Poll: What should I major in? Let me know what you would choose if you were in my position

[NikPreviousAcct]

I've got two choices:

software engineering

forensic psychology



I'm really interested in both. I love making new programs for myself to make shortcuts on my PC (or, trying atleast) and I LOVE psychology and working with the criminal mind.


What would you pick?

 

[OomoO]

Why don't you mix them both and make a website that specifies in online forensic psycology.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

har har

 

[Scrapster]

2 questions:

1. Where do you go to school?

2. Are those 2 your only choices? Why?

EDIT: I guess that's 3 questions.

 

[Soccer55]

You could try to do both. I don't know how much is involved in either major, but I would imagine that you could do a double major if you wanted. It would be a lot of work, but if you're willing to do it you wouldn't have to sacrifice either one for the other.

-Tom

 

[Azraele]

Can you double major or major/minor?

 

[SackOfAllTrades]

major in the Arts...there will be cuter chicks in your classes.

 

[ThisIsMatt]

I'm a CS major and am taking a psyc class right now as well! Oh yeah!

I would say CE mainly for practical reasons...

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

I go to a community college with leads/transfer opportunities to other colleges that specialize in both.

At the community college, you can start your two-year transfer degree in CS, but most people cannot work full time and go attend the program full time because of how stressfull and taxing this particular program is. I wouldn't be able to do both. Besides... I wouldn't do both anyway.

 

[syzygy]

have you ever had any real world contact with the depraved basketcases that you appear
quite smitten with ? forensic psychology will entail endless gross-out sessions. you'll
be expected to assume a completely dispassionate and non-judgemental 'openness' to assess
the depraved mind of sociopathic slaughterers. being a moral relativist might be helpful
in this field

computer work seems so much cleaner.

 

[Ameesh]

if you like money, computer science

if you like cadavers, forensic pyschology

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

<< have you ever had any real world contact with the depraved basketcases that you appear
quite smitten with ? forensic psychology will entail endless gross-out sessions. you'll
be expected to assume a completely dispassionate and non-judgemental 'openness' to assess
the depraved mind of sociopathic slaughterers. being a moral relativist might be helpful
in this field >>

Yeah, I can be quite &quot;dispassionate&quot; at times. Ask my mother.



<< if you like money, computer science; if you like cadavers, forensic psychology >>

What happens if I do both? *evil grin*

 

[Jothaxe]

I would have to suggest the software engineering major. It just seems like there will be a lot more options if you go that way...

 

[iverson]

Oxymorons?