Right choice for my future.

by 999Jorge • 5 Jan 2012, 20:34 • Journals
After ~5 months of Uni, I've came to the conclusion that I'm hating it.
Having chosen Mechanical Engineering, the only subject I take interest in, and actually like is Technical English. This takes me to the main point..
I have decided to quit. I now need to choose another area to study at university, and I can't decide. I want an area that I like, and at the same time, gives some certainty of a job in the future.
The following are the areas I like:

English
Cooking
Mechanics (messing with cars etc.. not the crap I had to do in uni)
Acting :D
not much more to be honest..

I would like some (serious) opinions on what area would suit me better, having in account how it actually is in university (mechanics was such a disappointment), chance of getting a job in the future etc..

Thanks for the help (And sorry for the wall of text)
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Donitsi 5 Jan 2012, 20:37
Set up your own restaurant!
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FeedMe 5 Jan 2012, 20:39
If English interests you, try translator perhaps? I'm doing it atm and loving it
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niSmO 5 Jan 2012, 20:40
Couldn't you just switch onto anotheer course without going through the whole rigmarole of reapplying etc? or pick varying modules?
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999Jorge 5 Jan 2012, 20:43
Depends on the course I choose. If it has equivalence of subjects, then yes, so if I choose another kind of engineering, but if I choose something completely different such as cooking or acting, then I have to reapply and start from square 1.
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niSmO 5 Jan 2012, 21:07
think about whether you actually want to be uin university or not - if you want to be, then look at another course. Sounds like you need to work out whether its education as a whole which you don't want to do or just your course. Once you have decided that, you can think about

a) dropping out because you don't enjoy education and trying something else
b) continuing your course because you enjoy uni and hope the degree will be better in future
c) changing to a different degree but staying in education

its probably better to make the decision once you know whether you are tired with education or whether its actually just your course that you dont enjoy
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999Jorge 5 Jan 2012, 21:28
I definitely want to keep studying. I just had completely unrealistic expectations about this course. I thought I'd be studying completely different. And engineering is something that will most likely give me a decent job in the future. I can't decide by myself because of that. I don't want to study for ~3 years and then be unemployed for life.
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zeddd 6 Jan 2012, 01:31
getting any degree would be a good thing for your CV, doesnt even matter if youre going to start working in that field or not
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Limbonic 5 Jan 2012, 20:44
the first semester/year comes as a disappointment to many students. many programs get more interesting later on.
can't think of any program that suits your other interests & almost certainly would pay off in the future (unless you are extremely talented in acting). being good at english is a basic requirement rather than something you could shine with.
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Woozman 5 Jan 2012, 20:44
Crossfire - A Consulting Community
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adetonian 5 Jan 2012, 20:53
Open a International Restaurant with Actors as waiters, while people eat their meals you check their cars for problems and offer them a repair for small cost!

Innovative business plans ftw!
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clouver 5 Jan 2012, 21:03
acting, poetry, jazz and ballet
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nicon 5 Jan 2012, 21:12
dno what to do either :S
thinking about doing some job or idk without studying I'm too old already if it won't work out and it might be stupid I guess
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arca 5 Jan 2012, 21:15
The mechanics of English cooking in the theatre university, of course.
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eiM 5 Jan 2012, 21:51
often enough stuff you study/learn at university has few to do with what you actually do in your later job. If its just the basic knowledge you know to specialize in your later fields => face it and finish it ;) But if you already hate everything you do after 5months its probably not the right thing :D
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sesn1 6 Jan 2012, 00:03
take a vocational in mechanics and go that way, less money but if you enjoy it you enjoy it, job satisfaction and less money is better than hating it for more money, trust me when i say this
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b4lu 6 Jan 2012, 10:46
Go repair cars in the us&a
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