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redbanditZ28 · 09-24-2008, 08:27 PM

Don't listen to them, do what makes good money. lol. Just kidding. It is important to do something you enjoy on some level. If you think you have found a major that interests you, you may want to do an internship ASAP so you know for sure if you'd like the kind of work that is representative of the major you are in.

You'd be surprised what you may stumble upon when taking general elective classes. I started out as a Sociology major because it came easy to me. Closer to finishing the degree, I took elective courses in the Labor Studies program and I really liked what I learned in Labor Studies. So I finished with a double major because a lot of the credits I took for Sociology transferred and counted towards the Labor and Employment Relations B.A. degree. I am currently working as an HR assistant and I like what I do. HR is a growing job market and there are many good HR jobs out there that can pay well. Some of the highest paying HR jobs can make upwards of $200K per year depending on the company and location. Of course it requires a degree and years of experience like anything else. If you like a corporate business environment and like interacting with people, HR Management, Labor Studies, or Business degrees are good for that. Social sciences are good too. Just FYI, the Labor Studies major at Rutgers is very easy and is relevant to any job because it revolves around Labor in general. I sometimes think it is better to have a degree that isn't so industry specific, but thats just an opinion.

Also, Kean U is a good college. The tuition is pretty good and there are a lot of nice people there. It is more a commuter school though, so if you are looking for the college experience, you may want to look elsewhere. Not to say that they don't have Frats or Sororities and groups of sorts, but it is a smaller college. It is a very diverse college. Smaller class sizes than Rutgers and more personal interaction with students and professors.

09-24-2008, 08:27 PM	#23
redbanditZ28 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Somerset County, NJ Posts: 447 iTrader: (0)	Don't listen to them, do what makes good money. lol. Just kidding. It is important to do something you enjoy on some level. If you think you have found a major that interests you, you may want to do an internship ASAP so you know for sure if you'd like the kind of work that is representative of the major you are in. You'd be surprised what you may stumble upon when taking general elective classes. I started out as a Sociology major because it came easy to me. Closer to finishing the degree, I took elective courses in the Labor Studies program and I really liked what I learned in Labor Studies. So I finished with a double major because a lot of the credits I took for Sociology transferred and counted towards the Labor and Employment Relations B.A. degree. I am currently working as an HR assistant and I like what I do. HR is a growing job market and there are many good HR jobs out there that can pay well. Some of the highest paying HR jobs can make upwards of $200K per year depending on the company and location. Of course it requires a degree and years of experience like anything else. If you like a corporate business environment and like interacting with people, HR Management, Labor Studies, or Business degrees are good for that. Social sciences are good too. Just FYI, the Labor Studies major at Rutgers is very easy and is relevant to any job because it revolves around Labor in general. I sometimes think it is better to have a degree that isn't so industry specific, but thats just an opinion. Also, Kean U is a good college. The tuition is pretty good and there are a lot of nice people there. It is more a commuter school though, so if you are looking for the college experience, you may want to look elsewhere. Not to say that they don't have Frats or Sororities and groups of sorts, but it is a smaller college. It is a very diverse college. Smaller class sizes than Rutgers and more personal interaction with students and professors.