College and career help!

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Hey guys,

As I am getting older I am starting to figure out what I want to do with my life and stuff like that, One big part to that is going to college. Now I know many of you might say "College is unless" and "you don't need to go" But NOT going to college isn't an answer for me! (My parents are not forcing me I am doing it on my own)

Now where the help part comes in is basically a few things,

1. I want to study business, Should I major in it or Minor? Some people say "Major in what you love and minor in what you want to do" Well I can't find really anything else to Major in.

2. Is the "business" world growing? I will be completely honest I don't really want to work under anyone unless I am getting paid really good. When I watch movies I see people working at a desk on the 5th floor trying to work their way up the ladder I don't want anything like that.

3. What careers in business are paying the highest?(and growing) I have searched online for a few But sometimes those are out dated and many of them have the same jobs But I am sure there are some that people don't really know about.

4. If you know any good colleges for Business (preferably in Texas) Please do let me know so I can look at the requirements.

Who knows I am teenager I might change my whole entire goal in life, But at the moment this is it.

Thanks in advance. (Don't sugar coat anything, I know the world is harsh if you think I need a "dose of reality" please feel free to express your feelings)
  • Profile picture of the author Michael Ten
    Consider studying regenerative medicine. Aubrey de Grey wrote a book called Ending Aging and he hopes that we can stop and/or reverse aging in the next decade or two.


    Although, business is not a bad choice either. Education will help you likely make more money over your life time, and that is not a bad thing.
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    • Profile picture of the author lilc800
      Originally Posted by Michael55555 View Post

      Consider studying regenerative medicine. Aubrey de Grey wrote a book called Ending Aging and he hopes that we can stop and/or reverse aging in the next decade or two.

      Young Adults Should Research Radical Life Extension - YouTube

      Although, business is not a bad choice either. Education will help you likely make more money over your life time, and that is not a bad thing.
      Thanks, It's actually something that I will consider Since I do have a great interest in life and death hopefully I could extend the lives of people?

      Thanks again
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  • Profile picture of the author mbbschina
    JSS International Education Services
    I think your satiation is wright i totally agree with you , But if u give him name of institution that's will be batter.
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    • Profile picture of the author lilc800
      Originally Posted by mbbschina View Post

      JSS International Education Services
      I think your satiation is wright i totally agree with you , But if u give him name of institution that's will be batter.
      Seems very far from home! Not that I want to really stay home just don't want to move far. One reason for this is business Houston has one of the highest growing economies in america At the moment I believe so it just seems like a good places to stay around for business.
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      • Profile picture of the author Kay King
        When I watch movies I see people working at a desk on the 5th floor trying to work their way up the ladder I don't want anything like that.
        Life isn't the movies - you will have to work your way up no matter what career you choose. Unless you are top of your class at a prestigious university...you won't start at the top of the ladder.

        Instead of focusing on "business" - which is rather general - I'd advise obtaining career counseling through school of local college. You can also start school and declare your major later when you have more information. Meeting people who are pursuing different educational paths and being exposed to a wider groups of opportunities can be an eye opener.

        Don't choose an "idea" and then go with it - do the research on all of your potential careers before focusing on one path. Be honest about your own strengths and weaknesses.
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        • Profile picture of the author lilc800
          Originally Posted by Kay King View Post

          Life isn't the movies - you will have to work your way up no matter what career you choose. Unless you are top of your class at a prestigious university...you won't start at the top of the ladder.

          Instead of focusing on "business" - which is rather general - I'd advise obtaining career counseling through school of local college. You can also start school and declare your major later when you have more information. Meeting people who are pursuing different educational paths and being exposed to a wider groups of opportunities can be an eye opener.

          Don't choose an "idea" and then go with it - do the research on all of your potential careers before focusing on one path. Be honest about your own strengths and weaknesses.
          Thanks, I see where your coming from and I will do some of the things you mentioned.
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          • "Benjamin...I have just one word for you...PLASTICS" *:p


            No...that's not true, forget plastics - try AUDIOLOGY

            Seriously, with the number of people going deaf from loud music - there is a HUGE demand for Audiologists...and associated fields

            If that's not your thing - think ECO-friendly...basically everything will need to be eco-friendly in the coming years - there is a lot of green in green.

            (*oh, I forgot...you're a teenager...that is a line from the movie "The Graduate"(1967))
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  • Profile picture of the author Silas Hart
    TV depicts life after college as a desk, suits, nice car, and still having money in the bank. That is Not the way the working world works, at least not in the U.S.

    The truth is, you probably won't have much success working your way up the corporate ladder either.

    I'm a millionaire, and I'm going back into the job market. I told myself that I would go back and continue my education as soon as I was financially able to support myself, my family, and a decent lifestyle with some type of continual source of income. The reason why is because I've known so many people who have made a certain level of wealth that started backing up projects that have ultimately failed, and have a couple close calls myself.

    A couple months ago I met up with a friend from college in Chicago who has a really good job with State Farm. Back in 2008 I created a database that helped automate buying and selling virtual assets among different games and servers between B2B, B2C, and vice versa and I made a nice bit of cash myself by being the middleman of the transactions as proof my concept worked. The entire thing was based on being able to predict fluctuations in RMT. I sold this to a couple very hard to contact people for a low price, as I predicted that the RMT industry would take a large hit when companies such as Blizzard (World of Warcraft) became more aware of the damage that was being done to their content. My friend has me sit down and explain all of this to his boss/friend, and with this being an informal thing, I was offered a good job with State Farm but needed to pass a couple tests (which I'm preparing for my 3rd one now). I chose to get a more relative degree too.

    Another friend I have is a Supervisor that works for a company I sold a custom piece of software that deals with selecting inventory in an efficient manner within their preexisting AS400 and racking system, when I developed it I was actually working under him as a peon. He got his degree in Operation Management and nobody else in the building had a degree at all. They hired new Operations Managers and old ones all of the time in 6 months intervals because they couldn't keep anyone. He inquired about the position, and although he was the only one with a degree in Operations Management, he wasn't even interviewed. That is what the job market is like for 90% of entry level college graduates for business related degrees. It's hard out there to even start off at a salary making more than $40k a year. Months later, I was offered the job (which I turned down) not because I was a better worker, showed up every day, was confident and wore a nice suit, or even had a degree, it's because I had proof of my abilities. With State Farm, they don't want to offer a me a good 6 figure job because I'll have a related degree, it's because there's proof that I've turned a good profit with my abilities.

    So if I could offer you some advice, focus on what you are good at and do it and become successful. Then go to college when you know what you really want to do because I mean, what 18 year old Really knows what they want to do and then chose a relative degree?
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  • Profile picture of the author NaJedynce
    1 thing you should know : school won't learn you how to earn money, it will just give you knowledge but almost nothing practical. Good luck!
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