[IceFire]

Guess I should have studied Geology.  Not sure what I can do with my communications/multimedia degree except more school and then advertising...but the problem with my degree is that I know how content was created, I know how it was spun, and it makes you hate the whole process. They make you hate what you're studying...not really but thats what happens.  Then you can't switch off. Since I graduated...actually since before I graduated I basically cannot switch off.  Every time I watch TV, listen to the radio, read the news paper...my brain is going and its damn annoying!

Starting to think maybe its time to look into teachers college. Anything to get away from tech support.

[lenard27]

I'm a freshman in college right now, hoping to get a degree in history from Allegheny College. I hope to teach high school.  The cool thing about Allegheny is that they are the only college in America with an agreement with Columbia University Teachers College (the best in the nation) that gives me priority admissions there so I can get my teachers certification.

[Kosh]

I hope to teach high school.

May I ask why?

[CP5670]

Its a field that lets you do any kind of science: Physics, Chemistry, Biology (if you are so inclined) Materials Science, etc, etc, at almost any scale (molecular to planetary) and covers a range of topics from resource exploitation to climate change to planetary science.

Come to think of it, applied math can be described the same way, with more options thrown in like engineering and finance. The other students in my program are studying a wide variety of fields, although I am more into the theory side of things myself. I suppose there is not much in the way of outdoor work, but that suits couch potatos like me just fine.

[Inquisitor]

Ice: It matters very little what you got your degree in. The only thing most employers care about is just that you got one.

Science prepared me to be an investigator and troubleshooter. Corporate rent-a-cop is a far cry from field man

[lenard27]

I hope to teach high school.

May I ask why?

Because its what I want to do. I hope to eventually get my Ph.D. become a college professor anyway. The plan right now is to be a high school teacher for 10-12 years, while working on my Ph.D. and then become a college professor until I feel like retiring.

[CP5670]

10-12 years for a Ph.D. sounds like a very long time. What field are you planning to going into? I have heard about some humanities fields taking many years like that. 4 years is more common in math and applied math, although it varies between schools.

Personally, I am sort of turned off by the professor track because of the extreme competition and pressure to publish (at least until you make Associate, but that takes several years) together with the generally low salaries, even though that is the normal career track for mathematicians. And I don't think I would enjoy teaching anyway.

[Colonol Dekker]

I hope to teach high school.

May I ask why?

Because its the quickest route to firearms proficency?

[lenard27]

10-12 years for a Ph.D. sounds like a very long time. What field are you planning to going into? I have heard about some humanities fields taking many years like that. 4 years is more common in math and applied math, although it varies between schools.

Personally, I am sort of turned off by the professor track because of the extreme competition and pressure to publish (at least until you make Associate, but that takes several years) together with the generally low salaries, even though that is the normal career track for mathematicians. And I don't think I would enjoy teaching anyway.

I would be studying for my Ph.D. in the summer or night school. Not full time.  And I wouldn't start work on my Ph.D. for at least 2 years after I graduate.

[colecampbell666]

I hope to teach high school.

May I ask why?

Because its the quickest route to firearms proficency?

[lenard27]

Because its the quickest route to firearms proficency?

Teaching high school wouldn't make me proficient at shooting guns

But I'd be able to dodge those damn bullets better than Neo for sure.

[colecampbell666]

If you're looking to work at a university Dalhousie was recently ranked best research uni outside of the US.