Hello, so when I was attending the junior college, I was kind of pressured into majoring into something that I wasn’t to fond of communication studies. Anyways, fast forward I have a BA in comm studies and totally regret it. My counselor was pressuring me into any major as long as it was a 4 year degree as that was all most companies care about but I don’t care about that, I wanted to major in what I wanted to major and if that took 3-4 years at a junior college than so be it.
At that point I was 3 years in at a JC, I was failing most of my classes and only attending part time at that. I was willing to stay at least another year at the JC for a total for 4 years, yes it’s more than your avg but I don’t care as long as I got the degree that I wanted which was business admin at that time. I know there are plenty of junior college students who have stayed there for 3,4,5 years for god knows what reason.
I question rather college counselors have your best interest at heart or are they just looking to pad there numbers? Do they get some type of credit/money from the states for every student they transfer? I know I’m sounding negative but I can’t help it.
I don’t think this is the universal experience. If one is on financial aid, there may be some pressure to make satisfactory academic progress towards a degree before one has maxed out financial aid.
I was a business major and I think a degree in communications is a good foundation if you want to work in a business environment.
If you think you are missing some business fundamentals you can take a few courses in accounting, finance, management etc now at community college to supplement your current degree. There are also professional business certifications one can earn. Or think about an MBA after a few years of work.
I mean yeah that is true but it would’ve been nice to major in something that I’m interested in and I’m deeply introverted so communications was not ideal for me.
You can go back to community college and take classes that are interesting to you and/or will give you specific skills that you want. Lots of people do that. A friend of mine who has a Ph.D. in history earned an A.S. in Horticulture at her local community college because she was tired of teaching college students and wanted to turn her gardening hobby into a landscaping business. At the community college where I teach now, there are lots of credit and non-credit classes that can lead directly to specific career skills. Look at the website of the community colleges near you, and find out what is offered in the Continuing Education division. Usually those classes are cheaper and shorter than credit classes.
I am sorry that you feel you had bad advice at your CC. Had I been your advisor, given that you had a bunch of failing grades, I would have encouraged you to take a semester or two off completely so you could have time to decide what you really wanted to do with your life, and I would have also encouraged you to look at career programs in the Continuing Ed. division rather than the credit division. Not everyone needs a bachelor degree to get a good job.
If you were failing the majority of your classes in business then that didn’t appear to be a good fit for you. Of course I don’t know all the circumstances but I would imagine your advisor was trying to nudge you toward a major where you could experience success and get your degree.
Thank you, in all honestly, I wish I could’ve taken a semester off or 2 to work more than come back with a fresh mind. My study habits weren’t the greatest at that time. Why not major in pottery or art if what I majored in didn’t matter? The problem is I don’t want to major in art or pottery. I was going through some other person reasons. I wanted at least a BA though.