My area of study is east asian studies (chinese major, japanese minor), but I'm not satisfied with my course and I'm thinking abount changing to Languages and business (english, spanish, Chinese and the other business/economy/marketing related subjects.

My current course is awful. Japanese is the only good thing. We have 14 hours of chinese per week and we learn nothing |:
If I change I will continue to study japanese (my current course only takes us to JLPT3).

Do you think it would be better to change? Or should I stay in my current course? The one I?m in now is a little far from my home, in the other I can come everyday.

My area of study is the human. It is such a fascinating creature. For example, what prompts it to both find this seemingly random old thread and post in it?

Does not compute.

My studies of economics and accounting can't answer that question either.

I am currently studying computer science

Might as well just post despite it being old. I'm still deciding but it'll probably be 3D Animation. Alternatives include: Major in business and Japanese (my high school economics teacher made me really enjoy the course, and I like fancy clothes because I have no sense of style), or possibly some type of marketing. Whatever gets me to Japan in the long run.

MS mathematics
Ph.D. computer science
Post-doc quantum information science

Marketing
Entrepreneurship
International Business

Sometime in the future I'd like to complete a technical degree in automotive repair.

magamo Wrote:MS mathematics
Ph.D. computer science
Post-doc quantum information science

magamo pwns the entire forum in one swift flourish of his qualifications. You might as well have said "KNEEL BEFORE ME, PITIFUL EARTHLINGS".

Im an undergraduate biologist specialising in plant pathology and microbiology. I also research at a postgraduate level in microbiology.

Update:

Bachelors Degree in Informatics
Bachelors Degree in Japanese

Currently working as a Systems Consultant.

I'm going to be majoring in Japanese Studies.

Don't know what it's like in America but I know that Arts graduates have no problem getting good jobs in the UK (it's the people who are stupid, lazy, or undetermined that have problems) - with languages being particularly favoured since no one here can speak any foreign languages yet most of our trade is abroad.

Currently pursuing Masters in Computer Science (Integer Programming, Polyhedral Combinatorics, Graph Theory).

If all goes well, Ill graduate from University of applied sciences next year as a Computer engineer. (Polytechnic - bachelor degree) I am only 22 years old so there's still plenty of time for studying.

Main subject is programming but I am also interested in hardware side of things.

magamo Wrote:MS mathematics
Ph.D. computer science
Post-doc quantum information science

How I evny you magamo. People like you will never be unemployed, nor will know the
sentence "I can't afford....", but besides that being so damn smart must be a great feeling.... (This is not sarcasm, I MEAN it)
Just out of curiosity could you elaborate a bit on your post-doc and PHD thesis? (Goal, methodology, end results, possible application of the results in daily life, ect.)

Raschaverak Wrote:Just out of curiosity could you elaborate a bit on your post-doc and PHD thesis? (Goal, methodology, end results, possible application of the results in daily life, ect.)

I sent you an email. Also, there is a well-known formula in science: postdoc = cheap labor.

Oh, and I'm not smart. It's the same as language learning. If you immerse yourself into one specific thing and have fun while doing it, you can't fail to be good at it. That's why purebred mathematicians are way better at math than me, and purebred computer scientists know about computer science much better than me. Most likely I speak Japanese better than you for the exact same reason.

I'm taking advantage of this effect the other way; my crappy math can shine when I'm working on a computer science field, and my experience in math and computer science can help when purebred physicists get stuck on problems in quantum computing/communications.

I'm having fun doing research. But if I had to "study" them, I'd have failed miserably; I failed too many classes during my high-school and undergraduate education.

I might be obsessed with this idea of immersion and having fun. Of course, I know it's not the absolute method to be good at anything. But it seems this principle is more or less true in a lot of fields.

magamo Wrote:

Raschaverak Wrote:Just out of curiosity could you elaborate a bit on your post-doc and PHD thesis? (Goal, methodology, end results, possible application of the results in daily life, ect.)

I sent you an email. Also, there is a well-known formula in science: postdoc = cheap labor.

Oh, and I'm not smart. It's the same as language learning. If you immerse yourself into one specific thing and have fun while doing it, you can't fail to be good at it. That's why purebred mathematicians are way better at math than me, and purebred computer scientists know about computer science much better than me. Most likely I speak Japanese better than you for the exact same reason.

I'm taking advantage of this effect the other way; my crappy math can shine when I'm working on a computer science field, and my experience in math and computer science can help when purebred physicists get stuck on problems in quantum computing/communications.

I'm having fun doing research. But if I had to "study" them, I'd have failed miserably; I failed too many classes during my high-school and undergraduate education.

I might be obsessed with this idea of immersion and having fun. Of course, I know it's not the absolute method to be good at anything. But it seems this principle is more or less true in a lot of fields.

You think the same as me, having fun=good results no matter what. You can master any language, it all comes down to immersion/fun. If it's fun, you'll get far in no time.
It makes me think a lot. Cuz I enjoy reading/srsing/immersing in Japanese daily. Doesn't feel like work at all. Maybe that's why I'm getting far in these 10months or so. But if I keep it up for a while, i'll be fluent in no time.

I have a PhD in Senior year of high school.

smartazjb0y Wrote:I have a PhD in Senior year of high school.

Let me one up you by mentioning that I graduated "cum laude" in women's studies

Just a bit of request for advice. I was thinking about 3D Animation, and my main goal is to live and work in Japan as soon as possible. However that IS a bit of a crowded field. My economics teacher in high school taught really well and gave me an interest in economics, and while I'm bad at math I always thought it'd be interesting to major in business or economics. I do like money... I suppose I could double major in either economics/Japanese or business/Japanese. Any tips? Also looking for good colleges in Japan where I can pursue this. I might try Sophia but they accept a small handful every admissions period.

Maths again here + trying to getting to reach high tier programming and financial mathematics skills by the time I finish my Masters so I can have an easier time finding a job in Japan. (to counter the lack of fluency + shitty economy)

Tefhel Wrote:I'm going to be majoring in Japanese Studies.

Don't know what it's like in America but I know that Arts graduates have no problem getting good jobs in the UK (it's the people who are stupid, lazy, or undetermined that have problems) - with languages being particularly favoured since no one here can speak any foreign languages yet most of our trade is abroad.

I wouldn't say have they have no problems, getting a good job isn't easy for anyone I think. :/

I majored in physics, but since I already knew too much to take any of the regular physics classes, I focused mainly on Hawkingian string theory, 7th dimension relativity, and black hole geometry.

Actually, I made all that up. Like many here I majored in digital basketweaving.

First Hospitality major here! I want to work in restaurant management or catering. Sometimes I'm worried that making a career out of it will be difficult, more so than an engineering/science major (and I have the math aptitude to complete those), but cooking feels like such an honorable profession to me. It's also really easy to impress people who don't know much about cooking with some simple French cuisine.

quincy Wrote:First Hospitality major here!

magamo Wrote:I might be obsessed with this idea of immersion and having fun. Of course, I know it's not the absolute method to be good at anything. But it seems this principle is more or less true in a lot of fields.

Absolutely agree. I'd like to add that everyone who see "studying"/doing things related to their main subject as something that must be done and over with so they can proceed with other, "better" things, you are doing yourself a big big disservice. If you learn to enjoy it and just see it as well, part of your day, something YOU have chosen to do (which is true when you think about the bigger picture) and savor the time you put into it, things become so much easier. It's not like you're gonna get it done any faster just because you're repeatedly telling yourself "urrr this suuucks" and it's not like it's NOT making up a huge chunk of your daily life and your precious time. Just remember what you like about what you're doing and like it even more. The aftertaste is so much better when at the end of the day you can go "Awright I did a good job today" instead of "Agh, finally over (let's waste the evening by the teebee)".I find doing this actually helps you in appreciating other aspects of your life, too.

I'm currently studying Psychology and have a great interest for education/pedagogy so hey educations lady/guy you're not totally alone - assuming said member still visits the forum.


Edit:
Carolina regarding your school choice, I don't think you're gonna get many answers here (especially since you didn't give enough info to form a well-based recommendation) but I always think there's so much talk about how bad/good jap students' universities are so maybe you could make/find a specific thread about that? Really it seems to me like a lot of Japanese students just don't know what they should reasonably be expecting from their courses because they have so little to compare with...

I want to make career in computer engineering field.And in computer engineering field there are lots of other field like software , hardware engineer,tester,programmer and many more like this.I like all the type of work related computer and in computer field also new technology comes day by day.So my study of area is computer only.