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I have just realized that I am in the wrong major, but I'm about to start my senior year. What should I do?
I am currently a computer science major and after three years of college I have realized that this is not for me. I sort of knew this all along but stuck with it because I didn't know what I wanted to do. However now I do know what I want to do, I want to go into accounting. The problem is that I am about to start my senior year. The reason that it's a problem isn't because I'll have to be in college for another two to three years. No, the problem is that I don't know how I will pay for it. I am currently on financial aid through FAFSA and the way that works is that they pay for the first x amount of units. Usually you will be done with those units after four years if you are a full time student. So since that will not be an option soon what can I do? you may say just get a job and pay for it yourself but I have been unsuccessful in finding a job this whole time and the reason is because I have a disability that limits my motor functions. I can't pick up any job like being a waiter for example. So what should I do? Should I finish up what I'm doing and then come back to college after I find a job I will be miserable in? Or should I change my major while I have the chance and deal with the expenses later?
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- RoaringMiceLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Have you heard of actuarial science? If you're interested in accounting, you might be interested in being an actuary - and you wouldn't need to change your major. Like accounting, actuaries take math and apply it in a business setting. Actuaries calculate risk. They work for insurance companies, financial firms, etc. This is a highly in-demand profession that pays well and tends to provide a good work/life balance. You'd take your first actuarial exam during your senior year, so if this is a field you think you may be interested in, you'd want to start looking into it this summer.
To become an actuary, you could keep your current CS major. CS already gives you a lot of what you need to become an actuary - specifically, the math. You may be missing a bit here and there, but talk to the math advisor at your school - they should know what's required to become an actuary, and you can fit any few classes you might be missing in this year.
Another option is to complete your BS in CS, and start taking some accounting classes next year. Take as many accounting classes as you can fit in - in fact, if you can complete the accounting minor, that'd be fabulous. Then apply to MS Accounting programs.
Your undergrad financial aid will end after x undergraduate units, but you can still get financial aid for a masters program. Talk to the accounting advisor at your school about this idea.
- 1 decade ago
You could see if there are any courses within your major that are transferable to a major you might like better.
