Help me pick a study (.nl)
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20 Jul 2011, 18:08
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Here on crossfire, there are a lot of people with the same interests (computers, gaming & sports mainly). Those people can probably help me out with chosing a study.
ill start with myself. In the Netherlands, you have to pick direction before you go to the uni (i picked economics and society, vwo) I can pick any study related to economics.
I had the following subjects:
- Dutch (dont really like)
- English (dont really like)
- French (dont really like)
- Geography (sort of like some parts)
- History (like but not really good at it)
- Math (like but too lazy to study)
- Economics (good at it and like it a little)
- Management&Organisation (good at it and like it)
Last year I studied Accountancy as I liked M&O a lot, but it didnt work out. I didnt like some important parts of the job.
As I said, im interested in computers, sports and gaming mainly. I thought about "Computer Science" as it really interests me but I dont know if I can work with computers every single day from 9 till 5.
I hope someone can help me out picking a study or at least give me some tips.
I really tried to make things as clear as possible (different countries, different systems)
inb4 pick a study, ask crossfire
tl;dr: help me pick a study, i like computers and sports
ill start with myself. In the Netherlands, you have to pick direction before you go to the uni (i picked economics and society, vwo) I can pick any study related to economics.
I had the following subjects:
- Dutch (dont really like)
- English (dont really like)
- French (dont really like)
- Geography (sort of like some parts)
- History (like but not really good at it)
- Math (like but too lazy to study)
- Economics (good at it and like it a little)
- Management&Organisation (good at it and like it)
Last year I studied Accountancy as I liked M&O a lot, but it didnt work out. I didnt like some important parts of the job.
As I said, im interested in computers, sports and gaming mainly. I thought about "Computer Science" as it really interests me but I dont know if I can work with computers every single day from 9 till 5.
I hope someone can help me out picking a study or at least give me some tips.
I really tried to make things as clear as possible (different countries, different systems)
inb4 pick a study, ask crossfire
tl;dr: help me pick a study, i like computers and sports
Here in germany you can pick something like "Sports economics" as a subject after your first 2 terms ;)
It seems to me that you dont like your language - classes , otherwise i would recommend you to pick international business studies :D though economics ( same thing just without the languages ) should suit you well
Management and Organisation also belong to the economics studies :)
or as another option you could try economic geography or even business informatics
should be a short one
math studies is hardcore.
geography and history dont result in good job offers.
so bachelor in
- Economics (good at it and like it a little)
- Management&Organisation (good at it and like it)
and if you want to differentiate you can do that with a master.
also try to study in english, the dutch have good english speaking courses.
there is a huge difference betwene using the PC for recreational purposes and actually working with it. but if you really can do it then there is good money to be made in IT.
also tried to study from a dutch book but it was too boring (no practice)
I also enjoy working with excel, creating spreadsheets for a big purpose
my colleague made some visual basic stuff and uses it in excel, he showed me and i liked to analyze the code
theres plenty to do in IT though, main codewriters who sit hours at a desk with a cardboard box on their heads are only a part.
on the other hand, just like you, id rather have something like this as a hobby, really couldnt be bothered to do this for a living. starting physics myself in autumn :DPdpDPDppdDPd
Or maybe one day organise UEFA Footbal League?
Why not computers?
First of all, I had pretty much the same problem as you had now. Choosing between computer study or continue my school to get my (HAVO) (Dutch guys will know what I mean ^^). Imo if you think twice about you'll probly get same conclusion I had, doing things at a pc is more like a hobby and fun to do in your spare time. I love doing things on it, and I can spend to much hours behind it but I dont see myself sitting behind a desk the rest of my life for living.
So imo, go for the management&organisation, its more global then the quite specific other option computer studies.
tl;dr: np, here you got some aswell, goodluck picking one! xD
edit; completely agree @: also try to study in english, the dutch have good english speaking courses.
its cool, but you gotta learn a lot by rote
its cool, but you gotta learn a lot by rote
Please could I quote that one to spread it everywhere on cf like a retard =D!?
make fifa 2020
Internation business en management :)
- Dutch (dont really like)
- English (dont really like) <-- the world speaks english
- French (dont really like) <--- who speaks french :P:P:P:P
- Geography (sort of like some parts) <--- in
- History (like but not really good at it) <--- I took this for fun and loved it, my other subjects were hardcore maths though
- Math (like but too lazy to study) <--- maths is NEEDED for computer science or you'll suck
- Economics (good at it and like it a little) <--- useful for jobs imo
- Management&Organisation (good at it and like it) <-- sound like a bullSh1t subject so make sure that universities/employers recognise it
no seriously i lived with a guy who took geography at university and he had 3 hours and 8 hours of study per week in the first and second years of the course
on my course I had 16 and 17 hours of lectures respectively.
MAD?
thx for the suggestion though
studying at university is not too much about what is the best thing to study according to job chances or anything. Basically when u ve finished a study at university, you should also be smart enough to really get a job.
i would say you should know best about ur interests.
e.g. i am studying physics at TU Vienna for 4 years already.
Basically i m not really a nerd/freak with insane math skills or anything. Way more i started with physics since i think its kinda usefull to have basic knowledge about everything in nature. Hence a bachelor in physics is a good basis for everything else having something to do with natural sciences.