<p>I just graduated in the fall from SUNY Buffalo with a BS in Business Admin (conc. Marketing) and a BA in English with a minor in Musicology. I honestly wouldn't trade the college experience for anything in the world, and the degrees landed me a position with an employer with which I had interned, but I am not really feeling it. I recently started getting into coding and, while I'm certainly not great at it, I am taking to it quite quickly. It is making me realize how much I miss math, problem solving, and science, and I kinda regret not majoring in a more technical field.</p>
<p>I was always into math and science in high school and music/art took a close second, until I took AP Physics and AP English my senior year of high school. I started writing more often and it kind of became my main focus, and I couldn't stand Non-calc based physics so I was all "Ew science!" for a while. I still love calculus, which I took in high school and again for my business degree, but math has mostly been statistics since university.</p>
<p>I digress - I have been thinking about what I will do when I go back to school (I am determined to do so). I miss studying the more technical and STEM-related subjects, but I feel like I'm stuck on the track towards an MBA (blech), JD (interesting to me, but the prospects aren't great), or a Master's in something softer (English, education, 16th century French poetry, etc.). What would it take to get a second BS, or possibly a Master's, in Computer science, or engineering, or something to that effect?</p>
<p>My GPA is 3.7 (slightly higher in English, slightly lower in Business), graduated PBK, and have a pretty solid resume - any advice?</p>
<p>Lemme get this straight: after four (04) years in college you will earn:</p>
<p>BS in Business Admin (conc. Marketing) and
a BA in English with a minor in Musicology.</p>
<p>Now you will spend another two (02) years studying Engineering or CS (bachelor degree) , etc?</p>
<p>So, after six (06) years, you will earn: Marketing degree, English, Music and Engineering. Then what?</p>
<p>When will you start looking for JOB/work? what kind of work do you want to apply?..do you stop going to college after six years studying then looking for work or do you want to go to Grad. School?</p>
<p>Personally, I think it is a waste of time studying Undergrad for six years. But to each, each own and only you can answer those questions. Whatever works for you.</p>
<p>Can you take some programming classes part-time at night while working? Are there any local colleges near where you live? Even a community college will offer programming classes.</p>
<p>Programming jobs don’t always require a CS degree, so you could possibly build some expertise and switch careers without requiring an additional degree. </p>
<p>Are you working in technical writing and technical marketing? If not, they might be worth exploring without any additional schooling.</p>
<p>In college you get to work on new and exciting high level problems. The real world can be a let down. Often times new employees are doing relatively routine grunt work. It can be frustrating and if you are impatient it’s easy to make a hasty and unwise decision. </p>
<p>I’d recommend that you stick with your current job and investigate options for masters degrees for working professionals. It woiuld be easiest to transition into business information. However, I do know several people with non-science undergraduate degrees(english major, econ major) who have had long careers as programmers.</p>