So i been taking classes at HCC for about a year now, i started late (which i regret) and now im 23. Im serious about school as i ever have or will be and for the longest now i cant seem to get a grip on what i want to do. Of course i want to make money (50-60,000 and up) but i also want to do something i love. My passions are Sports (of course) and i have an itch for criminal justice but i dont wanna be a street cop. If i had it my way i wanna work for myself... i know there are a alot of students in the hangout as well as grads.. what should i look into? whats out there and booming? behind the scenes in sports? any advice to keep in mind would help! thanks!
sports and criminal justice? hmmm...how about those security check guys with the metal detector wands at the Toyota Center? you'll be pimpin in that TC uniform...look into general studies
Meh, At the end of the day, skill based majors are more likely to get a good paying job. Things like Accounting, Nursing, Phamarmacy and maybe Engineering usually can get you a decent job upon graduation. But they're also boring and stressful (which is why they pay well, people don't want to do it and go through the training for them, but they're almost always needed). If you really like sports and think can do it, maybe application statistic like Morey (though if you aren't one of the top ones, jobs might then be hard to get since grad schools/PHD and getting into them are pretty much required). And you'll probably be in schools till you're 30.
Doing what you love and making money don't really go together. I'm sorry to say that. This might not be true for some, but sure is true for me.
i was just throwing that out there as what i like.... how is the sports broadcasting behind the scenes jobs?
I wish people weren't so negative when someone said they wanted to pursue sports. It's okay to say I want to be a doctor, or an astronaut, but not a basketball player. This crap made me waste time on grades since middle school. I didn't play ball as much, and decided what's the point of trying out for the team, it's a waste of time. I grew six inches in high school, and now I'm almost 6'3" and I can barely dunk. I don't care if I ended up playing ball in in Uzbekistan, as long as I'm making a living and doing something I'm happy with. You're 23, so it may be too late to consider sports as an option.
wow sounds cool for you..also thanks but when i say i love sports i didnt mean i wanna play ball i just wouldnt mind a career in sports... just to be around sports and working would be great
Get a B.S. in Rafer Alston's Shooting Technique. It's such a mystery that it became a legit major. They don't want it to happen to future generations.
I agree with this. It pays well. Sports specialization is nice, but it would also be in the same field with helping people that are paralyzed because of stroke. There are also people that are recovering from major injuries, not just in sports, that need physical therapy. It's a rewarding field that does give pretty good pay.
I don't think you understand how hard it is to play professional sports for a living. Even those who play in far off places in Europe and the Middle East are former D1 basketball players. Do you know how hard it is to even make it to D1? Go see the movie "Hoop Dreams" then post back in this thread.
You should get a degree in engineering or some field of science, and then go to law school and study patent law. All you will need are B's (even a couple of B-'s are okay) in law school and you will easily make 140K+. If I only knew that in Dec. of 2008 before I graduate undergrad!!! Stupid History and Poli Science degrees does get you anywhere!
I believe it is DaDakota who owns his own Computer Game company. It sounds like a dream job, but I am sure he will tell you he had to work extremely hard to get there. No one is going to hand you anything, even with a degree. I have brothers and friends who graduated with Engineering or Comp Sci majors and very good grades - 3.2 and up and they were able to get high paying jobs right off the bat. I had to work my way up the food chain. I graduated with a degree in Economics with around a 3.0 GPA - and the only types of gigs I could get were low paying entry level. However I stuck in there and I love my job now, I'm still with the same company, I didn't job hop like I had done in the past (totally wasting your career when you job hop). When I started with the company I am with now I was selling long term Maintenance Agreements for field hardware barely skimping by (it was a fair wage though considering I had no real world work experience beyond bar tending). I hung in there, built rapport with managers and coworkers and over a few years we acquired another company and I was able to step into a new role with the new company. I love my job now and my pay has improved each year I have been with the company, which is rare these days so I am very grateful. Anyway Nate, my suggestion is at 23, unless you are acquiring a highly specific degree in a field such as engineering or Computer Science, be prepared to build a resume, work hard, take a part time job while in school to add to your resume, and build references. Nothing will be easy or handed to you. It is going to be a long hard climb to get to the 50-60 K you mention, but you can get there if you have enough drive. I love sports too, but outside of Pick Up basketball and monday morning watercooler conversations, I doubt there's much in store for you there. Just my 2 cents.
