What's your major?

[Weaver]

Computer Science.
I'm also minoring in philosophy!

Perhaps you could design the Plato 5000.
Does anyone have any recommendations for me? is it worth it?

is what worth it? A CS major?

Yes. That was what I was vagualy referring to.

My advice to people wanting to do post secondary is to just do what you're passionate about! I was programming at the age of 12 and i've always lvoed computers, so I really enjoy my program.

 

[bmf185]

Obviously this question is directed to people in college, just trying to get a feel for the type of people that visit these forums, education wise. Im Pre med, soon i'll move on to med school where hopefully i'll get a chance to become a doctor and specialize in surgery.

Spanish and Biology double major with intent to go to med school and later specialize in infectious disease or surgery. I just hope I can put up with all of the bureaucratic nonsense.

 

[FallenRainbows]

Electrical/Biomedical Engineering.

Quite a large Gap there?

Large gap? I suppose, my school has stream lined the program so that alot of the requirements overlap anyway. It's basically a EE degree, with premed requirements, and a few 5000 level biomedical engineering courses. Not a bad program, but I'll need a masters in either EE or BME to really go anywhere with the degree, or I suppose i could always take the MCAT and try to get in to med school, but that doesn't really interest me as much.

Im quite ignorant in the area so bare with me; Isn't Biomedical and Electrical Vastly Differnt? Like Electrition to a Doctor?

 

[Jovlo]

Crop production. One of the many majors you can choose when studying bioscience engineering.
Minor is leadership and management, but I don't really like that.

 

[DoW Lowen]

I'm a psychology major, once I finish my honors I can move onto medicine and neurology. Until then I'll be working in research. This is all hopeful of course, I'm still two years from my honors.

 

[gustcq]

Accounting/ Information systems graduate

 

[Steve Dark]

Mathematics, though it was also physics in my first year.

 

[Qmiser]

I'm still in high school right now, but I KNOW I want to major in music.

 

[Crash486]

Electrical/Biomedical Engineering.

Quite a large Gap there?

Large gap? I suppose, my school has stream lined the program so that alot of the requirements overlap anyway. It's basically a EE degree, with premed requirements, and a few 5000 level biomedical engineering courses. Not a bad program, but I'll need a masters in either EE or BME to really go anywhere with the degree, or I suppose i could always take the MCAT and try to get in to med school, but that doesn't really interest me as much.

Im quite ignorant in the area so bare with me; Isn't Biomedical and Electrical Vastly Differnt? Like Electrition to a Doctor?

Well... actually there are striking similarities between human technology and the human body. In what almost seems to be a science fiction turn of events, it appears that humans have by chance modled their technology after organic processes which exist within their own bodies. But that's a different topic for another day.

Biomedical Engineering you can think of as applied science towards the medical field. In other words, biomedical engineers develop the technology which drives advances in medical procedures. Not from a pharmecutical standpoint of course, but think of imaging equipment, MRI machines, x-rays, fiber optic microsurgical tools, etc. Even surgical implants, such as replacement knees or replacement hips. All our different areas of study for biomedical engineers.

As an electrical/biomedical engineer, I look at biomedical engineering through the eyes of an electrical engineer, as opposed to say a mechanical engineer who might develop orthopedic implants, I'd be working on something with a little more of a EE focus. But, biomedical engineers need to have a much greater understanding of chemistry/biology than say just a straight Electrical engineer. Hence, we take all the premed requirements necessary to get into med school or dental school.

Also, electrician is quite different from an electrical engineer. An electrical engineer to an electrician is like... an automotive engineer to a mechanic in your local body shop or an architect to a construction worker. There's a large difference in training and education. Engineers deal more with theory and design, electricians more work with the physical implementation of it in the field.

 

[Vault boy Eddie]

To the people studying criminal justice, do you all want to become lawyers, or did you have something else in mind.

 

[shadow_pirate22]

I'm a Graphic Communications major. For anyone who doesn't know what that is (you're not alone), it's basically working with Photoshop and the like, making picture based advertisements and the like. With a degree in that, I could probably get some solid work making game boxart or ads.

 

[AdamBomb]

I'm currently double majoring in:

Communications

and

Theatre with a concentration in Writing.

I love both, because I either want to go into sportscasting (communication) or graduate school for playwriting. I've done some acting and my directoral debut is in a few hours (trying to relieve some tension before I go) but writing is my passion.

The only bad thing is because I picked up my 2nd major this year (my junior year) I'm going to have to stay a 5th year in order to complete all the requirements for my degree. Oh well, it'll be worth it.

 

[Vault boy Eddie]

So when can we expect to see you in sportscenter then lol.

 

[superbleeder12]

I'm currently going for my associates degree in Network Security.

I'd really like to get my masters in Information Security Assurance.

If I had the time/will I'd also like to get a minor in law.

My dream job is a computer forensics analyst for the FBI, or a Network Security Consultant. If I got my law degree, I would become a lawyer dealing with cybercrime and internet laws. Hopefully becoming someone powerful enough to make laws that catch up with technology.

 

[Lukeje]

Chemistry.

 

[Vault boy Eddie]

One piece of advice to people is make sure what youre studying is required for the job you want, ive know alot of people that spend a long time studying something only to find out its the wrong major for what they wanna work as so they have to either change majors or take a whole bunch of extra clases to have the requirements.

 

[Meta Like That]

I major in failing.

I should be getting a bachelor's in this.

 

[MasterMuffinMan]

Electrical/Biomedical Engineering.

That's one of the degrees I'm considering, it appeals to my strange desire to do something to benefit mankind, whilst avoiding the blood-and-guts bits of being a doctor.

So yeah, it's either biomedical engineering, structural engineering or maths for me.

 

[Crash486]

Electrical/Biomedical Engineering.

That's one of the degrees I'm considering, it appeals to my strange desire to do something to benefit mankind, whilst avoiding the blood-and-guts bits of being a doctor.

So yeah, it's either biomedical engineering, structural engineering or maths for me.

Well you can take the philanthropic approach I suppose, but keep in mind that engineers (and engineering schools for that matter) tend to focus more on solving problems for profit. We're like entrepreneurial scientists.