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mr_coffee
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Thinking about business, but after spending so much time in engineering/science...
Hello everyone,
This is a big step and I don't know if I want to do it or not. Heres how my changing of majors already occured. I went from being a Software Engineer then got hurt in a car accident and was forced to switch colleges and majors.
I took a year off to find myself living in a wheelchair now about 2 years later I can walk. Well before I could walk I went back as a Computer Engineer, not realizing what a computer engineer actually had to do everyday I then switched to the closet thing to Software Engineering, Computer Science.
So right now I'm a computer Science major, I put in I'm saying about 3 years already with everything. I still have about 4 semesters left I think and i'll have a Computer Science Degree.
The reason now I'm having second thoughts as being a Computer Science graduate is because it will require me to sit 8 hours a day with very little social interaction or making me get up and walk around.
My best therapy for me to walk is walking in every day life or on the job. Like they old saying goes, if you don't use it you loose it.
I can barely sit down anymore for more than an hour without getting into extreme pain and I noticed I can't stay focused anymore when I'm debugging code or programming in general.
Here's the courses I've already taken and right now have a 3.75 GPA:
Due to my condition now I found I lost my love for programming, I want to get out and socialize and interact with people which will force me to become normal again and being a programmer won't force me to do this if I'm sitting at a desk all day debugging code.
Does anyone know any business branches I could go into with my background or having a strong background in computers/math help me in the business world? I"m lost on what branch of business will offer me the best transition.Thank you for your time.
Hello everyone,
This is a big step and I don't know if I want to do it or not. Heres how my changing of majors already occured. I went from being a Software Engineer then got hurt in a car accident and was forced to switch colleges and majors.
I took a year off to find myself living in a wheelchair now about 2 years later I can walk. Well before I could walk I went back as a Computer Engineer, not realizing what a computer engineer actually had to do everyday I then switched to the closet thing to Software Engineering, Computer Science.
So right now I'm a computer Science major, I put in I'm saying about 3 years already with everything. I still have about 4 semesters left I think and i'll have a Computer Science Degree.
The reason now I'm having second thoughts as being a Computer Science graduate is because it will require me to sit 8 hours a day with very little social interaction or making me get up and walk around.
My best therapy for me to walk is walking in every day life or on the job. Like they old saying goes, if you don't use it you loose it.
I can barely sit down anymore for more than an hour without getting into extreme pain and I noticed I can't stay focused anymore when I'm debugging code or programming in general.
Here's the courses I've already taken and right now have a 3.75 GPA:
As you can see I was doing pretty good in all my courses, except this semester I got a C+ and B-.--FALL SEMESTER 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------
College: BEHREND COLLEGE Major: BEHREND COLLEGE
Campus: ERIE SEM CLASS: 02
Course Credits Grade Grade Points
PSU 007 BHRND 1ST-YR SMNR 1.0 A 4.00
CSE 103 INTRO PRGMG TECH 4.0 A 16.00
MATH 140 CALC ANLY GEOM I 4.0 A 16.00
CHEM 012 CHEM PRINC 3.0 B 9.00
CHEM 014 EXPER CHEM 1.0 A 4.00
ENGL 015 RHETORIC & COMP 3.0 A- 11.01
*DEAN'S LIST SEMESTER 16.00 3.75 60.01
Cumulative 16.0 3.75 60.01
Total 16.0
--SPRING SEMESTER 2004----------------------------------------------------------
College: BEHREND COLLEGE Major: BEHREND COLLEGE
Campus: ERIE SEM CLASS: 03
Course Credits Grade Grade Points
CSE 120 INTERMED PROGRMG 3.0 A 12.00
MUSIC 005 INTRO/WESTRN MUSIC 3.0 A 12.00
M I S 204 INTRO BUS INF SYS 2.0 A- 7.34
PHYS 211 MECHANICS 4.0 B 12.00
CMPBD 127 INTER PROGRAM LAB 1.0 A 4.00
MATH 141 CALC ANLY GEOM II 4.0 A 16.00
*DEAN'S LIST SEMESTER 17.00 3.73 63.34
Cumulative 33.0 3.74 123.35
Total 33.0
--FALL SEMESTER 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------
College: BEHREND COLLEGE Major: BEHREND COLLEGE
Campus: ERIE SEM CLASS: 03
Course Credits Grade Grade Points
CENBD 360 OBJ-ORIENTED DSGN 3.0 W 0.00
PHYS 212 ELECT & MAGNETISM 4.0 W 0.00
MATH 250 ORD DIFF EQUATIONS 3.0 W 0.00
CAS 100B EFFECTIVE SPEECH 3.0 W 0.00
ESACT 303 STRENGTH TRAINING 1.5 A 6.00
MATH 220 MATRICES 2.0 WN 0.00
SEMESTER 1.50 4.00 6.00
Cumulative 34.5 3.75 129.35
Total 34.5
--SUMMER SEMESTER 2005----------------------------------------------------------
College: ENGINEERING Major: ENGINEERING
Campus: DU BOIS SEM CLASS: 03
Course Credits Grade Grade Points
ENGL 202C TECHNICAL WRITING 3.0 A 12.00
SEMESTER 3.00 4.00 12.00
Cumulative 37.5 3.77 141.35
Total 37.5
--FALL SEMESTER 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------
College: ENGINEERING Major: ENGINEERING
Campus: DU BOIS SEM CLASS: 04
Course Credits Grade Grade Points
CSE 271 INTRO DIGITAL SYS 3.0 A- 11.01
MATH 220 MATRICES 2.0 B+ 6.66
PHYS 212 ELECT & MAGNETISM 4.0 A 16.00
MATH 231H CALC SEVERAL VAR 2.0 A 8.00
CSE 275 DIGITAL DESIGN LAB 1.0 A 4.00
*DEAN'S LIST SEMESTER 12.00 3.81 45.67
Cumulative 49.5 3.78 187.02
Total 49.5
--SPRING SEMESTER 2006----------------------------------------------------------
College: ENGINEERING Major: ENGINEERING
Campus: DU BOIS SEM CLASS: 05
Course Credits Grade Grade Points
PHYS 214 WAVE MOTION&QUAN 2.0 A- 7.34
HIST 001 WESTERN HERITAGE I 3.0 A 12.00
MATH 251 ORD & PART DIFF EQ 4.0 A 16.00
E E 210 CIRCUITS & DEVICES 4.0 A- 14.68
ART 002 LRNG & WEB-DSGN 3.0 A 12.00
*DEAN'S LIST SEMESTER 16.00 3.88 62.02
Cumulative 65.5 3.80 249.04
Total 65.5
--SUMMER SEMESTER 2006----------------------------------------------------------
College: ENGINEERING Major: COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Campus: DU BOIS SEM CLASS: 05
Course Credits Grade Grade Points
ECON 002 MICROEC ANLY 3.0 A 12.00
SEMESTER 3.00 4.00 12.00
Cumulative 68.5 3.81 261.04
Total 68.5
--FALL SEMESTER 2006 ----------------------------------------------------------
College: ENGINEERING Major: COMPUTER SCIENCE
Campus: UNIVERSITY PARK SEM CLASS: 06
Course Credits Grade Grade Points
CSE 260 DISCRETE MATH/CS 3.0 B- 8.01
CSE 331 COMP ORG & DESIGN 3.0 C+ 6.99
ART 297A WEB GRAPHICS/DSGN 3.0 A 12.00
CAS 100B EFFECTIVE SPEECH 3.0 A 12.00
SEMESTER 12.00 3.25 39.00
Cumulative 80.5 3.73 300.04
Total 80.5
Due to my condition now I found I lost my love for programming, I want to get out and socialize and interact with people which will force me to become normal again and being a programmer won't force me to do this if I'm sitting at a desk all day debugging code.
Does anyone know any business branches I could go into with my background or having a strong background in computers/math help me in the business world? I"m lost on what branch of business will offer me the best transition.Thank you for your time.
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