Hello, I am stuck trying to figure out where I want to go to school and what to study. After this spring semester I will have no more hours to take and will be ready to transfer to a university (I am now at a community college to save money). Right now I am taking business classes such as accounting and economics, but haven’t taken any other math classes other than college algebra. This way I can take the math classes I need depending on what major I decide on. This summer I’m wanting to take some math, but not sure if it should be the business math classes or the engineering math classes. I like finance because I love money and always have my whole life. It’s a hobby and anything that has to do with it, I’m there. Also, engineering is something I have recently been interested in after a friend of mine (software engineer) got a job as a software architect, scheduled to make over 100K. This isn’t bad for a 21 year old still in college, at a normal school. Although finance won’t pay as much, I feel like it is more for me. I’ve also heard the way to make money in finance is to work your way up the ladder. But the only thing I like about engineering is the math part and how things work/innovation part of it. But, it seems like it makes a lot more money. I’ve also heard that engineers make a lot at first but their salaries don’t progress as fast as someone who works in finance. Also, I’m 19 unfortunately which is why I’m currently deciding heavily based on salary. For either major I pick, I also don’t know what school is the best. I have my options down to SMU, UTD, and UT Arlington. Any help from personal experience, advice or school alumni would be awesome! Thanks
Engineering requires 2-3 levels of calculus + differential equations and linear algebra. If all you’ve taken is college algebra you’ve kind of got a long way to go.
Right, same thing goes for business. I did that purposely so I didn’t take any extra classes before I picked my major. These are just my basics that will be completed.