<p>School: NJIT, because they’re pretty much paying me to attend.</p>
<p>Major: Computer Science. It’s the only area I’ve been consistently interested in and strong in. I may minor in math since a lot of CS research is math based, and might also consider a minor in physics or Slavic/Russian studies after taking more introductory courses.</p>
<p>Career: Perhaps computer science research, IT work, or working for some game company (unlikely haha, and a lifestyle that’s unlikely to suit my personality anyway). One day I also want to raise ducks again. And who knows, maybe I’ll be a married housewife before I need to think seriously about career options :P</p>
<p>School: This wasn’t really my decision… actually it wasn’t my decision at all. I applied to three schools and one gave me basically a full ride. So where else would I really go? </p>
<p>Major: I chose chemical engineering. I liked both math and chemistry and therefore wanted to combine them. It’s not quite what I thought, but I enjoy it. Also, I intend to go into environmental engineering in graduate school (or at least an environmentally conscious form of chemical engineering), and chemical engineering is one of the best paths into that.</p>
<p>Career: I intend to go to graduate school, but after I hope to do research in environmental “sustainability”. Right now, I’m mostly interested in aquatic chemistry and water treatment/purification. We’ll see though.</p>
<p>School: Emory University–Oxford College. My aunt and uncle attended Emory; great academics and financial aid; far away from home; BA/MA possibility.</p>
<p>Majors: Economics and Sociology. My primary interest is sociology, but since I plan to go into education policy/administration and really enjoyed an economics class at a local college, I thought the combination would be great. Sociology formalizes many of the observation I’ve already made.</p>
<p>Career: Higher-Education administration and policy from a sociological perspective. I’m interested in effecting social change through the socialization and social-mobility vehicle that is the university.</p>
<p>School: University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Good reputation, Big Ten, tons of opportunities for both fun and networking in the Twin Cities, and it’ll cost me about $120k less than Wisconsin and $150k less than Michigan, which were the only other places I liked as much. With outside scholarships, it’s almost free.</p>
<p>Major: Electrical or Mechanical Engineering. I like math and science but I want to work on real stuff. Also, I want to do one of the careers below, and these are versatile majors.</p>
<p>Career: Engineer with either an aerospace company or an electric utility. I have family members who have worked in both these areas and I think what they do is really cool.</p>
<p>School: Emory University. Top 20 school with several programs in the natural Sciences that I want to take advantage of. Great place to be in for a college student, with internships and job offers that line up for you (although engineering and physical science are taken by Georgia Tech ಠ_ಠ). Business School has been ranked #3 in Bloomberg, #23 in Law, Medicine, #2 in PA, #20 in USNWR, #71 in QS-Time etc. I know you should take rankings with grain of salt, but these numbers got to mean something.</p>
<p>Major: Biology (B.s) and Neuroscience & Behavioral Biology (B.s). I grew up loving the subjects related to the Natural sciences and I wanted to delve into something more specific like neuroscience. I am considering graduate school or medical school (still not sure yet) but I know I do want to teach at a college at some point in life.</p>
<p>Career: Medicine? I am interested in endocrinology primarily because I am fascinated with how organic molecules work and function and would like to find a career that I would be able to do until I retire. Maybe professorship. Bottom line, my dream job would somewhere be in the academic sector.</p>
<p>School: I spent the past year at Smith College. I’m not sure if I’ll be going back there at this point, though, because of finances and distance from home. I picked it because of the open curriculum, the strength of their science departments, and because I wanted to try living in a different part of the country for a while. That last one really made me realize how strong my geographical allegiances to the Midwest are, but the other two proved to be just as good as I thought they’d be. I love having no gen eds or distribution requirements. </p>
<p>Major: History major, physics minor. Why? Because I’m honestly in love with both of them. It’s a weird combination, but I’d be upset if I had to give either of them up. Physics I just find fascinating, and history genuinely exhilarates me (seriously, take a look at my bookshelf). And Smith makes it easy for me to pursue both in great depth.</p>
<p>I intend to enter a PhD program in history right after I complete my undergraduate program.</p>
<p>Career: Right now, I want to be an archivist at the J. Robert Van Pelt and Opie Library at Michigan Tech. It has the largest collection of archival material related to Michigan immigrant and copper mining history, which is a field of great interest to me. If I can’t do that, then I’d love to teach history, preferably at a liberal arts college or a small university. Whatever I do, I want it to be in academia. </p>
<p>I also want to write books like Erik Larson’s (fascinating chapters in history for the masses) or historical fiction.</p>
<p>School: University of Michigan. I chose the University of Michigan because I had never been to the mid west before and I thought it was something new. I new it was a great university and the athletic culture and school pride really drew my attention. I also knew that it was competitive and one of the top universities in the world in terms of undergraduate education, research and graduate education. It also has the mix of the party hard, work hard atmosphere which is what I love about the school.</p>
<p>Major: Neuroscience (B.S). I have been fascinated with areas of the brain since my first animal dissection in middle school and I have also been fascinated with many aspects of psychology. Why people do the things they do? What internal problems that people go through that culminate their unique personality? I knew the University of Michigan had one of the top psychology and neuroscience departments in the nation in terms of research and in terms of professors, graduate school and professional school. $1.1 Billion in research, top 3 in psychology/neuroscience and top 10 research medical school and top 10 hospital in the nation.</p>
<p>Career: Ultimately I want to be a Neurosurgeon and hopefully be a professor of medicine and find new ways of helping the African American community battle the four main diseases that plague them. These diseases include heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and HIV/AIDS. I might have to obtain an MPH for the community based projects that I plan to do in the future.</p>
<p>To the poster above: I like the fact that you want to stay in Michigan and find a job. People like you are really lifting the economy there.</p>
<p>School: UMD. It’s my state flagship, the best school besides Hopkins, and it’s the only school that I could afford of all the schools I got accepted to.</p>
<p>Major: Mechanical Engineering. My original intention was to major in Industrial Design, but that major was not available at UMD so I’m majoring in Engineering.</p>
<p>Career: Engineering is a pretty stable career and makes good money. I plan to go to Grad School after college so I’m hoping I’ll be able to get kind of high in the Industry.</p>
<p>I’m at UConn because it is (relatively) cheap, but I’ve really grown to like it. I got into BU and Trinity in Hartford as well, but, alas, the pricetag…</p>
<p>I’m doing Classics because I find it interesting. in response to this poster,</p>
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<p>I think that is enough justification in itself, as I’m quite sick of defending my choice. I do think that the humanities and the arts are essential towards our definition and worth as a species, but I would never consider myself superior to a friend in accounting. I’m no mathematician! </p>
<p>If my school had any form of a creative writing concentration, I’d probably pick it up as a double or minor, but unfortunately it isn’t offered. I’ve also thought about doubling in philosophy.</p>
<p>As far as careers, who knows. Writing is a passion of mine, and I’d like to do that in some way. I think I would like teaching as well. I’ve thought about getting a graduate degree in classics as well, and seeing where that leads me.</p>
<p>I for one find it infinitely perplexing that someone can commit themselves to a career path in college without having anything resembling actual experience working in that field, (looking at you engineering, medicine, law, etc), but I admire their drive. I sometimes find that respect goes unreturned (interestingly, more so on the interwebs than with people in the real world), but such is life.</p>