Help me choose my degree

College Majors Math/Computer Science Majors
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<p>I have a very strong disgust for how student loans tend to target the poor and how most college degrees are useless(with the exception of engineering, medical, law, and computer science) in the workplace, yet are required to even get a foot in for the interview.</p>

<p>For that reason, along with my lacklustre 3.2 HS GPA, I refuse to go to anything but a community college for the first two years. What university I go to is going to be very reliant on what degree I pursue. Of course, I am taking classes in community college and that will help me decide, but I will definitely try and tailor my classes to appear as transferable as possible.</p>

<p>These are the degrees I am considering:</p>

<ul>
<li>Computer Science</li>
<li>Meteorology</li>
<li>Economics</li>
<li>Geology</li>
<li>Political Science to Law(will not get PS alone)</li>
<li>Sociology</li>
</ul>

<p>Now, to help determine this, I realize some degrees require Graduate school to make any kind of decent pay. Now since I don't have rich mommy and daddy money and am not part of the top 10% in academic scores, that will cost a significant amount in student loans likely until I am 50. Law, in particular, is so outrageously expensive I barely even put it on this list, along with a commonly ridiculous tactic cutting the lowest grades and giving them an F, even if they got 87%. </p>

<p>I am also not a very math-oriented person. I am not awful at it and can understand it as long as I study it, but the subject bores me(this is not a dig on math, I recognize and respect its importance) so I neglect to study. This is a personal fault I am trying to fix but it caused my math grades to be the major sag in my GPA and I would prefer to go another route if I can. </p>

<p>Basically, I would like CC to help determine my major. Here are the guidelines:</p>

<ul>
<li>I am going to community college first, no ifs, ands, or buts. Iif the degree is not something I can transfer it is useless to me.</li>
<li>Despite barely being able to afford community college, FAFSA says I am a rich man. Because of my current income level I would like an job that can help me pay off my loans before I'm 50.</li>
<li>I like History, Writing, and Politics. I know I will likely never enter politics, writing is an extremely unstable career field, and history pays nothing. Still, I would like a job that relates to this, but this comes last.</li>
<li>There is a reason why I did not put a business defree on here. Other than accounting, which would be a horrific existence for me, and maybe MBAs, most business degrees are so generic and over-satured they seem useless to me. I understand "it's all about nepot- I mean networking" but I would prefer not to leave it to chance. If you have evidence to counter my previous assertions I will once again consider business degrees.<br></li>
</ul>

<p>Feel free to add majors you feel are appropriate, and thank you for the help. </p>

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<p>just throw computer sci and meteorology out if you hate math. economics in undergrad is all theory, but graduate level is as much math as many engineering curriculum, geology i dont know much about, but it could have a lot of math. political science to law is what i plan on doing (subject to change obviously) but you need to be prepared to work as a paralegal for a few years to get an attorney job. sociology is from what i hear a fun major, but it is pretty much useless.</p>

<p>now the LA majors you want for a job:
philosophy
english
communications
political science
economics</p>

<p>The business majors you want for a good job:
accounting
IT
finance and business admin</p>

<p>the Tech majors (best bang for your buck right out of school for a reason. be warned they are hard majors):
computer science
engineering
all science at masters level and above (this is a wild card when it comes to money)
Medicine(PA,RN,LPN,BSN,etc)</p>

<p>The professional degrees:
Law
Med
dental
veterinarian
MBA</p>

<p>To be honest, a business degree is pretty generic, BUT, it may give you a pretty penny if you get some experience in the field.</p>

<p>good luck.</p>

<p>PS. quick question, how old are you? 18-20? if you have no bills or mouths to feed, student loans are a great option, and if you work through school and go to a state school you can leave with a degree and 10,000$ worth of loans, and in the long run !0,000$ is not a TON of money, but it is still a good amount for your first few working years.</p>

<p>(already did the math for myself, im going to be taking out loans when i go to college, when im old enough to get the GED)</p>

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<p>Computer Science requires a lot of math, including all of Calculus and a few advanced math.
Meteorology gives lack luster job prospects, unless you work in a weather station or TV station.
Economics requires some math and may also require some Calculus.
Geology is like Meteorology.
Political Science to Law requires going to law school to be a lawyer, which can get expensive.
Sociology can get you a job as a social worker or some government job, this is probably a good choice for you.
Nursing is pretty good and only requires high school math, and job prospect is always good.
Advertising, Retailing, Marketing is good if you like selling to people.</p>

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<p>I like Economics. I’m gonna go with that</p>

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<p>You do not have to major in political science, or any other specific major, to go to law school.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.potsdam.edu/academics/AAS/Phil/upload/LSAT-Scores-of-Majors.pdf”>http://www.potsdam.edu/academics/AAS/Phil/upload/LSAT-Scores-of-Majors.pdf&lt;/a&gt; indicates that political science is the most popular major of LSAT takers, but far from the majority.</p>

<p><a href=“http://lawschoolnumbers.com”>http://lawschoolnumbers.com</a> can give you an idea of what GPA and LSAT score ranges are admitted to each law school.</p>

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<p>Regarding CS, you have to be good enough at math to make it through the required math classes for your degree, but it’s pretty easy to find CS jobs with hardly any math involved once you’re in the workforce.</p>

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<p>I second what simba9 said… I don’t have first hand knowledge but I hear that said all the time on other sites by people who have CS degrees and engineer software for a living.</p>

<p>You might also find the math in CS to be a lot more interesting than what you’re used to in high school. I don’t know, but was under the impression that even people who like math find high school math (geometry, algebra, trigonometry) relatively boring. You learn it so you can use it to learn more interesting math afterwards, or so I’ve heard (but could be wrong!)</p>

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<p>Sorry for being gone so long. Tthanks to al for the replies.</p>

<p>Anyway when I said I was “bad at math” I mean I was less bad at it and more disinterested in it. I can become good at it through hard work, but it is an if.</p>

<p>That said, most jobs I see make any serious money(I would eventually like to make 80K-100K when I am older) require some level of math. Considering I am going to a CC that prevents me from going to any Ivy League schools and succeeding with a lib arts degree. </p>

<p>CS is somewhat special because i know people who could directly help me if required, so you could say I have “contacts” in that field. </p>

<p>I don’t want me being “bad” at math to make me lose job prospects. </p>