Tim_Tex
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I am working on a degree in geology, but I am debating whether or not I have the willpower to go for school long term. To be a geologist, one must have a master's degree, plus jobs are only available in certain parts of the country. This might have been something I could have done if I started straight out of high school, but I am 26 years old, and I don't want to be going to college for many years.
I am considering IT or hotel/restaurant management--something that doesn't take as long.
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Wherever you have the most passion to work is likely the best field. |
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Elanivalae
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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Try scouting job listings and seeing if anything sounds interesting. That can be a good way to look at things.  |
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Awesomelyglorious
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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Make your decision based on the practicalities of your reality. Maybe compromise and try to get a degree that will prepare you for a position in mining or oil industries(I know that oil is paying well for people who can help them but you might want to move to oil country though), or possibly only minor in geology and keep it as a hobby. Make rational decisions based upon your desires and the realities of the situation.
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aspiegirl2
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| Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 11:54 pm Post subject: |
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You could possibly try getting a job by an active volcano, you know, to monitor the site and the activity and warn people if it's going to blow up any time soon. Like some other people said, you could also go into the oil industry in oil country, which could pay big bucks for a few years. You could probably see if NASA offers a job for geologists, since they do study the rocks that they get from different planets and from meteors and meteorites and whatnot. It's just a few job ideas. For the part about switching your major, I'd only switch if I was only in college for a short amount of time, and then I'd see my other options. Although I'm not in college, I've heard of people who switched their majors so much that they didn't even end up with a job, which I don't think would be very fun. You could also take the ASVAB, which is a test that the Army gives out at school to give people an idea of what they're good at, and then you could see what else you could do if you don't know what other degree to choose. You don't have to be or going to be in the Army to take it; they offer it at some schools; I'm not sure if it's only high schools that they offer it however. But, you don't just have to take the ASVAB either, since there are probably other tests you could take; there's probably even some on the college campus that you're attending hopefully. Well, good luck on your search, and hopefully you pick the most suitable major for you.
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Xuincherguixe
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 5:53 am Post subject: |
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IT is getting a little flooded right now.
On the other hand, there are still a lot of people that want projects done.
IT however could be useful in that you might be able to figure out how to use Computers in ways you (and possibly no one else) has even ever thought of. |
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MagicMike
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| Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 2:16 pm Post subject: |
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| I was in physics and changed to computer science. I shall see if it works next semester. |
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Awesomelyglorious
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| MagicMike wrote: | | I was in physics and changed to computer science. I shall see if it works next semester. |
I think computer science actually pays better but I would not do computer science myself because the programs can be sort of annoying due to the need for perfect design and such. If programs just flowed out then computer science would not be so annoying to me, it is just that debugging is very annoying to me.
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