The College Thread

[Freedman]

Semester almost over with Coli Family, finish strong! I'm crushing all my classes except this JAVA programming class so I'm sending 100% of my free time studying these next 2 weeks before finals

 

[Lil Debbie]

Brehs I got a dilemma... i'm thinking about switching my major


I am doing well in all of my classes so far this semester, all A's as of right now as well as on my midterm but talking to my fam over thanksgiving break got me thinking. I'm pretty much at the verge of dropping my major in Recording Industry Music Business for Africana Studies. Now I know thecoli shyts on liberal arts majors almost as hard as it shyts on cacs but just hear me out. First, I LOVE music but I also LOVE african american studies and helping my people, and if I had to choose between them, which one I love the most, it would be the latter. Which one would make me happier as a person, it's the latter. While I do love music, just from being in class this semester I realize i'd probably wouldn't even be working in music. Just some boring ass mundane job on the administrative side of a publishing company probably. Second, I have a cousin that is also working in music business and she tells me that the majority of people that work in the business, at record label, publishing companys etc. don't even have a degree in anything related to music. Or even a degree at all. Now I already knew that prior to deciding my major but it really got me like "am I just wasting my time with this shyt ". Third, even though its liberal arts, Aficana studies, what my older cousins were telling me is basically just do whatever you want your undergrad, major wise not grade wise . Unless its something that requires an exit exam then don't stress yourself out more than you need to, cause even STEM, aside from computer science, struggling these days. In short it's not the degree, it's what you do with it, and most importantly INTERNSHIPS. Lastly, I don't feel that i'm completely lost if I do Africana studies because I know exactly what I want to do with it. I would like to go into community development or work for a non profit organization in my city helping at risk black youth, my hometown is a majority black city anyway so I figured there wouldn't be a need to move, could just start there . Also if I were to do music business there is almost no way I could just stay where I am and do it, seeing as how ain't hardly shyt related to the music industry out here. I'd almost be a requirment to move to Nashville, Atlanta, NYC, LA or somewhere where the cost of living is high af, at least higher than Memphis. Also I would like to start a sort of youth program for inner city black youth or an after school program to get some of these kids off of the streets. Just seeing these kids around here, and also almost being one of those kids growing up, as I also grew up in the inner city and poor, these kids have no guidance. I just feel like I have to do something , can't just give up on the next generation on black kids . After either working for a few years and saving up or hopefully finding a job that would pay for my master's I would plan to go back and get my master's in education or just get my cert and become a certified secondary education teacher.

Now I know this shyt is far from road to the riches but as long as i'd make enough to live at least comfortably i'm good. Plus where I live the cost of living is pretty low so I feel I could manage. I guess it's just the question of practicality with the Music Business vs. Africana studies degree and I guess me being afraid of the stigma of walking around with a liberal arts degree.

Any advice will be helpful brehs

 

[Balla]

I need some advice yall; I'm trash at math and already took many classes l, and I need a major to make some good money, but they all have higher level math, I have no idea what to do.

 

[Obreh Winfrey]

If you're deep into your music studies and you're not too financially restricted I'd suggest minoring in Africana studies. There really is nothing wrong with a Liberal Arts major, the issue is finding a job. What I propose is you start off in music business and get yourself established as a working adult. After that then reach out to organizations or college departments about getting involved on the side and putting that minor to use. Even though the job you get might not be related to music you can still put those skills towards starting that program. Given enough time you could grow that program into a large enough organization that you could move away from business and run it as a full time deal.

 

[Lil Debbie]

If you're deep into your music studies and you're not too financially restricted I'd suggest minoring in Africana studies. There really is nothing wrong with a Liberal Arts major, the issue is finding a job. What I propose is you start off in music business and get yourself established as a working adult. After that then reach out to organizations or college departments about getting involved on the side and putting that minor to use. Even though the job you get might not be related to music you can still put those skills towards starting that program. Given enough time you could grow that program into a large enough organization that you could move away from business and run it as a full time deal.

I feel you and I originally was going to double major but I realized that I really can’t afford to spend all that extra time at school. I just feel that majoring is recording industry is virtually pointless at the point especially when I keep hearing that most folks in the industry didn’t even major in it or anything close to it, or even got to college in some circumstances. At this point i’m the closest to majoring in Africana Studies and minoring in Recording Industry, especially since I am already in a core class for that and currently have an A in it. With the Africana Studies liberal arts degree I know exactly what I want to do with it and even if I don’t go my a, b, c, or d path there are still a lot of other things I can do with it as long as I beef up on internships and experience during my summers and during my upperclass years.

Like I said its just the stigma of walking around with a liberal arts degree. But I am leaning the heaviest towards Africana major and recording industry minor with some accounting classes thrown in there if possible.

 

[TOAD99]

Thinking about switching majors as well. I’m currently doing “pre - nursing” because my school has a whole competitive ass process to even qualify for the major

I’m doing pretty well in most my classes, except for chem (clawing my way through)

However, I have no interest in chemistry so I don’t really want to study something I don’t like.

It’s the first semester so switching to psychology wouldn’t be that hard.

Not sure what to do tho, advice?

 

[Obreh Winfrey]

Thinking about switching majors as well. I’m currently doing “pre - nursing” because my school has a whole competitive ass process to even qualify for the major

I’m doing pretty well in most my classes, except for chem (clawing my way through)

However, I have no interest in chemistry so I don’t really want to study something I don’t like.

It’s the first semester so switching to psychology wouldn’t be that hard.

Not sure what to do tho, advice?

Is nursing what you really want to do? Is psychology what you really want to do? Both require extra schooling after your degree and I think psychology is a longer path. If you really want to get into nursing I say don't let chemistry stop you. Take a day or two and decide what you want to do as a career, see what's necessary, then make your decision.

 

[Lil Debbie]

Is nursing what you really want to do? Is psychology what you really want to do? Both require extra schooling after your degree and I think psychology is a longer path. If you really want to get into nursing I say don't let chemistry stop you. Take a day or two and decide what you want to do as a career, see what's necessary, then make your decision.

As for me I actually think imma jut settle on Organizational Communication with a minor in African American Studies. I still have the possibility of getting out in four years, seems like there's a lot I can do with it, especially in HR, and I think it'll prepare me well for community involvement and development, which is what I ultimately want to do just as it relates to the black community.

Only thing is now I gotta switch up my entire schedule for next semester

 

[Obreh Winfrey]

As for me I actually think imma jut settle on Organizational Communication with a minor in African American Studies. I still have the possibility of getting out in four years, seems like there's a lot I can do with it, especially in HR, and I think it'll prepare me well for community involvement and development, which is what I ultimately want to do just as it relates to the black community.

Only thing is now I gotta switch up my entire schedule for next semester

Sounds good. Basically like I told Toad, chart a course for a few years after graduation. If you get an idea of what you want to do then you can start positioning yourself for internships and making connections. You might be able to get a jump start on your ultimate goal if you reach out to organizations you're interested in and asking if you can help them out for a couple hours each week. The worst they can tell you is no.

 

[BadBoy]

How hard is it to transfer to a new school with 60 credits if you got a really shytty gpa like a 2.0 (I took a lot of classes I thought I liked and didn’t drop them cus it was gonna fukk up my financial aid) if I’ve basically dropped out of school this past fall I’m talking new state and all where I can get Residency if needed

 

[Taharqa]

I need some advice yall; I'm trash at math and already took many classes l, and I need a major to make some good money, but they all have higher level math, I have no idea what to do.

Math is all about practice, breh. Its really not that bad if you spend quality time studying. There's plenty of youtube videos out there, or even resources at your college that could be useful. Dont let math stop you from your dreams.

 

[Taharqa]

Goodluck on finals, brehs!!!

 

[Balla]

Bruh, trust me I tried them enough times, I'm already many credits in so I just gotta pick something quick. Got any advice on degrees I could get without the math with a high ROI ?

Thanks for replying to me.

Math is all about practice, breh. Its really not that bad if you spend quality time studying. There's plenty of youtube videos out there, or even resources at your college that could be useful. Dont let math stop you from your dreams.

 

[JuditeTormentor]

Bruh, trust me I tried them enough times, I'm already many credits in so I just gotta pick something quick. Got any advice on degrees I could get without the math with a high ROI ?

Thanks for replying to me.

You got an unofficial transcript/degree audit to show what you've already taken? The highest ROI's are typically attached to the quantitative degrees. But based on interest and complementary skills, you could get a "quantitative" degree that doesn't require too much math. Also depends on what's offered at ur uni. My business school had the 4th-ranked undergrad Finance program, but rarely anyone was able to land Investment Banking internships. Funny thing is a student got kicked out of the business school b/c of grades, so he focused on an agri-business degree in applied economics. I never even knew that program existed. But to wrap it up, this dude who couldn't even hang with the "weakest" majors offered by the business school was able to land that coveted investment banking internship b/c of how his degree program was structured. That, in addition to other skills he had, launched him into a career that most of the business grads at my school prayed for. The unorthodox approached can yield great results if you spend a few hours doing the grunt work.

 

[Balla]

I've noticed that too that your undergrad classes are mostly important in what degree you get. Well, my advisor told me to just to get my aa then transfer to uni because that's the easiest way to select more majors. So I did and now realize that a degree isn't a degree, I need to get a specific degree to make money, so I'm kind of lost right now.

You got an unofficial transcript/degree audit to show what you've already taken? The highest ROI's are typically attached to the quantitative degrees. But based on interest and complementary skills, you could get a "quantitative" degree that doesn't require too much math. Also depends on what's offered at ur uni. My business school had the 4th-ranked undergrad Finance program, but rarely anyone was able to land Investment Banking internships. Funny thing is a student got kicked out of the business school b/c of grades, so he focused on an agri-business degree in applied economics. I never even knew that program existed. But to wrap it up, this dude who couldn't even hang with the "weakest" majors offered by the business school was able to land that coveted investment banking internship b/c of how his degree program was structured. That, in addition to other skills he had, launched him into a career that most of the business grads at my school prayed for. The unorthodox approached can yield great results if you spend a few hours doing the grunt work.