What are you studying or did study?

[celestia]

I've done a search for this topic and either 'students' and 'studying' aren't in the thread.. or I am just 3am blind.
Well okay, I've found a similar topic, but i'd like to extend this topic to highschoolers and current students.) If possible, mods, please remove the 'or did you study' in the title as I forgot to change it before I noticed.. I'm sorry!!


I'm so taken by the diversity on this board and I know we come from all different backgrounds- yet all similarly love MAC. So for those who are students studying at university/TAFE/college at the moment:

What/where are you studying? what are your future academic and career plans?


I'm currently studying psychology in Melbourne, Australia and I'm hoping to complete a masters in Industrial/Organisational (I/O) psychology and then an MBA both overseas. I'm also contemplating a product/industrial design degree sometime down the track out of pure interest. I hope to work in the human resources/organisational management field, as an organisational psychologist and consultant.
It was NEVER my first choice. I used to think that this was the last field I'd ever want to get into, but I woke up one day and decided that it was perfect for me. I love planning and developing and building on past examples to make something great, even better.

How about you guys?
I know we may not follow the same education system and some of us may still be in highschool but we're all MAC lovers, right? I'm all ears!!

 

[n_c]

I graduated in 2007 with a B.S. in Justice Studies.

Will start my Master's in Public Admin. this fall

 

[miss sha]

I'm an English major with a concentration in writing. I've just started an art minor and will be concentrating on graphic design, which is what I wanted to go to school for originally.

My goal is to work in the art department of a book publishing house, preferably doing typography/typesetting. My DREAM would be to work in the package/marketing design of a video game company (Team ICO? YES PLEASE!), but that's not super likely.

I would like to continue my education by getting a masters in graphic design, but 1) don't really have the money, and 2) I don't know if my minor would qualify me enough to get a masters in art.

 

[Willa]

**Feels small right now**

 

[Skin*Deep]

I have a bachelor's degree in animal science, I was a veterinary nurse for 6 years, having a degree definitely helped me get into management.....my career goals are to never go back to that messy under paying job again, but to continue to move up with my current company.

 

[monter]

I took a class in industrial psych and really enjoyed it.

In undergrad, I double majored in Organizational Communications and French, double minored in Music and History of Ideas. Org Comm was interesting - it was a speech major that focused on interaction within organizations (hence the industrial psych class!). History of Ideas was an honors minor; it was basically taking seven classes that focused on how different texts (be it literature, music, art, whatever) influenced/were influenced by the ways of thinking at the time. Really interesting.

After undergrad, I did a four and a half month intensive paralegal certificate.

And now I'm in law school.

I have one year left. I'm hoping to get a job in the prosecutor's office in Chicago.

Everyone that knew me in high school is really, really surprised I didn't pursue music education or possibly performance. I still love music, but I really don't like teaching, and entertainment is such a hard field to break into. The way I figure, being a trial attorney in Chicago - and being in court almost every day, like prosecutors here are - is performance of a kind.

There's so much theatre in a trial.

 

[socalledemo]

I am going to be starting at USD this fall. ^_^ I plan to double major in Philosophy and Economics. I want to go to law school afterwards. Most of my friends are saying I would make a good lawyer but I realy have no idea if I would. xD

 

[malaviKat]

I have an undergrad (Bachelor of Arts) degree in City Studies (Urban Planning) and Public Policy and I completed a collaborative Masters degree in Human Geography and Environmental Studies last fall. Following in that vein, I am starting a PhD in Geography/Environmental Studies in September with a political ecology focus and a dissertation topic that will likely involve assessing carbon finance projects.

When I began university I wanted to be an accountant and/or work in finance in some capacity. I think I may still do that, but it will be from an entirely different perspective than I had originally planned as I think I've benefited from the "humanizing" aspects of both geography and environmental studies. I have a lot of doors open to me right now though...so I may just end up as a university prof. Who knows. I have thoroughly enjoyed my teaching experiences thus far.

P.S. Given my background...sometimes loving MAC as much as I do makes me feel incredibly guilty!

 

[MissRobot]

I graduated in June 2008 with a B.S. in Marketing. Unfortunately that's right about the time the economy went meh and I'm still unemployed and thinking about going back to school for an advanced degree.

Any advice from anyone who has gone through a similar situation would be much appreciated.

 

[celestia]

n_c: what got you interested in judicial studies? We don't have a similar degree in my area offered a science but I think it'd be awesome!

miss_sha: I've been thinking about marketing as a fallback if my current plans don't work out..but I'm still much too paranoid about the word 'SELL'.
Can you get loans from the government where you live or are you required to pay in full upfront?

Willa: If you don't mind me asking, why would you feel small? Nowadays study is for anyone who needs to sweeten their value and disguise their lack of experience- against those who have industry experience! Any age any time! I definitely was not my intention to belittle anyone with this topic. D: After all, it all comes down to aiming for a goal and then getting there, right? It's not what the occupation is that's important. (It may not even come close to what you want to say so please, don't hesitate to respond and correct me.)

Skin*Deep: animal science is INTENSE. If you don't mind me asking, was the 'messy under paying job' in the same field?
monter: YAY! industrial psych

I'm not entirely familiar with an 'honours minor' History of ideas DOES sound interesting! I wish we had something like that offered here. haha I love how different (or similar) education systems can get
.
MAN I wish our trials were more theatrical... are there national mock trial competitions of any sort? haha that in itself would be a marvelous spectacle I'd love to experience- even just once!
It sounds like you've experienced a wide spectrum in the field of study. I'm impressed xD

socalldemo: Philosophy and economics are interesting major choices! I think they're very good choices though! Does entry to law school consider which majors you choose or is it based on overall academic performance and extra-curricular? Only recently have we started with the graduate law system. We used to be able to get into law straight from highschool and while students still can do that, it's reserved only for those with the top results. For what it's worth, as long as you have the motivation I think you'd do very well

 

[anita22]

I have a Bachelor of Arts in Design (as in graphic design), a Bachelor of Commerce in International Business, and also a postgraduate diploma in International Business. Sounds like an odd combo I know, I basically just studied whatever interested me and hoped it would one day lead to a job I liked

Actually that plan didn't work out too badly, I work in marketing, specifically in the area of brand management, covering several different country markets. So in the end, I managed to find something that requires creativity, business skills, and has an 'international' element to it, too.

Miss Robot - have you thought about doing internships or even getting into a sales role? I know sales is a bit of an ugly word and not for everyone, but if you're serious about getting into marketing it can be a real bonus to have on your CV. To be a good marketer you often have to have a good understanding of your sales teams and how they work, not to mention your client/customer base. I know the previous company I worked for often recruited for marketing roles from its sales team. I guess it ultimately depends what area of marketing you want to end up in, but it's just a thought, and it might be a "foot in the door".

 

[LMD84]

i'm not studying anymore but when i went to university (years ago!) i did journalism. i enjoyed parts of it - writing articles, using programs to sort out paper layouts and photography. but there were also parts i hated! like radio, web and the history of journalism.

i'm not doing anything to do with journalism now and i don't think i ever will. but i did get alot out of uni and use some of the skills i learnt in every day life

 

[Nzsallyb]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Willa **Feels small right now**

dont willa! everyone has their unique talents

at the moment i am studying in a bachelor of medical imaging (i will be a radiographer when i am finished), and i am halfway through my degree.
once i am qualified i will specialise in CT, and i am about to start a bachelor of science (part time), majoring in forensics, so i want to eventually specalise in forensic radiography, which would involve mortuary cases, body identification in mass disasters, and also abuse cases (non accidental injury). i plan to do some law papers too, so that i can understand the law system if i am called into a court case

 

[MACATTAK]

I'm majoring in Liberal Arts, and my goal is to become a Special Education Teacher for severely disabled children.

 

[Willa]

Omg, I'm sorry I didnt mean that saying that you wanted to belittle anyone in here

It's just that I always feel small in front of anybody who had a lot of education
I didnt... in my family education wasnt really something we talked about

I guess it's a weekness for me... but it's all in my mind because I ended up having my home, and all that I needed

After highschool, I did some college but didnt like the classes I took (home design), the school was too far... Lots of things made that I ended up being a secretary. I make good money, but I'm really planning on becoming a professionnal make up artist... One day, one day

 

[lipglass_junkie]

Right now I'm going into my second year, studying for my B.S. in genetics, and possibly a minor in anthropology. From there I'll most likely go into some sort of grad school, or straight into a research position at my university. In the end, I hope to work in epidemiology or fields in genetics like gene therapy

 

[pink_lily82]

I just recently graduated with my Doctorate of Pharmacy degree and I will start working as a pharmacist sometime in July. It's been a long tough road but who hasn't struggled with career choices? What matters is that you're doing something you enjoy. If you're not there yet, just keep thinking that you'll eventually get there and it'll be worth it.

 

[malaviKat]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Willa Omg, I'm sorry I didnt mean that saying that you wanted to belittle anyone in here It's just that I always feel small in front of anybody who had a lot of education I didnt... in my family education wasnt really something we talked about I guess it's a weekness for me... but it's all in my mind because I ended up having my home, and all that I needed After highschool, I did some college but didnt like the classes I took (home design), the school was too far... Lots of things made that I ended up being a secretary. I make good money, but I'm really planning on becoming a professionnal make up artist... One day, one day

I think the most important thing is to be happy with who you are and what you're doing.

Not everybody needs school (and certainly most people don't need extensive schooling) to get to where they want to go in life. It's really counterproductive (read: a waste of time, money and energy) to be in school if you could be out earning a living in a field that makes you relatively (or extremely!) happy.

My bf went to uni for film for a while (before I knew him), decided it would make earning a living a serious challenge even though he was passionate about it and switched to college for 8 months instead. He's had a career for over 10 years now and has no desire to ever step foot in a classroom again. Most of the time I think he got the point far quicker than I did.

Education is usually just a stepping stone to other things. It's never the be all/end all of who you are as a person. And to be honest... formal education can be quite a joke.

 

[Mabelle]

I;m studying Theatre Design in John Abbott College in Montreal.
It's a 3 year program, and i'm going into my final year. After this i plan on working contract jobs building props for a while. Then i'm going to apply for cirque du soleil. Hopefully i can find something there.

 

[sofie1507]

i graduated in accountancy BA with HONS in 2007... and now almost completed my ACCA( associaition of chartered certified accountants)...currently im a part qualified part qualified chartered accountant...one more exam and il be a chartered certified accountant WOOOOOH lol