Undergrad uni degrees. Boring one or fun one?

While you're more likely to do better in a fun major, if you can keep your focus through a boring major that may give you an opportunity to have a more stable career, then I would say go for it. You can always take classes within the fun major or even go back to college after you gather enough money. Film can always be a hobby. It's better to have experience and such, but you don't necessarily have to be a film major to make a great film. Then again, I'm more into having a stable income rather than taking a huge risk.

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Originally Posted by Trigunnerz

I must be crazy, but I didn't find most business classes boring. It must have been the professors. Just be warned that there really isn't an "easy" major. All majors require a good amount of studying and dedication. Unless you're a political science or communications major.

I don't know how your college works, but my college requires that all Communication majors make at least a B average and must write 2 doctorate-format papers, an interview session with 5 corporation owners, and some form of internship/active-learning experience before they can receive their degree (along with all the other classes we have to take). Most of the other degrees only require a C average (including Nursing and Sports Medicine), and yes the averages for a degree are determined by the professors. I thought the same thing you did until I actually started taking the classes, but it's too late for me to change the major. Stupid Liberal Arts college.

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Originally Posted by XSO

It's just part of me worries I won't have the expertise to do film. If I don't decide to do a filmy/photography related study, then there are places and/or extra classes or stuff after I graduate to learn this shit, right? >_>

Also I'm not saying there's anything wrong with graphic design, just I've been told a Graphic Design degree is kinda ":/" employability-wise.

I know what you mean. That's why I'm a Commie major. There are plenty of places where you can take film classes and such after you graduate. I know there's a community college near me where I could receive an Associate's degree in Broadcasting within 1 year and a summer. Also, there are a few famous directors that only took a few film classes and managed to make it in Hollywood.

I don't know about Canada--if you have decided to go to one of their institutions--but in the U.S. you can earn a Bachelors in one field and then receive a major in a totally different field. A Sociology professor at my college has a Bachelors in Mathematics, a Masters in Psychology, and a Doctorate in Sociology without receiving a Bachelors in Psychology or Sociology. Many colleges consider a Bachelors degree as a general education degree with an emphasis on a certain field of study. You could spend 4 years studying Business and then get a 2-year Masters in Film.

I didn't mean that you thought it wasn't a good job. I always thought that Graphics Design was in high demand due to the popularity of CGI.

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Originally Posted by Calculusaurus

If you are going for a degree to land you an easy job, then realize that and choose accordingly.

If you are going to college to learn and live passionately through your academic career, then realize that and choose accordingly.

I'd rather live courageously and passionately than living with a fear of what degree offers more employability.

I recommend having that mindset, but I can't choose for you. Some people really like the false comfort of employability.

I like your theory and I'm glad to see that there are people who still take the risk in order to do something they enjoy. It is all about priorities and how much of a risk a person is willing to take. I do enjoy Communication, but I mostly took it because--regardless of what people believe--there is a good market for those that major in Communication. I believe in doing what you love, but I believe that the things that I love I can do as a hobby (writing, film, etc.) while making a steady living in something else. If that hobby becomes a money-maker then that would be great. Maybe it's because I come from a lower-middle income family.

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Originally Posted by Calculusaurus

Actually, many students hate school. They go because they feel like they have to. They hate classes, they hate homework, etc.

Some students don't hate school, but they're hardly passionate about what they're learning. I have nothing against any of these people; they live how they want to.

And yes, some students, regardless of their concentration, are passionate about academics. I wasn't refering to people in this category in my original post.

I know a few students that go to college because they actually want to learn, but these are the students that major in things such as Women's Studies, African American Studies, Peace Study, etc. Frankly, if I could get a good job within my area of interest without a college degree I would never have went to college. As someone said earlier, a degree isn't the only thing you need in order to get hired.

In today's society, getting a job is a lot harder than it was back in earlier days. With outsourcing and technology--coupled with greedy billionaires looking to cut corners any way they can--it's only a matter of time before we start to suffer even greater bouts of McJobdom. There are doctorates who are having a horrible time trying to find a job. Supposedly, a Bachelor's Degree in today's society is like a high school degree about a decade or two ago.

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Originally Posted by Void

The truth is, for me atleast, that I cannot do something which I am not happy with. I absolutely NEED a job/future career/profession that I like. I don't want to commit suicide when I realize work becomes a sacrifice everyday and I'm just waiting to get home and play video games.

You just describe my dad's position in his career to almost a T. He hasn't killed himself yet, but I do worry about his sanity b/c of all the "fix rate" credit cards raising their rates even though the rates are suppose to be "fixed". It's legal to do that in Delaware, which is why many of the companies that promise the fixed rates are in Delaware.

I have to pay for my own education, so I need to find a major that allows me to have as many options as possible to get a career. Granted, the retarded counselors and Upward Bound people forgot to tell me that Liberal Arts degrees are worth almost crap, but I'm trying to get a Communication degree in hopes that I could have a wider spectrum of jobs to choose from if I can't get into anything media-related.

It's going to be tougher though since I won't be able to get a Masters until I can find a stable career since I can't afford to pay off the loans six months after college if I don't have a job (not even the payments if I'm an unemployed Master's student). Therefore, I think it's important to have a major you like, but make sure you can get a good career.

I was speaking idiomatically.