[chinkboye22]

does ne one know nething about Business Administration? b/c it seems like its my last straw to find a major suiting me
its gonna be my 4th year next semester and i've changed from Accounting, to Info Systems, i've wasted about 4 classes which is like 1 semester for me
the 2 intro courses of accounting dragged me into thinkin it was my major, how interesting computers can me dragged me into info systems
i had no knowledge in computers before hand and its hurting me and can't find no john teshin internship etc...

all i want is a good career in life and make like 90k at most, starting i'd be glad with 50k or even 40k, i just wanted to raise a family and have a stable job like everyone else

i have an A in my info systems class b/c i study real hard; he's a nice professor but sorta unorganized and not clear, everyone in the class knows it too, now i have 2 projects and don't know where to start even when reading the guidelines 3 times straight, its like draw a diagram, make a CAT5 cable, draw this draw that; and im like WTF with what? how? now write 6 pages about Fedora Core blah blah blah......i was expecting us to read from the book and test the material on it, he just spews out computer material that makes no sense to me except for basics like say topology

all i can say is i screwed myself over twice.....imma hardworking guy but info systems seems like its a major that all about knowledge on things, and if u don't have the knowledge before hand your screwed, if you don't know crap and u work hard it doesn't matter as much as someone smarter than u

i just to be upperclass working in an office, suit and tie and doing my own thing and say at a big company; i know 2 cousins who have Bus Admin degrees but they just work at the bank, and the major is so broad.......pls help b/c im so frustrated and i've let down my parents and myself, im doing everything i can to achieve a successful future but its not easy as it seems
i wish i was trilangual or was some translator but its a lil too late for that....btw i hate econ, acct, and finance, i hate math...and marketing is a no..so it seems like bus admin is my last choice

[watcher]

90K/year is in the top 10% of American income. You can't just wish for it saying you work hard. It takes effort and skill and know-how. If you can't figure it out, then try harder. Think about what it really takes for you to understand the material and accomplish the task at hand, and plan out a methodical approach to get the job done.

Successful people aren't those people who know how to do a few things. They're the ones who face any challenge and overcome it. People pay big money to other people who have this skill. For those that just do a handful of tasks that don't provide these type of challenges, they become the middle of the pack.

Which one do you want to be?

[itrayya]

good.
now you know what you hate, what you like,
work it out.

it doesnt matter about the 'get out in 4 years'.
it matters that you acutally do your best,
learn a lot and go out into the world knowing what you want to do.

think about it for a while if you're not ready.
dont go into something you dont like.
yes, that's what we'll call... MID- LIFE CRISIS. yes.

you cant just want to be an upperclass man working,
you acutally have to get there,
and get there with your heart too.
i know that your mind might be set there already,
but if you cant deal with the steps along, personal growth is deprived.

bleh. im ranting. rants.

anyways. i just really do want you to get going on with life,
and to get to where your heart is really set.
all those things that you mentioned, what the heck of cheese and mustards! i have no clue.
but see, that shows you're an intelligent man.
dont lag. get on it boy!!!!

everyone wants a good job. everyone wants to support their love ones.
but if you dont have the heart that goes along with the things it takes to get there,
it wont be tooo helpful.
you cant get to D without passing B and C.
but if you're not happy with B and C, you'll just dwell with A always thinking about D.

oh my gosh. i think i literally reached the boring mark.
okay. GOOD LUCK.
you're fine. as long as you can do what you can do, do it.
be happy. that really matters.
a happy heart will lead you further.
take care.

[polaress]

I can somewhat understand with the whole business major. The classes are a pain to sit through, especially when the lectures don't do a thing. I hate econ, macro is stupid and doesn't do mini cooper and marketing as well. I hate math too. I'm majoring in business almost with the same reason as you. I'm just in for the money.

[raspberylotion22]

marketing, accounting, and finance are all branches of the broad field of business administrations. there are also organizational management and production/quality if you're interested in handling human resources or overseeing the production/quality control process. if you wanna do business, you have to have at least some knowledge about those subjects, not just say "oh i hate accounting so i'm gonna skip that."
besides, business is very competitive. if you're easily giving up w/ just a taste of the surface, it'd be really hard for you to survive in this area.

also, just having a business degree doesn't mean you'll have a high-income job in a prestigious company. like your cousins, you are very likely to start off your career with simple jobs like bank tellers (which i don't think requires a college degree), and moving your way up is a slow process. if you truly have no passion for business, i suggest you try something else, because many of the things you hate that you listed are components that make up business administrations.

[sushiwhore]

i feel the same way =( but just realize youre degree will help youget that first job then things will get better with hard work >< and jumping around.

everyone says landing that first internship is really hard, i'm in that boat right now =( jumping around finding the right internship. I have an interview tommorrow with a company i dont find the best for me but i need it o_o

>< good luck. talk to your teachers alot and ask about internships they ususally know people that can hook you up or talk t oyour counselour =)

[D_K]

i just to be upperclass working in an office, suit and tie and doing my own thing and say at a big company; i know 2 cousins who have Bus Admin degrees but they just work at the bank, and the major is so broad.......pls help b/c im so frustrated and i've let down my parents and myself, im doing everything i can to achieve a successful future but its not easy as it seems
i wish i was trilangual or was some translator but its a lil too late for that....btw i hate econ, acct, and finance, i hate math...and marketing is a no..so it seems like bus admin is my last choice

Yo, you basically hate every branch of subject that is involved in business. Once you get into the real world, you'll realize that earning a living is not as cut and dry as it seems in your coursework. No matter what you do, you'll need to think critically, analyze things deliberately, improvise solutions with sound judgment, and ultimately, determine if you can take actions that will translate into profit. No matter what you do in life, you'll need to learn the economic implications of your actions, tread the dangerous, and often highly volatile waters of office politics, and sound interesting enough to appear intelligent.

You need math, marketing, economics, accounting, and finance. You don't need to be an expert in any of these topics, but to be ignorant of the courses that are taught in school will only impede your progress.

Try to develop a passion for learning, regardless of the topic, since this is of minor importance. What's is important is that you keep an open mind and dedicate yourself to self-improvement.

[Pink*]

If you hate the business classes that much then business is probably not right for you.

[chinkboye22]

well i've take all my acct classes and marketing classes required, most of econ, just 1 more high lvl or finance and econ; i don't hate hate it b/c its just a course but i wouldn't want my career in those areas which is why im asking about business admin since its so broad and where do ppl end up 5-10 years down the road with that type of degree

[watcher]

well i've take all my acct classes and marketing classes required, most of econ, just 1 more high lvl or finance and econ; i don't hate hate it b/c its just a course but i wouldn't want my career in those areas which is why im asking about business admin since its so broad and where do ppl end up 5-10 years down the road with that type of degree

business admin is not a focus like finance, marketing and accounting. it's an umbrella term to include all of those things. finance, marketing, information systems are all a discipline inside of business administration. if your school has a separate focus called 'business admin' then i'm not really sure what it fully entails.

people who graduate with a degree in business administration have all focused on one aspect of it. they are the investment bankers, the CIO's, the financial analysts, the marketing directors, accountants, managers, team project leaders, human resource directors etc.

[DKYang]

I see everybody said something about business, I'll just say something about Info Systems. I'm doing a similar major to that one, which is Computer Engineering, just a bit different. Anyways, when you take the class, it shouldn't be meant for people who already know about computers. I mean, some of the people I know don't know anything about computers, but they are doing good in Java. Info systems is not going to be easy at all.

Personally, if you are almost finished with getting your business degree, then get it. After you find a job and get settled, go back to school. Go to the career office, ask advisers, try to find out what you would really like to do. Once you do, then you can go to school while working and possible already having to take care of a family. A lot of people go back to school,

[kiss_bunny]

why dont you try management?

[bBy_sT4r]

^ thats what i was about to say.
business management is a good major

[thermopyle]

Yeah management is pretty good broad business major. Minor in another field and you're pretty much set.
You could even do education and go be a business teacher haha.

[junkers]

I really want to do sales but i just hate econ +statistics+acct required in marketing major. maybe this isnt a right major for me????

[mahcivicslow]

IS is a fast growing field. I personally think it got easier as I went on to upper level classes. Do you like technology?

[chinkboye22]

i thought i liked technology but wasn't like crazy over it, either way i'd rather have a subject be straight forward you know but i have 3 choices for management and they are bus admin, entrepreneurship and small bus mgmt, or international mgmt...so far im leaning to bus admin cuz international does sound cool but i only took 2 sem of french in college but i forgot all of it b/c i don't use it and u have to be like an expert at it...and we have no japanese here and other languages don't interest me much
i need a lot of thinking to do over the summer

[watcher]

i thought i liked technology but wasn't like crazy over it, either way i'd rather have a subject be straight forward you know but i have 3 choices for management and they are bus admin, entrepreneurship and small bus mgmt, or international mgmt...so far im leaning to bus admin cuz international does sound cool but i only took 2 sem of french in college but i forgot all of it b/c i don't use it and u have to be like an expert at it...and we have no japanese here and other languages don't interest me much
i need a lot of thinking to do over the summer

don't just think. go seek out each department and ask for resources and learn what each one is about. join any campus clubs/organizations that are related to those focuses. do the thinking after you have all the proper information to make a good decision. if you want to get ahead in the business world, you gotta take the initiative. think fast, think hard and get all your facts together. the most important skill is not one that you'll be taught in the classroom, but the one that you'll need in every aspect of life. that's the key to success. school's just a place to teach yourself a skill of the trade and to expand your perspective through other people, who will hopefully someday be your partners in crime

[dunpingy]

school is nothing like the real world
please don't make decisions on how 'cool' the major sounds
any business major coming out of college will spend the first few years grinding on excel
unless you go manage a walmart or something

[bBy_sT4r]

or you could try hotel management if your school has it.
my older brother had accounting as his major and he thought it was sooo boring but he switched to hotel management~