Monday, November 7, 2011

6th year in college and decided to push through a career-irrelevant degree for the sake of graduating. Mistake?

I've been in college for too long now. It's been about 6 years. I began in 2003, hopped around between two schools and took a year off to work for a web development company. I left that job for personal reasons after 1 year and went back to school to limbo (current). I've switched degree majors several times (Computer Information Systems to Liberal Studies to English then to Computer Science). I've almost given up on my pursuit to complete the elusive degree. Though now after much thought and consultation, I've decided to push through to the nearest end. This means settling for a degree in Communication, English, or Religious Studies -- These degrees will allow me to graduate by the end of this summer. These degrees also have little to no relevance to the career path I want to pursue. I'd like to pursue a career in Web Development. Though I do in fact have interest in studying outside that focus. The previously mentioned subjects are concentrations I would likely find compelling. My other option is to switch my major back to something related to my career goal. This action would take me an additional 2 years to complete college, opposed to graduating this summer. What are your opinions?

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