Know-How Exchange : Student Questions

Sorry, but we can't answer your question, because we don't know your goals, strengths, weaknesses, values and priorities.

We can't even give you the process for making the decision because the best way to make decisions like this is NOT by adding up all the pluses and minuses. It's by trusting your gut feeling and going with it. Your intuition is great for decisions like this one, and it's more reliable than anyone else's intuition ... because it knows you better than any one else does.

Sorry there is no easy answer we can provide. But if you'll trust me on this and really follow your gut feeling, you'll make the right decision.

Want to read more about this phenomenon? Try this book:

How We Decide, by Jonah Lehrer. Here's a link to Amazon for more information: https://bit.ly/8YNxKp

Get the degree in what you are interested in, not what looks like it would give you the best income. If you do what you love, the money will follow. If you do what pays well but don't like, you will not be happy. So now your goal should be to find what you love. Also find out if you can change majors even after you declare one - as this tells you how much time you really have to find what you love.

You don't need a business undergrad degree to get an MBA.

If you can't decide on what you love, then you may want to choose a degree that is most flexible, allowing you the most paths for the future. Turns out that many people don't work in an area related to their degree, and that isn't really a problem.

As the moderator said, we really don't have much to help you out on. My recommendation would be to visit a career counsellor, a good one, and he/she would probably be able to help you out better.

But, for my own 2 cents, I can tell you that if you don't like what were doing, don't do it.
Change immediately. If you keep at it you'll burn out... good money or not.
As Peter said, find something that you love.

Also, keep one thing in mind: What you have learnt previously...That WILL come in handy later.
I first did an MBA and then switched from that to a Masters in IT, which turned out to be a healthy mix of IT and business (which I was easily able to identify and work with..without having to actually delve into its technical aspects)

A lot of companies nowadays (at least mine) do not just look at your MBA (later in life), they'll see that you did an engineering degree, a BSc etc.. and they'll figure out if you're the real deal. If you know where you are and where you want to be... or just plain confused.

You like Computer Science? You never know, you'll actually find a specific field in there that you actually really identify with.. and you might end up pursuing that as a side option (special certifications etc).

So, if you can find something in your course that (quoting Peter) "is most flexible", you shouldn't have a problem work-wise or money-wise. Keep your options (and your mind) open mate.


Best of Luck