<p>So you earn a humanities degree so you can later get a graduate degree in something practical, got it… haha</p>
<p>A lot of them also end up in consulting, finance, etc. No grad degree needed for that. But I guess you could put it like that ;)</p>
<p>School: U of Florida. Its the best school in the state, cheap, had all the qualities that I wanted in a school, and I REALLY wanted to leave Miami</p>
<p>Major: Nutritional science premed for now. Im considering changing it to Microbiology and minoring in Nutrition but I dont know yet.</p>
<p>Career: Obviously, a doctor. If that plan dont work out, a podiatrist. And if that dont work out either, then I go into public health</p>
<p>school: Transferring into Virginia Tech this fall. my parents’ divorce proved my first school (private) to be too expensive.</p>
<p>major: BS geography because it’s unique and teaches me skills. Minoring in art because it’s something I’m good at and I’m starting a student business around it. If the minor doesn’t work out then I’d like to add a statistics minor.</p>
<p>career: I have no idea yet since I’m starting my major this fall but I’d like to work in the military.</p>
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That’s definitely debatable, and flat out false when it comes to humanities. Bright Futures does do a good job of making state schools inexpensive, though.</p>
<p>School: For money reasons, it came down to MSU or U of M. I liked MSU a lot better and it has turned out to be a great choice for me. I love my residential college, I love the study abroad opportunities, and I have just found a great social and academic fit for myself. </p>
<p>Major: I was originally a BA double major in Residential College in the Arts and Humanities and Anthropology and I was going to go into some sort of refugee/immigrants’ rights work. I ended up changing my BA in anthro to a BS when I decided to go more of a medical anthropology/bioethics route. I now want to go to law school and head in to some form of medical law. I love my residential college- it’s a wonderful way to design your own major around your own interests and I have a few great profs that I am very close with. One of whom specializes in bio/medical ethics and will be a great recommendation when I head into law school. </p>
<p>Career: I have been dealing with the “health” care system in America for as long as I can remember. I know how badly things are run and how screwed over patients are, especially ones who don’t advocate on their own behalf to doctors, hospitals, or insurance companies. I want to help people that have been screwed over.</p>
<p>I chose East Asian Studies major because I’ve always been fascinated with East Asian languages and culture. I previously wanted to major in Animal Science, but then all the math and science course load scared me away. </p>
<p>I was going to go to UC Davis because I was rejected at both UC Irvine and UC San Diego, but since I didn’t meet my conditions of admissions, I’m back to square 1 where I have to apply again next year.</p>
<p>For career, I’m hoping to either teach English in Japan, South Korea, or Taiwan or become a translator. One of my cousin on my dad’s side of the family’s teaching English/living in Spain right now, and from what her sister told me, she enjoys it.</p>
<p>School: U Dayton- they gave me a ton of money, had great programs and campus wasn’t outrageously big. Loved it when I first toured.</p>
<p>Major: Environmental Biology- I’ve always loved the outdoors. I originally was civil engineering, but Bio’s really the right fit for me. (also, minor- sociology. I love to people watch, and I find it really interesting.)</p>
<p>Career: I see myself going to grad school and a PhD for ecology/animal behavior types. I’d really love to be a professor, but I could also work for US Fish and Wildlife, the EPA, or USDA. Two science-y, but not too science-y options would also be Urban Planning (where my minor could come in handy) and helping to design and incorporate more LEED and ‘green’ buildings/areas into cities, and science writing. I just finished up freshman year, so I’ve got some time to sit around and think about this.</p>
<p>School: Michigan - $44,000/yr in scholarship and grant money</p>
<p>Major: EE - I like computers</p>
<p>Career: I don’t know. Working for a company like nVidia or AMD would be cool. Working with high speed trains would also be interesting, but America isn’t really big on public transit.</p>
<p>School: University of South Florida, which offered me over $50,000 in scholarship money on top of Bright Futures, more than enough to pay for 4 years, and is also close to home.</p>
<p>Major: Chemistry- I love it, especially physical chemistry. I love working with polymers. There’s nothing else quite as interesting to me and nothing else I could really see myself doing. I tried chemical engineering at first and hated it.
Math minor- I enjoy math quite a bit as well, though not as much as chemistry. There also aren’t many classes needed beyond those necessary for the chem major to get the minor.
Classics minor- I studied Latin for all four years of high school, and after not taking anything related to it freshman year I realized how much I really missed it. The classes are all pretty much easy A’s, but interesting as well.</p>
<p>Career: Going for grad school in chemistry, probably either physical, materials, or polymers. Not sure whether I want to try to stay in academia or go into industry somewhere afterward.</p>
<p>School: The most important factor in my decision to attend USC was the major program I was accepted to. I’ll explain that below. Other strong factors included academic/overall reputation (top 25 in USNews rankings), music school reputation (Thornton is very renowned in the music world), proximity to a large city/music capital, and the fact that most students who attend seem happy, spirited, and driven to succeed. Weather is also a plus. =D</p>
<p>Major: In the fall, I will be a Popular Music Performance major (Bachelor of Music). No other academically acclaimed university has a program anything like this. The acceptance rate hovers around 5-10% and it combines the typical rigor and course load of a BM degree with intensive training and education in post-jazz styles (pop, rock, R&B, etc), music business/industry, and recording technology. The faculty have reputations for being renowned and generally great people, and since the program opened in 2009, students are already making achievements as performing artists in the industry.</p>
<p>Career: I can’t see myself having a career in anything other than music and its related art/business forms. It’s my passion, my calling, my gift, whatever you want to call it. I’d ideally like to be an influential rock artist with pop/stage flair and a business acumen. Other possibilities include different performance endeavors or more behind-the-scenes work - writing/developing musicals, rock operas, or other live shows; having an industry/production job; music journalism; becoming a music professor & having side projects; etc.</p>
<p>School: Brown University - the ability to take exactly what courses I wanted was the key factor. The strength of the computer science and classics departments was also important. Third was the existence of courses and research opportunities in Computational Linguistics (as it turns out, I dislike one of the two professors that focus on that area and the other left last year, and I really didn’t enjoy the course…oh well).</p>
<p>Majors: Mathematics-Computer Science, Classics - Computer Science was an obvious choice for me. I really enjoy theoretical computer science, and I don’t mind programming enough for it to consider a different major. The job prospects were a plus as well, though I’m leaning further and further away from a programming job. The branches of mathematics that I’ve focused on (linear algebra, abstract algebra, and mathematical cryptography) are highly related to theoretical computer science, and I have the aptitude to pursue the field (heh, a math pun) at whatever level I desire. If I had truly wanted practicality, though, I would be pursuing applied math with computer science. Classics is my true passion, even though it doesn’t come to me as easily as math or computer science. I find the languages interesting from a linguistics standpoint, and the interaction between the literature of the two is fascinating. I also like being challenged.</p>
<p>Career: I plan to pursue an MA in Classics and teach at a private secondary school. I’d prefer to teach Greek or Latin, but I’d happily teach math. At the schools I’m considering, the compensation is definitely sufficient, even if it doesn’t compare to that of a programming job. Admittedly, after taxes and adjusting for living expenses, it might be as good… If that doesn’t work out, I’d entertain the thought of programming positions or try to get a PhD in one of those areas.</p>
<p>School: I decided to attend the University of Iowa because it is literally everything I was looking for in a school. Also attracted to the unique campus and city. Academically it is among the best.</p>
<p>Major: I am studying both Economics and Political Science but after my freshmen year may have to decided in just having one major and convert the other to a minor. With the consideration of law school I am assuming it may be best to major in Economics, as I can use a law degree just as a Political Science degree but better.</p>
<p>Career: Open</p>
<p>School: University of Michigan. Why? It’s an overall top 25 school according to most rankings, and was also the best school I got into. It is also one of the best schools in the country for both my majors. Finally, it is in-state for me, so I saved more money than I would have had I gone to Miami or Florida (the other 2 I seriously considered).</p>
<p>Major: I am dual-majoring in History and Political Science, because I love and am greatly interested by these fields. I read history books on my own time for fun, for pete’s sake!</p>
<p>Career: I want to go to law school afterwards, then hopefully work in government somehow. Or in a law firm. Or as a government attorney! It is still up in the air. Worst comes to worst I could live with teaching, though that seems unlikely.</p>
<p>School: Grew up watching the commercials ([YouTube</a> - Penn State - Its Your Time Commercial](<a href=“- YouTube”>- YouTube)), it’s a top 15 public university, and also I like the size and love football. </p>
<p>Major: I enjoy my Finance and Economics classes than anything else. </p>
<p>Career: I watched Wall Street with Charlie Sheen. I want to start out working in S&T and then go into PE, and maybe start investing if I have the money.</p>
<p>School: Buckeye pride. That’s what’s up.</p>
<p>Major: Nursing. I like this because it is marketable, you have a great amount of flexiblity in your schedule, and there are so many paths and kinds of Nursing to choose from. I also like the fact that you can work 2 days a week and make 50k/yr.</p>
<p>Career: Become a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and a best selling novelist. They don’t go hand and hand, but one is a career and the other is a passion.</p>
<p>School: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. Went there cause I really didn’t have a dream school so I just listened to advice from my cousin. He said that if I didn’t like it I could always transfer, which is what i’m currently trying to do to University of South Florida.</p>
<p>Major: English Literature and Psychology?(Still thinking about my 2nd) I’ve always been good at English. I enjoy reading and speaking/debating.</p>
<p>Career:If I do English Lit then Law. Therapy if I do Psych. If not those then with English Lit. I might become a professor at some University. Either way i’ll be going to Law or Grad School.</p>
<p>I think if everyone went off of the rankings they think their school is, we’d have 17 schools in the top 10, 48 in the top 25, etc. haha. I just thought that was kinda funny</p>
<p>Oh, and uh, thanks for taking down my thread…</p>
<p>^ Agreed, MLDWoody. Michigan is a great school, but not “Top 25”. :p</p>
<p>School: nerd</p>
<p>Major: Biology (focus on neurobiology, probably). I’m actually more of a social sciences person, but I have trouble taking most of the theories seriously. My half-baked plan is to start a revolution in the social sciences, one pointing to studying the chemical reactions in the brain as opposed to only spitting out beautiful ideas. It probably happened already.</p>
<p>Career: I don’t look that far.</p>