The LEAST Regretted College Majors (2021)
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01:21 Is job satisfaction important for you?
03:01 Is healthcare your passion?
05:15 Do you like numbers and problem solving? Good news!
07:56 What do you think are the most generalized degrees?
10:23 Ok, what's my degree in the channel?
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College has done WONDERS for me. I was frowned upon, and looked at as someone who would amount to nothing. I had no parent or knowledge how the world worked. However college changed my life for the better in many ways!! Everyone has different circumstances but college helped mine 🙌🏿
Good shit bro💯
@@sma5929 thank you!
@@sma5929 thank you, perseverance is key. I’m grateful to live to tell my story and TH-cam and around the world
What did you major in big bro
@@PLAYSTATIONGUYGaming I majored in sociology and now I’m in a school counseling program. I’m so blessed to be able to TH-cam about it & talk about it in person frfr
As a student of mathematics, I can attest to the part talking about stress and skills. However, I would argue that the ratio of regret is low because at least 50% of students drop out before they graduate and therefore only those who really get through the process (whether because of wanting and skill or by sheer luck) are counted as satisfied. Unfortunately, the drop-out rate is extremely high because of the extreme expectations.
In my university Maths has one of the lowest dropout rates. 2-3%. CS has a dropout rate of 40%.
@@NegativeAccelerate I'm not sure about the major itself but calc classes are the most failed/dropped classes at my university.
@@PlanetHimOfficial damn, calculus classes are everyone’s easiest class at my uni. I live in Ireland so maybe there’s a different syllabus to yall.
@@NegativeAccelerate I'm a computer science major and calc classes are usually what make most people drop out.
@@NegativeAccelerate It really depends on the university, the density of the material being taught and how they evaluate the given material
I went to college for chemistry. In the early 1980's, I took a computer programming class from a small community college in Rock Springs, Wy. I found my passion, and proceeded to learn everything about computers and software that I could find. Many years later, and I'm working with control systems, excellent pay, mentally challenging environment, I'm so much happier than I would have been working in a chem-lab. Best $100.00 I ever spent LOL. Also, the instructor was an Iranian refugee, Ali Nemat. Ali encouraged me to chase my dreams. Many thanks my friend. Iran's loss was the USA's gain with your immigration.
AHA, that last bit..
And good times for college students. Your previous generation and your generation f.cked it up badly for the younger generations
That's a great story! Mind you, Iranians in general are highly educated people (like Iraqi's and Syrians) and lots of them have found employment outside their countries. Well, indeed a loss to their own countries, too bad for those bogus governments.
Im studying chemistry too and I really like computational/quantum chemistry and theoretical chemistry. What for downsides did you experience in your field along the way?
I'm interested in programming as well, would love to learn from you though.
I would be interested in surveying everyone who graduated in "engineering, math, and computer science"
My first question would be "did you enjoy the major from the beginning?"
Math major here! I have always loved math, but I won’t lie, the courses are very difficult. You have to love it if you want to go through with it, kinda like med school.
@@kimikokimi right! People think "oh just get a degree in stem, id you don't like it from the beginning, you will enjoy it"
I've changed my major 10 times and now I've circled back to computer science / applied computing because I can't get enough of it. So to answer your question, technically no I didn't enjoy it at first. But people's interests changes over time and you can't always love everything you do from the start.
My majors went like this: Media Broadcasting, Accounting, Computer Science - Cyber Security, Accounting (again, and that was a mistake both times), electronics engineering, geology, chemistry, physics, Electrical & Computer Engineering, and now to Applied Computing - Artificial Intelligence.
Quite honestly I've always knew I'd be in STEM, but I never quite knew for sure what I wanted to do. It was only until recently that I realized 2 things:
1. I hate working with my hands. I always loved planning projects but never actually doing them, anything hands on was just a nightmare, very undesirable for me.
2. I love AI and can't get enough about topics related to AI and computer scripts / programs. I don't really like programming for the sake of programming, but I love AI.
To answer your question, NO, for me personally I did NOT enjoy what I did from the start, but I think that's because you have to have a certain mindset to be really open to something. When I first went to college I was not in the right headspace, I felt like I was forced to go and wasn't absorbing anything in my classes. Now I'm back with a limitless drive to continue on this path, happier than ever... and I love my field. Artificial Intelligence is the future of every industry, in fact many industries are using it right now as we speak.
I'm very happy to be in tech field, and the best part is that my field pays a lot of money too for seasoned people who are good at their jobs. I probably won't stop at a bachelor's degree, I'll probably get my master's degree in Data Science as well, but we'll see how that goes.
I hope that answers your question at least from my perspective anyways!
@@Voltaic314 good info. So, you getting a computer science degree, then a masters in data science from the same school?
Most of the time if you enjoy something you can find a way to make it work even if it's really hard
Got an English degree (and an MFA) and do not regret it whatsoever, even though it's going to be a long, slow start to my career and I need to pivot to something else while I get started with what I want to do. People who are unsatisfied with their degrees aren't unsatisfied due to following their passion, they've been spoon fed this idea that success is linear, effortless, and instant after graduation. If I went into medical, I'd be so miserable I probably would not have survived 6 months. But there are so many options in front of me with my English degree that I'm sometimes paralyzed by the choices I have.
What's the thing you want to do with it?
@@robin812 I'm also interested^
@@robin812 I'm studying English as a minor and my native language as a major and I'm thinking about either becoming a lector/teacher/professor (which already encompasses a lot of different options in itself), an editor/redactor/writer, a linguist (again, a lot of diverse routs) or a translator. There is a lot to chose from but I get that studying only English in an English-speaking country wouldn't be as good as there would be so much competition because it's an extremely simple language and has plenty of speakers studying it already.
I'm interested in getting an English major, what are the pros and cons to it?
@@rivkamccarthy9698 pros: you're staying true to yourself and your personality. Ultimately, you are your most authentic self unapologetically. Con: society is against you. People won't see your art as hard work and consider it talent that may or may not be paid for. You will struggle for your entire career. It is a life journey that is worth it for reasons that only certain personalities will appreciate.
A business degree is great when you already have a career. It boosts your chances of getting into management. I entered the Military at 22 and chose technology and electronics as my career field. Once I got out, I continued to work on contracts for the Federal Government based on experience for over 10 years. Looking for a little more stability I got a job directly with the Federal Government and decided to get my Undergrad and my Graduate degrees over 4 years. I had taken a lot of classes prior that transferred over along with earning my technology Associates degree through the Community College Of The Air Force. It will help me advance further once there is an opening. While, one is already in a career\job it might not be required to have a degree, but it could put you head and shoulders above your peers. That's why one should never stop learning and taking courses.
How is the electronics course?
Ya one thing people need to realize is a business degree help push you along your current career making it easier for you to get into management positions. A fresh grad with a business degree is not much use in most cases.
@@nigelcardoso7653 I didn't take one in college. That training was done through the Air Force for my specialty. It was a fun course and I actually failed one test but did really great on the other 9 tests. Sometimes you just need a little remedial training to really get it down. There was electricity Information, component information, and how it all worked together for the electronics courses. The IT portions where how comouters fit in the mix
@@RexZShadow Right you are! I think some business degree holders can, in fact, get a decent leg on a mid management job at a small firm or a chain store or restaurant just to get the managerial experience out of the way. Then they can decide to pivot from there, but there certainly are t many companies, headhunters, or recruiters busting down the door for a newly graduated business degree holders.
My Bachelor's is in Healthcare Administration so that is a good option if you don't want to work with patient's but you want to work in healthcare. You can go into hospital administration such as hospital compliance. I used my degree to work in Clinical Research and I moved into Research Compliance. So I agree with Shane, it is a very stable profession and there is always somewhere to work! Now I am working on my Master's in Health Promotion/Public Health, with this degree you can go into Epidemiologist and they work for the Health Department. The salaries are really good there. Shane knows of what he speaks!!! Thanks for this video!
Hey could you tell me a little more about how you got your start? I have an associates in healthcare administration and I’ll have a bachelors in marketing and I’d like to know if I’d still be able to get into research compliance with an associates. Thanks
I will be getting my Bachelors in Healthcare administration next May and after go for my MBA in Health management. Do you mind me following you on SM or reaching out to you in email?
@@Elijahlowee Hello Elijah. Sorry for the delay. My notifications were off. So I started out in the cancer registry. Back then I had an associates degree. I then moved into being a research assistant in a clinical research area. In this position I entered data and started to learn about clinical trials and how to read them and etc. So I started with the clinical research data first. I would say search around for research data manager positions or research assistant. This will get your foot in the door. The BS in marketing can be useful in research as well because you can get a job as a pharmaceutical rep for a research sponsor. Good Luck in your journey!
@@justinabenson7229 Hello Justina. Yes Please send me a message if you have questions. Congrats on your upcoming graduation.
@@mrs.h.2597 thank you so much! If possible, could we exchange information so we could keep in touch? It wouldn’t hurt to have a mentor
*“If you’re not failing, you’re not pushing your limits, and if you’re not pushing your limits, you’re not maximizing your potential” - Ray Dalio*
Yeah but don't push too far past your limits or you might do something that you can't get out of
I only push my limits when I hit up girls out of league
@@captainyank138 so basically any girl
@@gamechip06 no not really
@@captainyank138 that was a joke
Love how all of the comments are essentially “I don’t regret the major you said I would” shows how just because something isn’t seen as valuable to the stocks doesn’t mean it isn’t valuable to the individual
I have a BS in environmental science and I couldn’t be happier. I absolutely loved my college experience. I learned so much about myself that I may have never learned if it wasn’t for college. I am currently earning an mba in project management. My dream career is to be a sustainability director.
what classses did you take in highschool?
@@akansha2201 the normal classes. I didn’t really know what I was going to do with my life while I was in high school. And my major changed several times. Env Sci ended up being perfect for me.
@@TheSweetForever hey can I ask you is it normal to not know what you want to do after highschool and like sometimes I get a little nervous thinking about it
@@holyboyjem that is 1000 percent normal. You don’t have to go to college either. I would recommend taking a year off between high school and college. Give your brain a break and just enjoy life a little. Then decide what you like to do and go from there. You don’t have to go to college. College isn’t for everyone. Technical college is a great option as well.
@@TheSweetForever okay thanks for that...one thing I would say is..I guess it's a fear of messing up or having no motivation to do anything and going into the adult life
As someone doing math, this made me super proud. Also, learning computer science and programming is super-easy for mathematicians.
Haaa!! I am a mathematician working in academia but the truth is, I found programming to be quite hard. One of my cousins is a die hard programmer and he just doesn't get why I am not good at it. I flunked that stoopid SQL class 3 times until I passed with a D.
@@mathisnotforthefaintofheart me too haha
from my personal experience my brother hates CS and is currently majoring in econ and minoring in math. i'm not sure why he finds it hard.
Everyone's brains and emphasis in mathematics are different. I started out as a CIS major in a community college specializing in programming but had to switch to web development because I could not pass C++ programming (I dropped it) and out of nearly 20 people who started the class, only 3 or 4 people manage to ace it with everyone else either dropping out or getting an incomplete.
I wasn't ready to stop my studies with my CIS degree which was an associates so then I decided to transfer to a four year college to pursue a Bachelors in Mathematics as this would serve as a bridge for me to either stay in CIS or go into education. I ended up teaching developmental mathematics as an adjunct a few years without even having a Masters degree along with tutoring for several years in math and IT. Eventually, I went back for a Masters in Education Technology and worked as a Project Program Specialist for TRIO federally funded programs. After doing that for 7 years, I am currently working in Healthcare IT as an Applications Analyst. Mathematics is a versatile field that can take you many places. My programming skills are not that strong although I do have a moderate foundation in web / software development.
@@zorkmeadd Econ is harder than CS. The thing is why he hates CS could be it's so borrringgg... I personally loves econ and hate cs because studying about computers for whole 4 years is boring. On the other hand, I found econ much harder but damn interesting.
Here I am, a flute performance major lol. I just want to make music and bring joy to people’s lives and have fun. I hate that money is such a big factor in our lives. I feel like I’m doing something “lesser” sometimes because I study music. But great, informative video. 👏🏻
Hilariously, I don't regret my BAS in Medical Anthropology. It's definitely not your usual, but it was a wonderful experience!
- The top 5 least regretted majors are Health Sciences and Technologies, Health Administration and Assisting, Engineering, Business, and Computer Science and Mathematics.
- Health-related majors provide flexibility and stability in job prospects, although job satisfaction may vary.
- Engineering degrees are challenging but highly valued and can lead to high-paying careers.
- Business degrees offer versatility and opportunities for entrepreneurship.
- Computer Science and Mathematics degrees are in high demand and offer good job prospects despite being stressful.
- It is important to plan and research career paths before choosing a major.
Here's a little fun experiment I'd like to try, using... me! I want to major in Finance when I go to college. I know a lot of people major in business because their parents guilt them into going, but I think the same can be said for engineering, medical school, law school... pretty much anything that isn't the liberal arts. I am going because I genuinely love learning about economics, and I have some other skills like public-speaking and writing that I think could help me a lot in my future career. SO, here's to me doing what it is that makes me happy, even if I change my major a billion times after I post this comment haha!
Yeah, I'm a nurse. I can work as much ot as I want and get a job in any city or town but it is an extremely stressful job. Especially in current times. I enjoy the job when it's not bogged down by staffing shortages and politics but right now, not so much.
I feel you :(
Got my Comp Sci (Hons) degree. Had to go back to finish it after my first kid, but it was worth it. So worth it.
Health care is DEPRESSING ! Trust and believe
Money and status doe.
As depressing as it is it can be as equally rewarding
Please don’t tell me that I just finished all my prerequisites 😩
If you are sensitive and have a weak stomach, it is not for you.
It would be a lie if life has never been depressing tbh
Don’t really like Compsci and Math being lumped together. Math, as a single major, seems super regrettable. I already regret choosing it and not a similarly difficult major like Compsci lol.
@Parker Moss sure. i love math. ive even done undergrad math research. but looking back on a wealth of proof based rigorous classes Ive aced and the ones I’m taking it’s clear that this isn’t quickly building to anything marketable. to continue delving deeper into this you need to be grad school material - I’m not grad school material personally, so it feels like a waste.
@Parker Moss while math is amazing, it's not that great of a major if you're looking to become anything other than a math professor.
@@KarateLauren would a business + math major be better/beneficial?
@@chaerihwi5117 yes.
@@clutterkase are you fucking kidding me? Tell me what it is your doing in your proof classes that your doing? Your developing logical argument skills by proving theorems with axioms and definitions…. You know how filthy of a lawyer you could be? Apply to law school, you will run circles around these pre-law polisci majors who want to go into law. As a math major you have developed rigorous critical thinking skills to be able to prove statements with logic and reasoning, a job the best lawyers have. Consider law school.
For me it wasn't all about the money but I wanted to work remotely, travel more, have more flexibility to pursue my hobbies and 2/3 is possible now only because I went to college and got a computer engineering degree. The money is enough to live and I get ridiculous flexibility and balance working remote. I really could not be happier.
I just started my first semester back to college this Spring (was gonna start last Fall but I was denied FAFSA due to my GPA from when I dropped out 9 years ago, which was low due to me regrettably not giving a flying crap about college), and I thought long and hard about what I'd wanna get a degree in; something that I could enjoy but would be lucrative...so I'm aiming for a Computer Science degree~ watching this video makes me feel really good about my choice, I'm gonna work hard at it~
How has it been so far ? The workload and the material ? I dropped out this year but will be continuing next fall and hope to pursue computer science as well
@@karlarios5609 Oh, I can't give an accurate representation of it yet~ Since I was denied FAFSA, we have to pay out of pocket until I can raise my GPA back up, so rn I'm only taking one class online, which works for me because we have four kids so I don't have to find a sitter for them to go to class. I just do my work around their schedules haha...and I'm just taking College Algebra for now, since it's a prerequisite for Calculus~
So far, so good, though! I'm really enjoying it; I like math a lot so that helps and the hubby has helped a lot by keeping the kids distracted for me so I can focus on the notetaking when I need to, whenever he's home~ I figure by the time I take/retake enough classes to raise my GPA back up, the kiddos will be old enough to be in school/preschool (I just had a baby last September) and I can start a larger workload of classes~
Take your time. Do only a couple computer science classes at first to get the hang of it. It can be scary and stressful but trust me once you know basic coding, how to research how to solve problems and add features, the rest falls into place.
@@angelgjr1999 thanks so much for the advice and encouragement. Some days I get scared that I'll be overwhelmed and can't do it...but I know I can, I just gotta keep pushing forward and not let my doubt get the better of me. I remember being really good at coding back in school when they taught the older formats, I had a real passion for it back then. Then adulthood happened, marriage, work, children, you know the drill...so I know there's a lot I need to catch up on and a lot to reintroduce myself to...but if i could do it then as a mere 11-18yo, i can do it now as a grown woman lol
I chose to be a mechatronics major despite not liking math back in high school. Weirdly enough, after years of working, I went back to school to understand math better. University is definitely a better experience and the internet has made it easier for me to digest information.
I have a strange relationship to college, I am currently a senior about to graduate into the after effects of a COVID world.
I have developed a lot as a person in 4 years, I have learned what I do NOT what to do with my career and what directions I would be okay doing, but I have learned that the price tag for my collage experience (without the scholarships I got) would not have been worth what I got.
I am a graphic design major, that has a lot of creativity and leeway in what I can do with that, but at the same time, if I had just worked 4 years at a graphic design firm, I would have learned a lot more, but I don't think I would have grown as much as a person. Do I regret going to college? No, or at least not completely. If I could do it again would I do it differently? Yes. I would have chosen a different college, maybe one where I could have tried more things, different class selections, new country, IDK. but for an 18 yo coming out of high school it was the right decision then.
I have a business degree in finance and it’s awesome. I love it.
The sad part is unless you continue for at least a master or CFA (Charted Financial Analyst) or CFP (Certified Financial Planner), you’re not gonna get paid much. Despite already having a lot of understanding of the financial view of the world, you need those certifications to get paid more. And it cost more time and money to continue to pursue those certifications too.
@LoserJ7 very true and CFA is very involved
@THERE WAS NO CHECK!!!
Truth 🤣🤣💀
Because an undergrad in business and finance is really just a "basis". Pay with such a degree is okay but nothing exceptional. More chances with an MBA or something you indicated. With a solid finance degree you can also make a side step towards actuarial sciences. Lots of money but then again, lots of study. Mind you that lots of people already have a job when "advancing" their studies, so you do have income. But it's a hard life when working AND studying. But ultimately the result is rewarding. On the other hand, there is nothing on TV and social media sucks, so why not study?
@THERE WAS NO CHECK!!! finance is a great degree people who become certified in finance blow everyone else out of the water in earnings and they already have investing and money management skills to grow wealth
@@itsaccer7443 Yo! exactly finance or I think any other business degree is great. I think alone undergrad in business finance is great obviously you need MBA or CFA/CFP for growth and that's fine I mean you already got so much knowledge in undergrad and you just need more qualifications to step forward on corporate ladder.
Im about to graduate my Master's in geography. While I dont know how my career will play out, I definitely do not regret taking geography at all. These past years were the peak of my life so far
I’m thinking of majoring in geography! It’s one of my favorite subjects! How was the journey?
@@pokedrew192
Awesome! The field trips and excursions were the highlights. I can recommend the physical geographic subjects
McDonald's?
@@yoursilly2106 indeed
@@yoursilly2106
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I chose education with a concentration in elementary special education. I’m still in college but there’s times I have doubts I’ll be a good teacher. I’m scared of messing up and or my fellow teachers treating me less due to my disabilities or not even getting the job because I have disabilities. I know the workplace especially public schools can’t discriminate against anyone with a disability but I’ve heard of stories of workplaces firing their disabled employees based on disability .
I would say that as long as you keep that mindset you shouldn’t be scared of being a bad teacher! One of my teacher always tells me that she was a bad teacher in the beginning, but teaching is a learning experience. I really hope that schools don’t treat you badly because of your disabilities, but kids can be brutal too.
Same here, I chose secondary education major in English. I only chose this because I've always wanted to be an English teacher in Japan, but I kind of have a disability. I don't know what it is yet (don't want to self diagnose) but I'm planning to meet a psychiatrist to help me with this problem of mine.
Honestly, I bet kids with the same disability such as yours will be inspired and look up to you, so please keep going.
I’m still in high school and I would like to go for aeronautical engineering or urban planning because I love aviation and planes as well as helping my city evolve in some way so I would like to know about urban planning for that reason. But then again, that SAT test is gonna be something…
If you feel that the SAT (or ACT) is "gonna be something" then that's not a good sign, I am afraid.
@@mathisnotforthefaintofheart yup I agree
commenting on this because i also wanted to do both of these things in college ! now i study supply chain management 🤣 long story. i really hope you go down the path you love
@@mathisnotforthefaintofheart it's a bs test that's built to contradict everything you're taught in school. It doesn't test intelligence or critical thinking, just test prep.
@@writeeat7364 Hey, I didn't invent these tests either. If it were up to me, I would get rid of those tests and replace them with more difficult ones. Now, even with a 20 on the ACT you can go to college. I work in academia, I see it everyday
Computer Science is a difficult degree but if you enjoy it, you LOVE it. It teaches you how to think and how to solve problems
It's intelligence based that's why so many people drop out
if you own a business and it's successful your probably going to make more money then all the other degrees combined. Business is unlimited salary as long as your the one doing it
🤔 it’s actually a little more complicated that than . . . But it’s definitely possible.
@@meks194 alooooottt
As a cs math double major this video makes me happy
Hello, I'm probably going to start Computer Science Bachelors Degree this year. Is math double major worth it? Did you like math and were you already good at math going in?
@@brickster000 Hi! I am not the person you replied to and I am still a second year but I wanted to give you my opinion if you want, so idk how it works where are you but for me if I wanted to get a computer science degree I had to take a mathematics and computer science course then choose what I wanted to specialize in in my second year, I have never been a big fan of maths and didn't really pay it much attention in highschool but I really enjoyed it in my first year at university although I found linear algebra 2 quite challenging, I still liked attending the classes and I loved all the other math classes we had, I personally find that some of the math that I learned last year is useful for some of the computer science classes that I am taking this year, all this to say that I personally would recommend you take the math classes for your computer science degree if you can, I think you will find it useful. I wish you all the best in your studies ❤
Shane could you do a video on physics? Would be interesting since engineering is covered a lot
If you’re wanting to know what getting a degree in physics is like, I can tell you first hand having just graduated in the spring that it’s hell. It’s a very rewarding experience having completed it, but the journey to get there took ALOT of hard work and dedication. Don’t do a physics degree if you’re bad at math, if you’re extremely motivated and want to get good at math take the time to learn the necessary pre req’s before starting (I.e. make sure you’ve mastered algebra and trig).
@@N7_CommanderShepard biomedical engineering or physics?
@@alanandrew3140 Nah man go for physics, you will be a theoretical god. + You can do a wide variety of masters
Yes Shane, I’d love a video on physics
@@alanandrew3140 engineering career path is pretty straight forward, good hs grades, college, internships in summer 2yrs and 1yr before grad, graduated, work for a company that you interned with. Easy, rock solid, etc
Physics is not a well traveled path, you have to forge your own path.
Big 🧠 is engineering physics.
I'm at the end of my junior year double majoring in Math and Music with emphases/minors in Data Science and Composition. College had truly changed me as a person and I would've been absolutely nowhere. Being surrounded by all these disciplines, all the people pursuing them and the crazy account of exposure.
that’s an interesting dual degree! if you’re comfortable sharing, what do you intend on doing in the future with it?
@@Zoe-tg4dl I don't have much of an idea! The only thing I'm like semi-sure about is that I want to work where I can do music composition on the side as a side hustle or something similar
Aryaman Manish Joshi - Composer best of luck to you then! i’m sure with the way the music industry is growing atm, if you wanted to, there would definitely be a role for you that would incorporate both of your degrees. who knows!
Very nice, I have a Master's in Health Sciences (Management concentration), I'm very happy with my choice. Currently run a hospital department, looking to get my license to manage nursing homes.
Could you tell more about this program? Which country did you do your degree from?
i think I've gotten to a level where I watch shane's videos religiously..Though I still don't ever know what to do with my life LMAO
Bro aint no way u jus like me at dis point considering military or college
@@Sam-my1lr lmaooo shits krazy
Future school counselor here...let me practice with you lol Figure out your passions, interests and PURPOSE first! And then commit to a major or field to study on
@@toberszn7112 bro stop omg that's literally me rn
@@franciscocolin2008 thanks for the words😭😭 Ill be trying
i love that shane tells us to gently tap the like button instead of the popular ''smash''. 1 gentle tap earned!
I'm a pacifist
Watching your vids always makes me feel so good about myself. Currently working on a network admin degree (might change to cyber but haven’t decided yet)
Hey bro,where are you from??
And network admin degree?
And we can switch majors?
Wow!
@@jiya5423 hey Jiya! I’m from philly but reside in Texas.
The degree I’m working on is Network Administration. Basically, the ones who set up internet access. Configuring routers and switches so that all devices have connection to internet. Also the person who controls access within work devices.
If you’re attending a college in the states, you can change your major at any time. Sometimes being beneficial, sometimes not. The reason I’m considering changing, is because of the fact that most computer science degrees have a lot of the same classes. Meaning, even if I change my degree, there won’t be THAT many new classes that I have to take to satisfy the grad requirement
I was from a Social Science (Social Work) diploma but chose a different route for my degree. I took a part-time Human Resource Management degree while working full-time as an office admin of a Construction firm. I still don’t know what I want out of life. 😅
I majored in computer engineering and love it. Many software and hardware roles available to me
It pays well right? I'm doing CSE btech in India
let's go Shaun! taking huge advice from the channel and taking my time with my degree in my first year in college :)
Missed the opportunity to have your thumbnail picture say "No MAJOR Regrets".
I'm very pleased with my Chiropractic College degree which I've been putting to great use for 28+ years now.
I know many fellow DCs who also don't regret their degree along with a fair amount of other Chiropractors who do regret theirs.
I'm from Africa(Ghana) but ur videos made me go for computer science(I really love maths),,I'm a computer science freshman,,I hope I made the right choice?, wish me well
Good luck with the degree! I'm willing to bet you'll be killing it ;)
@@chombodeluxe7303 thank you ❤️
Writing skills apply to that message at the end just as much as video production, sales, and coding, the way you talk about how much you can leverage just one person. You can write one book that sells millions of copies, and the chances aren't much more ridiculous than your youtube videos getting millions of views, coding the next facebook, or reaching millions in sales. I just don't think that was a very solid concept.
I go to this channel every time I have doubts about studying computer science. Never disappoints to give me motivation to study.
My strategy would be to study a healthcare degree as my first degree. Healthcare is a knowledge that you cannot self learn and relies on a lot of clinical experience that others will never obtain unless you are in that profession. My next step would be business for my grad degree from to get credit and prestige for a job. Then Last thing I would acquire will be data analytics as my computer sci qualifications because the industry doesn’t require a full degree for people to join anyway.
Any major is a good major if you put the work in 😌
I’m currently in 4th year of engineering and will be needing a 5th year bc it’s so hard 😭😭😭. It’s impossible for me to take 5 classes since almost all classes have labs which take up a lot of time and trigger my migraines. Sometimes I just wanna give up 🥲 but I’m so close to the end.
You got this Marianne you will be proud of yourself when it’s over :)
That's why changing careers to first 🙌🏻
ya me too
i had done my undergrad in Mechanical Engineering now gonna grab Data Science grad!
Shane thank you for creating this video. I know that you already talk about Data Science in previous videos but I wonder if you can make a video about Data Science. Once again thank you for making this really helpful videos! ❤️
Oh THIS !
Your videos have been super helpful as a parent trying to help your high schooler figure out their future college plans! Binged quite a few of your videos today and noticed that although the video quality wasn't as good in the beginning, you seemed to be having more fun than in your newer content. Hope you are still enjoying what you are doing, because you are providing some really good information. But I am a psychology major so I may be reading more into it than is really there...Lol. All the best!
Thanks, April! Appreciate the feedback
Thinking about Business + technology but I’ve been out of school for about 2 years. Kind of nervous to go back.
Don’t be nervous. I took a semester off because of so many variables but burn out was the main reason why I did it. That semester allowed me to do so many things I wanted to do, I came back into college with a different drive and a better degree as I was originally in Graphic Designing but switched to Learning & Technology. I just graduated college a little under a week ago. So my advice, prep yourself the only way you know how because it’s not a race but a triathlon. You got this.
I went back after a decade and I’m actually excelling now. I went from a 2.0 student to a 4.0 student
I'll never regret getting my undergrad and graduate degrees in engineering.
It was one of the most stressful tings I have ever done in my life. The graduate degree wasn't bad, but the undergrad in E.E., holy smokes, prepare to give 4-5 years of your life away. That being said, get ready to have 40+ years of relative stress-free living with a solid income and job security til the day you retire.
** EDITED ** - Original comment was a bit over the top and passive aggressive. Looking back, it needed to reflect my opinion and not come off as the holier than thou comment it originally was. My bad, guys.
Lessgoo EE playas
Who hurt you bro?
@@mikell.6064 I hurt him by injecting black tar heroin in him
@@mikell.6064 I'll thumbs-up that comment xD
@@mikell.6064 bruh 💀💀
Glad you didn’t put psychology since you’re always shutting on it when some of us actually want to be therapists and you can build a reasonably comfortable lifestyle around it 😉😀😒
Guys if you are having hard time with finance... Remember, community college is BETTER THAN NO COLLEGE.
Graduating in a 3 months with a civil engineering undergrad degree from UT Austin & headed to grad school for civil … do I regret my major? not really. But beware all future civil engineers: if you aren’t passionate about making structures and bridges for public or private etc, you’re gonna hate your life even more that the standard. I’m at the cusp of this line and found myself in severe depression spouts during that degree. But I still don’t regret it (: Good luck future college kids!!
Shane, please do a video on biomedical science major . Thanks
What is BioMedical Science? Sounds like a fake degree.
Thanks for sharing your opinion. Question was for Shane though. Happy holidays.
@@ronkethewriter Again what is BioMedical Science? I have degrees in STEM and don't understand what BioMedical Science would be. BioMedical is an application, not a fundamental science. We have BioMedical Engineering that is the use of engieeering to applications related to Medicine. BioMedical Engineering is a subdisipline of Biological Engineering. So BioMedical Science makes no sense.
Shane will give an answer soon I’m sure.
I had always regretted not finishing my Chem E degree, but it just wasnt doing it for me. I love chemistry and just went for it, resigning myself to the fact that I'd have to spend another 5 years in grad school to really learn it and get a decent job. It took even more time and a couple of different jobs for me to truly be content with the path I chose. It doesnt hurt my feelings that the Chem E's ask me how to run processes either 🙂
Great insights and glad you were able to find your path in life
majoring in chemistry was my deepest regret, since i did not want to do a PhD, and that's what you need for the good jobs.
As a mathematician working in academia I approve this message
i finished my first semester of college at montana state university for computer science....got a 2.4gpa and I actually tried. Need to get a 3.6gpa this semester in order to keep my scholarship and stay here. Though I was thinking maybe go to georgia state/local community college or college and do computer science there since it is low consequence if I do poorly on some cs classes. Idk still up in the air because I also am interested in marketing and maybe exercise science.
Stick with CS. It’ll be worth it. Try to figure out what made you struggle in your classes. Do you need to cut time from working/socializing/whatever to make time to go to office hours or work with a study group? Also most colleges have free tutoring as well, look into it. There’s nothing wrong with getting help… you’re paying to learn already so use every resource that you can… Eventually the concepts will click in your head. It’s very hard at first, but you’ll be a better off for going through this.
You should always start off at a community college
If that was just your first semester, you better stay on your toes. I’m in my second year and in my data structures and algorithms class we had 28 students and at the end we had only 9 people pass the class… Practice programming in your free time always, and watch videos of programmers coding through different situations.
I definitely think it’s worth it to try to stick to cs even if you transfer. I was going to go to Georgia state or kennesaw but ended up at a college in ky with bad professors in the department of csc. At the time, I was only worried about cost but came to realize reputation of professors plays a significant role. We have TA’s who do the teaching for the most part, and the head of the dept is not easily accessible so I ended up dropping the class and the major. If you like it, you should definitely think about continuing it but if you dread coding, you should try something you enjoy. But it’s all up to you. Remember even if you major in one thing, it doesn’t mean everything else is closed off. I’ve seen music majors become academic advisors and political science students get into coding on their own time.
Marketing is a great and worthful major then CS tbh.
i’m double majoring in the future with financial management & i plan on pursuing health management on the side so i can work as the CFO of the hospital one day
I majored in accounting, now I'm a CPA, great career
It is! Actually made an entire video dedicated to that :)
Has anybody here double majored Business and Marketing? I'm thinking of going for those together, I'm not sure though. Maybe getting a Adverstiment minor too. IT's so stressing lol.
Me rnn and with finance
@@ciaraandrade112, what's Rnn? Thanks for commenting
@@alonso5986 “right now” 😂
@@ciaraandrade112, thanks. English is not my first language so there are some terms i still don't know.
In my school, both Business and Marketing are the same thing. You have to choose a concentration like Marketing and still have to complete basic accounting, management, B-law, information system, Human Resources courses.
No major is regretted if it’s something you enjoy!
Most of us want to enjoy a nice paying job tho
@@tyler_7749 depends on your standards of living. People like Kim Kardashian wouldn’t be satisfied from the pay of the highest paying STEM degree.
@@prettyme4387 yea im sure people who can spend 7 figures on a birthday party aren’t satisfied with entry level salaries
I literally told everyone that I can't do comp sci because i have no interest in it but everyone is going into it and making me rethink things AHHHHHHHHHH
Don’t do something just because other people are doing it. This is your life. Do it for you.
don’t do it bc other ppl are. especially if u have no interest. you’ll just end up hating ur job and ur life. plus, going into a career where there’s an increasing amount of people means more competition
why would u base ur post grade plans on what other people are doing...
Engeniring is the hardest thing you will do up to this point except body building show 🙄
Information Systems is a great major, especially with business courses included. You can land any job in most industries with it.
Basically degrees that guarantee ease of jobs.
me taking up language and literature:
👁👄👁
...yep same
You make the best and most helpful videos!
Wish your channel was around when I was in highschool!
I want to combine business, tech & engineering so something like computer science or industrial engineering or even some sort of double degree situation could work, although I'm quite smart and good at maths I'm not on an Einstein/genius level (in Finland's matriculation exam I got the 2nd best grade on a scale of 1-7) smart which is sort of needed for engineering etc. So that could end up being an issue lol
when I’m only good at English & foreign language
Can you talk about aviation management/airport and airline management
What about exercise physiology? Planning on getting my masters/ doctorate.
I am doing geology engineering, right now I am regreting it because of how much I need to learn, but I know that in future I wont, actually when I pass exam, it is kinda fun😂
Do you think you can make a video on the subject of career transfers in 30s. Best college degrees for 30 year olds and career changes.
You should open your own fitness club , it will pay you more than all these degrees
Been a fan for years Shane love your videos!
History degrees surprisingly are also very versatile. I didn't realize that until this past month (Jan 2022), do I recommend it no. Its a pain in the ass, and I was studying just as hard if not harder because you are having to learn how to write in a historical way. So if you don't like writing, avoid History Degrees all together. You will end up having to learn languages, at mini 30 page papers once a quarter, and if you do a school like SNHU, your quarters are 10-12 weeks long, so you have that time to research what you need for the final paper, and then on top of that you have papers to write during the course. So really, when it comes to history, unless you love history, and love writing about it, avoid it like the plague.
Thanks for the insight :)
Could you do a video on media production? It’s consider communication but I’ve never heard that specific major mentioned on here
Aye nice! I like media and mass communications.
Got my degree in media and information!
@@TheTaco2222 how’s it going? I’m getting a media production degree and I’m not going to lie I’m a little scared about future job prospects
@@karinaguzman4756 I’m doing great and am in a pretty good job at a local PBS station. I will add a caveat, It wasn’t easy to find the job and it’s a tough business, but super rewarding if you persevere. I get to do so many cool things I never would have gotten to experience and I get to be paid to do them too.
I have a feeling that 50-60% of those comp sci jobs actually want an IS major, but it's not as well known
is?
@@deebosamuel9068 information science
No regret no major
8:49 Not sure if it is majority like this, when we were studying for EE and ME at RIT we were partying every weekend still. Unless it has changed in the last 10 years.
We all know that Computer Science is number 1.
Too many bandwagoners
Hey I’m one of them: I graduated with a CS degree three years ago and I’m very proud of my decision.
I’m debating between computer science and software engineering, and I’m leaning towards CS. From what ive researched thus far, they pretty much have the same job prospects and you attend a lot of the same classes, the main differences being CS having more electives and being more math based and less teamwork based, and software engineering having the credibility of being an engineer. But like, they have the same job prospects anyway so i could become a software engineer with a CS degree which allows me more free time for the same result.
Can you do a video on dentistry?
I can’t lie three best majors in my opinion that will get you high paying jobs are Business, Media and Technology (I.E Engineering & computer science)
I am currently majoring in mathematics and I am two years into my degree. I don’t really have a plan for the part after I graduate, but we will get there when we get there😳
Me a physics majors laughing at how people call engineering hard
Ah yes, me, an environmental engineer, who has to take masters level courses for biology, chemistry, and physics is clearly not as smart as you. Well done good sir. You have established you are the smartest human. Thank you for your abstract maths. Good luck with space.
You felt really comfortable saying that as if chemical, aerospace, and biomedical don’t exist lol. Other engineers you could argue either way. But these are notoriously hard, and harder than physics for sure lol. Anyways both engineers and physics are hard, and this feels like superior complex thing.
@@MajorStalker8D right? I’ve had to take economics and philosophy courses to get through engineering as well, it’s challenging because it’s so broad and specialized at the same time. You can’t have just one strength and get through it it’s such a rounded profession.
I’m happy I want to do computer science
Thank you for ur videos 👍
I did a double major in political science and human rights degrees then Idid my masters in International human rights law in Queens University Belfast I currently work for the International Criminal Court started my own human rights NGO IN South Africa and married a Malawian model I think I turned out just fine
"Coding" and "programming" are different things. Stop conflating them. A "coder" offen makes less than a "programmer" and coding is fairly easy to learn compared to programming. There are overlaps but think of it this way, coding is built on programming. The Browser is built in C++ but what you see is HTML (or the alternatives), javascript, and CSS (and/or styles content management systems).
I regret going to college. I'm at a job I'm miserable at. Start a business y'all.
I’m in high school, I don’t know what to do. Any advice?
could you pls talk about biotechnology degree in detail pls
Yes please
I love being a creative person but dang why couldn’t I have been gifted at numbers 😭
the audio clipping could be stopped with a limiter or compressor on the microphone.
Engineering, math, tech, and some business degrees I bet
hi shane, could you make a video about the following topics, how to work in the us ( I am french doing Bachelor's degree in Comp sci), and is it woth it to try to have good grades in higher education, thanks
Can you please do a video for medical laboratory science?
Currently went back to school for computer science and I’m already struggling with pre-calc, not sure if it’s for me.
How are you doing?