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neelam

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Posted: 16 years ago

So I am a senior in high school right now and applied to all of my colleges as undecided coz i am not sure what i should do.

Here is my dilemea.

For awhile now, I have been really interested in politics, and i really want to major in Political Science or International Relations. The problem is, My parents really want be to take the easy way out and do business or pharmacy, because they said you arent going to make any money after college. But i am not interested in that.

So I dont know what to do, Should i major in business and make easy money after college. Or Should i do what i want (Political Science) and risk not having a job or money after college?

I am confused

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salt

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Posted: 16 years ago

Hmm. I think you should go for something you want, as well as see if you'll make some money in it.

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neelam

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Posted: 16 years ago

^^Yeah i guess, But im kind of scared to take the risk, of doing 4 years of undergrad and getting no where with the degree..You know what i mean?

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salt

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Posted: 16 years ago

Originally posted by: Neelu.RoX
^^Yeah i guess, But im kind of scared to take the risk, of doing 4 years of undergrad and getting no where with the degree..You know what i mean?

yeah.. hmm you could maybe major in business, and then maybe if you are still very much interested do a minor in political science or maybe you could go for political science, and after your degree possibly head for teaching or become a lawyer..

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Mahi

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Posted: 16 years ago

You said your parents want you to take the easy way out and do business and pharmacy? Although you can make a lot of money from these professions, they are not easy. I mean you have to really study a lot and score really high to get into a especially a good grad school.

I won't suggest you to do something that you don't like to do because if you don't like something then you lose the interest and with it determination is gone as well and then that'll leave you for no where.

So my suggestion is that you go after whatever you like as you said political science. There's so much you can do with that... and some professions do make a lot of money too.

Here, I have found a very informative site for you. Go through it and you'll learn a lot about Poli Sci mjors can do.

http://www.marquette.edu/polisci/ugcareers.htm

-Mahi

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neelam

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Posted: 16 years ago

Originally posted by: Sonali06

yeah.. hmm you could maybe major in business, and then maybe if you are still very much interested do a minor in political science or maybe you could go for political science, and after your degree possibly head for teaching or become a lawyer..

actually thats what i have been thinking, go to law school after college...i could do that...or i was thinking about double majoring in poli sci and business...

ughhh this is soo frustrating

thanks for your help tthough😃

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neelam

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Posted: 16 years ago

Originally posted by: -Mystery-
You said your parents want you to take the easy way out and do business and pharmacy? Although you can make a lot of money from these professions, they are not easy. I mean you have to really study a lot and score really high to get into a especially a good grad school.

I won't suggest you to do something that you don't like to do because if you don't like something then you lose the interest and with it determination is gone as well and then that'll leave you for no where.

So my suggestion is that you go after whatever you like as you said political science. There's so much you can do with that... and some professions do make a lot of money too.

Here, I have found a very informative site for you. Go through it and you'll learn a lot about Poli Sci mjors can do.

http://www.marquette.edu/polisci/ugcareers.htm

-Mahi

Yeah, i mean i didnt mean it that way, Business and Pharm are defiantly not easy! But i guess its just typical. I guess..

thanks for the site, will definatly look through it!😃

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Mahi

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Posted: 16 years ago

Originally posted by: Neelu.RoX

Yeah, i mean i didnt mean it that way, Business and Pharm are defiantly not easy! But i guess its just typical. I guess..

thanks for the site, will definatly look through it!😃

Yeah, they really are typical, but then we want people in all of the areas... So pursue your dreams and go for what you want to do!

You're welcome, and I hope that helps.

-Mahi

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-Pinky-

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Posted: 16 years ago

pharmacy and business might be hard but it will ensure that u WILL get a job even tho u will have to study hard for it.. n u will have a secure future..
about the career that u want to go into, i don't no much about it.. but make sure its something that will at least secure ur future. once u have that, u can risk taking up anything in ur life later on

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ummmmm

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Posted: 16 years ago

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i'm not trying to put down your parents, but there are a couple of faulty things about their logic:

1. business and pharmacy are not necessarily easy. pharmacy can be difficult because of all the chemistry involved in it, and business can be difficult because of its competitiveness.

2. although pharmacy is very likely to provide you a secure future (simply because it's healthcare, and healthcare is something that will always be around), business is not. business it very risky since it is closely related to the economic situation of a country (i.e. the fluctuations in the business cycle). one day your business can be booming, and within a few months it can start to die away. just search the internet, and you will find numerous stories of very successful businessmen who end up with little to nothing (or a fraction of what they used to earn). the most recent article i read related to this topic was in the debate section: http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-porterranch7-2008oct07,0,7721919.story

although this is not the case with all businessmen, the important thing to note is that business does not ensure that you will make money after college.

as far as deciding on a major goes, it's easy for me to say that you should do what you're interested in, but the reality is that it's not that easy to go against what your parents would like for you to do. therefore, i honestly don't know what to tell you except that you should try to compromise with them. maybe you can double major; what about trying to major in political science and pharmacy or business?

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