You made the right choice. I've known people who took business classes because they figured it would net them a high-paying job. Half the time they never got the job, the other half of the time they ended up quitting within a year to do something they enjoy more.

You have to do what's comfortable for you. That's the bottom line. When I go back to school, I know my major will either be history, philosophy, or humanities. I will not look back, I will enjoy what I do, and when I'm done I'll either have a job or I won't.

Nothing is guaranteed in modern society. Again, you made the right choice.

Personally, I hope I can survive my math classes to go for what my passion really is, and that is media. Fortunately there are plenty of jobs in that department, and the types of jobs are steadily increasing. I just have to suffer through the unpleasant junk (Algebra and Stat, along with several science courses) before I get to the good stuff.

Humanities, man. That's the entire reason why university exists.

You need to choose between making money and doing something you enjoy, end of story. If you love history then you could easily get a degree in that along with an education certification and make a good living teaching or researching. You will never make a lot of money though.

I started out in engineering because I am good at math and have an uncle with his own engineering company, but soon after I switched. I just didn't enjoy it, and I found myself utterly enthralled by my electives in sociology and psychology. Eventually I got a sociology degree. It was more important to me to do what I enjoyed.

I almost puked when I read the first couple of paragraphs. You definitely made the right choice. I feel extreme sadness for those who don't enjoy business and waste their ****ing time because someone else said it was a good idea.

Majoring in Business without the will to do well or enjoy a job in the fast-paced world of the enterprises is pretty useless. Also sucking at math will hold you back greatly. Modern microeconomics require good math skills.

If you love history enough, go for it. There's always a niche if you're good enough at a subject.

You need to make the choice which makes you happy. Take myself for instance. I was floundering in Mechanical Engineering for two years. It was the next logical step after taking a tech program in cegep (cegep is the middle ground between high school and university in my province in canada) but whenever there was programming classes in Mechanical engineering, I was much more into it but not so much for most of the core non programming classes. After being but on failed standing after the second year, I was fortunate to switch to computer science because it was in the same department. That was an excellent decision because I enjoyed it so much more and received far superior grades than when I was in Engineering and I am now graduating on the 1st of November.

So like others who posted, you need to be in the program and have the career you really want, not what someone else wants.

Did you make the right choice? In a way, yes. You cannot force yourself to learn something. You must want to learn it. You must have a hunger for that knowledge if you are to really find your niche.

But equally you must balance your educational path with the job prospects it offers. The further up the educational ladder you go the more you've pigeon holed yourself into a certain career path. There must be jobs at the end of it. Otherwise you're going to have problems later on in life.

Couldn't say I'm afraid - I'm a programmer, not an IT engineer. These accreditations can't harm your CV though. Most people I know in the more IT engineer side of things tend to aim for a CCNA.

Thanks, that's very helpful. I've heard that CompTIA A+ is a good starting point, so am going to try and persuade our HR department to pay for it, then think about specialisations at a later date.

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True. However, I'm guessing when you mean "pick a shitty subject" you're referring to the American or similar uni/college system... It's a bit different here. If you pick a major (we don't say "major" really) it's really hard to change it (bureocratically I mean) - the expenses are huge and the shift from one college to another is nervewrecking, since every college has unique quirks and the system of scholarships and even grading isn't quite the same or fair.

A cousin of mine lives in Canada and studies the same thing I am (English) - I'm studying broader and in a much more hectic timeframe while she has huge options of specialization to choose from as she sees fit - I'd kill to have literature classes only and a relatively free schedule where I could travel around Europe.

So...yeah, if you choose a "major" you're either stuck with it or pay up a LOT, not just financially, to change it. It really kicked him in the shin. :/

While I can't comment on the particular fields, I think you did the right thing. To me, people ought to do what makes them happy, regardless of how the future will turn out (to some extend, of course). Going for a type of education you didn't care for would only make you miserable, and trying to get through college is hard enough without having to worry about not even being interested in the subject matter. While I may be somewhat naïve in this matter, I'd say: Do what makes you happy. The future will work itself out no matter what, and it's more important that you focus on being happy and functioning rather than pushing yourself through a lot of hoops that, ultimately, will do you no good.

That's my take on it, anyway. I hope things will work out for you in the end.