i just withdrew from all of my college classes

i originally planned becoming a art teacher and i attended 1 year at the university of illinois at chicago. i started to realize that being an art teacher or being around art people was not for me. so now i plan on attending a trade school and picking up an associates degree and become a certified hvac-r technician

anyone change their minds while in college?

I believe most people change their majors 2-3 times before they find one to stick with. That's what I heard anyways.. chances are I'm probably right.

As a former teacher...GOOD CALL...it sucks (although art teacher might have been cool)

You can make just as much (if not way more) with that or any 2 year certification, such as medical trade certification (surgical, x-ray, etc.)

i started to realize that being around art people was not for me.

Decko5

Bahaha. But what ever do you mean?

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i started to realize that being around art people was not for me.

Witchsight

Bahaha. But what ever do you mean?

I did two years of computer engineering before realizing I hated calculus and realized engineers were just as obnoxious and elitist as people make them out to be. I'm not sure if economists are any better, but I sure enjoyed the courses more.DJ_Lae

As a former teacher...GOOD CALL...it sucks (although art teacher might have been cool)

You can make just as much (if not way more) with that or any 2 year certification, such as medical trade certification (surgical, x-ray, etc.)

rawsavon

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i started to realize that being around art people was not for me.

Decko5

Bahaha. But what ever do you mean?

As a former teacher...GOOD CALL...it sucks (although art teacher might have been cool)

You can make just as much (if not way more) with that or any 2 year certification, such as medical trade certification (surgical, x-ray, etc.)

I attended 1 semester at Virginia Tech and decided that I hate engineering in general. So I left there and went to UTI in Pennsylvania, and haven't looked back since. Working on cars is much more enjoyable than sitting in an office crunching numbers or staring at overly complicated crud.

I wanted to be an art teacher since before 1st grade.mindstorm

I attended 1 semester at Virginia Tech and decided that I hate engineering in general. So I left there and went to UTI in Pennsylvania, and haven't looked back since. Working on cars is much more enjoyable than sitting in an office crunching numbers or staring at overly complicated crud.

grenadexjumpr

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i started to realize that being around art people was not for me.

Bahaha. But what ever do you mean?

You made a wise decision tc, im not so fond with art myself either

actually i barely passed with a D :lol:, g/l on your upcoming decision ;)

[QUOTE="mindstorm"]I wanted to be an art teacher since before 1st grade.Witchsight

yeah i had that experience to dj, went to uni for electronic engineering and the people in the classes tended to think they were going to be a huge deal when the finishedlinkin_guy109

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I attended 1 semester at Virginia Tech and decided that I hate engineering in general. So I left there and went to UTI in Pennsylvania, and haven't looked back since. Working on cars is much more enjoyable than sitting in an office crunching numbers or staring at overly complicated crud.

Decko5

Absolutely amazing. The teachers and the entire staff in general are some of the nicest people around. Hands on is great, the facilities and the equipment are all top notch. You definitely gain a skill set there that will last you your whole life.

[QUOTE="DJ_Lae"]I did two years of computer engineering before realizing I hated calculus and realized engineers were just as obnoxious and elitist as people make them out to be. I'm not sure if economists are any better, but I sure enjoyed the courses more.CNUrGames

Nice major choice though ;)

[QUOTE="Decko5"][QUOTE="grenadexjumpr"] i was looking into that institute what is your experience there? grenadexjumpr

Absolutely amazing. The teachers and the entire staff in general are some of the nicest people around. Hands on is great, the facilities and the equipment are all top notch. You definitely gain a skill set there that will last you your whole life.

You made a wise decision tc, im not so fond with art myself either

actually i barely passed with a D :lol:, g/l on your upcoming decision ;)

realistic44

The average person changes their major 8 times before they graduate. So far my college track has gone something like this:

undecided...psychology...psychology w/ bio minor...psychology w/ double minor in bio and chem...neuroscience

So for me the only changes were that I kept gradually getting more and more involved in the harder sciences. The only issue that came out of that is that I'm now graduating a year late thanks to me taking a year to figure out that I wanted to do bioscience.

[QUOTE="CNUrGames"][QUOTE="DJ_Lae"]I did two years of computer engineering before realizing I hated calculus and realized engineers were just as obnoxious and elitist as people make them out to be. I'm not sure if economists are any better, but I sure enjoyed the courses more._BlueDuck_

Nice major choice though ;)

I got into my university yesterday and am starting classes Wednesday, so I'll see how I like my classes then.

When I was in High School, I thought I would want to be an engineer and go into engineering when going to college. After taking an engineering class each year in High School, and realizing that I was slow at it, not that great at it, and not enjoying it, I decided engineering wasn't for me. I'm in university undecided now.

i originally planned becoming a art teacher and i attended 1 year at the university of illinois at chicago. i started to realize that being an art teacher or being around art people was not for me. so now i plan on attending a trade school and picking up an associates degree and become a certified hvac-r technician

anyone change their minds while in college?

Decko5

I almost quit during my Junior year, but I decided to drudge through the rest of college so that my previous years and money weren't a total waste. Incidentally, I went into the trades after college, like you are thinking about doing. You will make more money as an HVAC tech then you will as a teacher...

Well that sounds like a terribly unsatisfying change of direction.

[QUOTE="Witchsight"][QUOTE="mindstorm"]I wanted to be an art teacher since before 1st grade.mindstorm

I was actually one of those kids who was pretty good at art when I was about 5-6, but my ability really didn't progress significantly beyond that. :P

I did two years of computer engineering before realizing I hated calculus and realized engineers were just as obnoxious and elitist as people make them out to be. I'm not sure if economists are any better, but I sure enjoyed the courses more.DJ_Lae

hahaha so true.

Out of all the engineers I know, only one is not like that, and I went to a biiiiiig engineering school so I know quite a few.

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[QUOTE="Decko5"][QUOTE="grenadexjumpr"] i was looking into that institute what is your experience there? Decko5

Absolutely amazing. The teachers and the entire staff in general are some of the nicest people around. Hands on is great, the facilities and the equipment are all top notch. You definitely gain a skill set there that will last you your whole life.

I'm just getting a certification, the only campus that offers an Associates of Occupational Studies is Pheonix. I went to the Exton/Philly school. Finished my 66 weeks with the Ford FACT. I'm also going to be doing the PTAP down in Atlanta soon. Seriously, if you're into tinkering with cars and really would like to make good good money doing it I can't speak more highly of UTI.

HVAC is the money man.

I used to work as an aprentice for one. He would make 1,700$ A day while being on commision.

But that was on really hot days and the hours are crazy sometimes (7am to 11pm)and it is only seasonal. So you gotta save up the money for whn the jobs slow down. But its definitly worth it.

I eventually turned into a tech but by then there would only be 1 or 2 jobs a day so I left the trade and started college.

I was fixing AC's since I was 16 (I look alot older then I look)

I never withdrew my entire semester before, a few of my friends have and never looked back at college. Changed my major 3 times already though, hoping that Business Admin sticks for me now.

I'm in my last year for my Computer Engineering degree. I wish I switched to EE earlier though because I hate programming lol.

Good idea to change your mind while still in college! I think you'll be just fine, just have to take a bit longer than you originially planned. I SO wish I hadn't waited until after I graduated to change my life plan. STUPID.

I almost went to UIC, how was it in general? If you don't mind my asking. I've always wondered...

I came into my freshman year as a Computer Science major. After a semester I switched to History and I've stuck with that ever since (I just started my Sophomore year of classes today).