I'm a 24yo second year finance/business management student at a good university in northern Europe. I'm getting great grades. For the past 6 months I have been thinking a lot about if I should have studied computer science instead. The average salary is good for graduates of my current degree (100k+), but I'm not sure if I can see myself working in finance for the rest of my life.. I'm very interested in finance/economics, but I don't truly feel passionate about it.
Education is free in my country, so I can easily change my degree if I want to, but at the same time I'm starting to feel old and it would have been a "waste" of the past 1.5 years if I change degree now.. Also, it's not like I hate my current degree. I just don't want to have any regrets later in life. Have any of you guys been in a similar situation? Do you think it's dumb to change degree this late in life? Any finance/econ Anons who were unsure about their degree but ended up being happy about it?
join a company with values, on the job training preferably outside your country and claim that your passion for sales within a stronger regulated framework pushed you to make the change. Worst case scenario you could always resume your studies back in your country
Carson Edwards
I don't know for sure that I would, but I can easily envision myself working as part of a developer team in the future (and liking it). I'm very interested in computers and I want to be able to create things.. You can't create much (besides wealth) with a finance/BM degree. Also, I feel like my personality would be a better fit for a career as a programmer. I'm very introverted, not a natural sales man and I enjoy working on complex math/logical problems. Most of my class mates are chad normies and I can't imagine fitting in with them in a work environment.
Matthew Stewart
Also, I really want to start my own company (or be part of a start-up) in the future. I feel like finance/BM doesn't teach you much that will help you start a business that you could't learn on your own.
Logan Gray
>go for meme degree >plan to go to another meme degree
If you want to start a business do it and don't be a fag, no school can help you with that. If you want to wagecuck either finish your degree, or learn to code on your own while finishing your degree (unless college is being a bad experience for you or something), that should give you an opening whether you want to do software (1yr from now learning is enough to get you a job if you're dedicated) or a finance related thing.
If you either start a business or start coding you'll be working a good amount more than you do right now, so be prepared for it, your grades are probably gonna suffer since you seem to be the kind of person that spends time studying, and those require time unlike your meme degree
Easton Davis
Look, right now at 24yo you might like programming and you should go for that industry for the next 6 years or so.
When you are 30yo, maybe you will want to go back to finance as you have more experience and want a more stable life.
Like you mentioned, you would not envision working in that kind of environment full of chads, so don't.
Don't bust your nuts NOW because you think in the end you will be in the finance industry. You can do that later.
Right now find environments where you like to work and where you feel you will grow.
Hey and guess what OP, after years of experience in programming you will be more than qualified to get into finance industry because both are tied very closely together.
So go where you feel best NOW (and comfortable staying 2-3 years) and not be the soulless normies that go a linear path thinking it's the only way towards careers.
Life isn't linear OP and you know it yourself.
Carter Martinez
fuck did that not format like i wanted to.
Jack Rodriguez
Starting a business is more of a dream than a plan for me atm. I don't have a great business idea (yet) and I won't quit university with no plans.
I guess learning coding on the side might me a good idea. Thank you for the advice. What makes you say that finance and CS are "meme degrees"? They are among the highest paid and most sought after degrees in my country.
Eli Sanchez
Take CS as your secondary. Problem solved. Whatever you do, finish your fucking degree. That's the single thing that matters. Finish. Your. Degree. No matter what it is.
Cooper Sanchez
Are you the user that has a friend in CS who constantly boasts how great it is?
If so, you said you’re learning to code. Stick to it, learn 2+ programming languages and with finance degree and programming skills you will be set for life more than an average CS degree cuck
Parker Sullivan
Thanks man. Don't worry about the reddit spacing. I do feel a lot more like studying CS now, but it just feels retarded to have "wasted" 1.5 years of my life (halfway to my bachelor). I agree about life not being linear. I did some very unconventional work for 4 years before I started college (and actually ended up making a lot of money). This might be a solution. I'm not sure if it's possible in my country though. Will look into it. Thank you.
Nolan Miller
This Finance = Degree is more important. Programming = skill/experience is more important.
Henry Cox
Yea that's me.. I'm currently learning some Javascript.
David Powell
And thank you for the advice.
Jason Nelson
> but it just feels retarded to have "wasted" 1.5 years of my life (halfway to my bachelor). Like i said you might need that degree when you are 30yo. And with the programming experience you would be in a VERY good spot for hire or doing your own business.
Christian Fisher
A degree is for life OP, remember that. You might not apply that degree after 5 years of finishing. But after 10 you might be damned thankful you have it.
Just think what you would do if you quit or started studying something else. Sometimes it is better to just slowly nudge yourself forward. The media is all about going and starting a business with a bang. Yea well what comes fast goes fast. Don't go for quick money.
Luis Bell
In the sense that they're very popular but because people either want to start their business or code, but CS teaches you about computers and programming languages (coding nowadays is mostly business driven so you don't need most of it, even though jobs that use that knowledge pay well but are more scarce) and in finance, even though that's not my field, I'm pretty sure that if you prove your ability otherwise, you can move up the ladder because I think most of it is about soft skills or things that are a bit simple for people who study other math related subjects. I'm pretty sure the degrees have value, but for people who actually think they're not that valuable besides getting a job. If I was starting now I would do my own projects and go work right away (about 1yr after high school) and I believe it would teach me more than 3-5 years in college, but that's a high risk high reward situation and I wouldn't advise people IRL to do it
Michael Sanders
I'm a CS grad. There's no reason for you to feel bad. I wish I knew more about finance. I even should have gotten into trading. CS is all about abstract concepts, so unless you enjoy math problems and programming and trying to debug your program, CS isn't for everyone. In fact I'd say it's shit.
Luke Rivera
Do what I did! Study Business informatics. A mix of both
Josiah James
I'm in the EXACT same situation as you just studying architecture instead of finance. Decent grades + curiosity + not wanting to have regrets
CS + Math complements many things very well. Just teach yourself in your spare time for fun and work in finance as your day job
Sometimes magic happens when you bring two disciplines together, don't fall into the trap that one's intellectual jouney always confines to a linear path
I was literally you. Business finance, 3rd year, was 24, switched to mechanical engineering and I'm 27 now with maybe a year and a half to go if I land all my classes I need.
I don't regret it. I worked in banking for 4 years and know I can easily fall back on it. I'm also minoring in CIS (computer information systems), which is like computer science but much more business orientated and less math (already have all the fucking math up to my head in engineering) - you also learn coding/programming and/or cyber security. Happy with my choice. For once I actually get excited studying and finishing my courses,.
Michael Foster
Who on earth is paying graduates 100k whether it's €, £ or $? MAYBE IB if you're a solid candidate and want to work 16hr days.
Jacob Sanders
My brother is interning @ $61k/yr fulltime with 2 days working at home, so i don't think its far off to get near 100k as a new grad.
Cooper Powell
Maybe I worded it wrong. It's the average salary for everyone (all ages) with my degree, not just new graduates.
I just looked it up: the average salary for everyone is 120k/year. For new graduates the average starting salary is 80k. If you get good grades, have good internships etc. you can somewhat easily get 100k starting. Taxes are higher than in the US, but we have some of the shortest work hours in the world in my country.
