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 08:01:49 +0000 mrs. wagon 1506495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I majored in Communications, concentrating on Digital Media, and I work in that field. I'm really happy with my career choice, but I wish I had stuck with Computer Science as well and become a developer. Maybe some day in the future I will pursue becoming a self-taught developer. After the kids are in school?