<p>I like business, IT, computers, technology, math (algebra and calc), economics, sociology, english.... I hate science (all sciences), geometry and trig. I would like to work in an office type job dealing with IT and some sort of management. I'm not too worried about salary, although I would like to be making over 80k a year. I was thinking an MIS major would be good, what do you think?</p>
<p>MIS sounds like a logical fit. MIS requires no science and no math. (just take the basics for science and whatever the business school requires for math). Having worked in IT for over 5 years, I have never used math in my job. However, in a management position, one would obviously do some finance
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<p>MIS also gives you a good foundation of business (ie you have to take all of the core business courses). It sounds like you would probably like project management and most MIS programs should have at least one project management course.</p>
<p>You won't make 80k straight out of college but if you get hired by an IT consuting company out of college you can move up pretty quickly.</p>
<p>BTW, if you are interested in programming then I would consider computer science also. However, it sounds like that is probably not the ideal degree for you.</p>
<p>arent MIS jobs being threatened by outsourcing</p>
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<p>Definitely. However, if that's what he has a passion for, there will always be IT jobs in the US. It's certainly not the most stable career path right now.</p>
<p>One just needs to hope that most of the potential applicants switch careers (personally, i'm moving out of IT, so that's one less). My graduating MIS class was like 120 people. I heard a few years later the the class was only about 30 people because everyone switched majors after the dot.com bust.</p>
<p>The people who find steady jobs in IT are those that specialize. A general MIS degree with technical skills that every grad has won't do you any good.</p>
<p>So your saying if you double majored in MIS and Finance you wouldn't have to be worried about outsourcing?</p>
<p>Stillers, I don't think that is what is saying at all. There would probably not be much need for a Finance degree. After a few years of MIS work you would probably have forgotten much of your finance knowledge. I could see a finance degree being of use to you if you were laid off early in your career (transition to a finance job), or wish to go to business school someday or use your finance job on the side to make money (which you could perhaps transition into fulltime). </p>
<p>(note, i still think it would show that you are an over-achiever and could set you apart from other recent graduates)</p>
<p>The previous poster was saying that it's best to become in expert in one thing. IE, become a JAVA expert, or a clearcase expert, or an Ab Initio expert. One could specialize in learning a certain technology (Java, Ab Initio, etc) or a methodology (project management) or even a certain business (ie energy trading systems).</p>
<p>BTW, I wouldn't expect many college grads to be experts in anything and I doubt the companies will either. Many companies may train you from scratch (consulting co's do this better than those in industry). You should probably try to set yourself apart with your GPA and by getting an IT related job or internship. Then, once you land a job try to concentrate in one area (easier said than done..you may find what you are doing sucks..in that instance try to transition into something else).</p>
<p>you like calc but don't like geometry, last time i checked calculus us analytic geometry.</p>
<p>Most MIS students are CSE drop-outs because they just couldn't handle it. I know at my school about 80% opf the MIS students are.</p>
<p>At my school there were very few CS drop outs who majored in MIS, but there were some. MIS and CS are similiar but are still different animals. </p>
<p>There were plenty of people in my program that couldn't get at least a B in the MIS weed out class and instead opted for another business major. That's not to say that other business majors are worse than MIS or that MIS is worse than CS. You have to find the best fit for you.</p>
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<p>you like calc but don't like geometry, last time i checked calculus us analytic geometry.
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<p>Who gives a $hit? Chances of using either in the real world are quite small.</p>