York 387 Posted July 15, 2012 So college is approaching and I know I have awhile to decide what I want to do, but I just feel kind of limited.I'm currently an MIS Major as I like how it is half tech and half business. I really wanted to do Computer Science/Computer Engineering but my math scores on my SAT weren't good enough to get into my school's engineering school. My cliche and typical goal is to work at Blizzard/Riot Games/Arena Net, but it's what I really want to do with my life. With an MIS major I know I can apply to be a Business Analyst, but when I read descriptions I'm a little confused as to what they actually do. Can I hear the sG's opinion on an MIS major? Also could anyone tell me what kind of jobs I can expect? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mimic 3307 Posted July 15, 2012 (edited) http://en.wikipedia....rmation_systemshttp://en.wikipedia....usiness_analysthttp://en.wikipedia..../Business_modelWikipedia is a totally credible source.It sounds like a bullshit major to me - dumbed down version of Industrial Engineering. Also, It's unlikely you'll be doing anything you would want to do for those companies while working for them. Edited July 15, 2012 by Mimic 1 Mitch reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RKeaton 234 Posted July 15, 2012 (edited) Don't forget the fact that you can transfer to your choice of school, by getting a ~2.0 at a tech school. (even possibly in 1 semester) If you can't find a bypass into getting to the school of your preference, make sure the credits of your "secondary" school would be accepted to that of your preferred school. I've had a few buddies of mine do that. It's not a long shot, but if you already know what you want to do/where you want to go; it's not a bad alternative. Edited July 15, 2012 by RKeaton Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Archy 422 Posted July 15, 2012 Go for Aerospace Engineering or Electrical Engineering.. 2 jbandito and fatb0y reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ElectronicDrug 7496 Posted July 15, 2012 College in general is useless. 4 loading, ZachPL, Dojima and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fontaine 1744 Posted July 15, 2012 College in general is useless.It's one expensive piece of paper unless you have a major that actually uses what you learn in college. Like architecture, engineering, or medicine lol. 1 loading reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ponder 32 Posted July 15, 2012 Go for Aerospace Engineering or Electrical Engineering..Yeah an Aerospace Engineering degree would be perfect for a job at Blizzard. 2 Mimic and Mitch reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jopo 369 Posted July 15, 2012 Got the same problem man. Studied electromechanics in highschool, but I don't feel like studying the same thing in college. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MONKEH 829 Posted July 15, 2012 MAJOR IN ENGLISH, GET ALL THE JOBS: 7 jc4x4, KnifeMaster No Sound, skitt and 4 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mitch 2111 Posted July 15, 2012 College in general is useless.That piece of paper gives you such a good advantage in the job industry however. People are much, much more likely to hire someone who just graduated out of college then someone who was just a high school grad or a HS Grad with some work experience. This doesn't apply to all fields, there are definitely cases where this is the exception, but in general - a lot of well paying jobs nowadays require a BS/BA degree regardless of experience. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Christmas 643 Posted July 15, 2012 College in general is useless.Yeah, it's not like our society needs any type of profession that requires a college degree to perform. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
York 387 Posted July 15, 2012 back to the opinions on my major lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Christmas 643 Posted July 15, 2012 back to the opinions on my major lolYou might want to ask someone who has experience with that specific major.Do they not have people at your school who specialize in giving you information on what your major is and what it can do? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
York 387 Posted July 15, 2012 back to the opinions on my major lolYou might want to ask someone who has experience with that specific major.Do they not have people at your school who specialize in giving you information on what your major is and what it can do? I'm an incoming freshman so I won't be able to talk to a counselor until I actually get there in late August. I'm just trying to get ahead of the game lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Christmas 643 Posted July 15, 2012 back to the opinions on my major lolYou might want to ask someone who has experience with that specific major.Do they not have people at your school who specialize in giving you information on what your major is and what it can do? I'm an incoming freshman so I won't be able to talk to a counselor until I actually get there in late August. I'm just trying to get ahead of the game lolI can almost guarantee that you can email someone from that school to get information, even if you haven't sat in a class yet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dojima 7619 Posted July 15, 2012 College in general is useless.Yeah, it's not like our society needs any type of profession that requires a college degree to perform.Well, college English classes certainly wouldn't be useless for you. 2 1 Christmas, UnknownLegend and ElectronicDrug reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UnknownLegend 5480 Posted July 15, 2012 College in general is useless.Only if you go to a shitty school that just offers you a piece of paper. 2 Christmas and Mitch reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Christmas 643 Posted July 15, 2012 College in general is useless.Yeah, it's not like our society needs any type of profession that requires a college degree to perform.Well, college English classes certainly wouldn't be useless for you.If I had a dime for every time people split hairs over that freaking term... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JFK 546 Posted July 16, 2012 Please tell me I'm not the only one working for a Finance degree. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fatb0y 1337 Posted July 16, 2012 i'm a philosophy major. I win. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ElectronicDrug 7496 Posted July 23, 2012 i'm a philosophy major.I win.Theology major 2 dormantlemon and jc4x4 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Super Novacaine 2228 Posted July 23, 2012 College is a joke. Anyone that goes to college is just wasting their money. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
numnuts 0 Posted July 23, 2012 The people at Riot are dicks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windmill 1521 Posted July 23, 2012 College is a joke. Anyone that goes to college is just wasting their money.HA. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChosenOne2000 4440 Posted July 24, 2012 I'm late to the convo, but with my masters in IT I was able to become CIO of a hospital. Do what you want.... 1 York reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
