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im going to go to college soon and i want to know if anyone has any ideas what i should study since im not a very social person i need a carreer in mind that would best fit for someone like me any ideas people??
whats a good Degree for People with SA
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I really don't think you should mold your future to fit around your SA but the other way around with your SA around your future. You should really try to do something that gets you excited and something you want to do, and if the SA must follow then let it, but don't let it have the lead.
If you're not sure what you want to do you can talk to a career counselor at your local college which may be easier said then done, you could also just feel around and think about the world around you, the things you enjoy doing or seeing or the careers you think you would enjoy doing and the various jobs it takes to make them happen.
There's also the military which I think is fantastic, I joined the Air Force but it unfortunately didn't work out due to an injury in training and I signed up for a crappy job, Security Forces which is basically the Air Force's infantry since they were replacing most the SF guys with civilian law enforcement and sending them overseas under Army commanders to work co-op with the infantry for larger numbers, they may have changed it back the last couple years though. Also in SF training you just get beat up, would have much rather signed up as a Loadmaster.
The thought of basic training for someone with SA is pretty daunting but with all the yelling and chaos in training your mind just goes kind of numb for the first couple weeks (I think that's how it is with everyone), but after that you go to your AIT school and its all down hill and even a lot of fun if you sign up for the right job, that along with 4 years of military service (which looks really good on any resume), living on your own for free, being paid, traveling around the world (depending on your job), and active duty and veteran discounts on nearly everything for the rest of your life. Its not bad at all and its something to do until you know what you really want to do which may even be to stay in and go career.
If you're not sure what you want to do you can talk to a career counselor at your local college which may be easier said then done, you could also just feel around and think about the world around you, the things you enjoy doing or seeing or the careers you think you would enjoy doing and the various jobs it takes to make them happen.
There's also the military which I think is fantastic, I joined the Air Force but it unfortunately didn't work out due to an injury in training and I signed up for a crappy job, Security Forces which is basically the Air Force's infantry since they were replacing most the SF guys with civilian law enforcement and sending them overseas under Army commanders to work co-op with the infantry for larger numbers, they may have changed it back the last couple years though. Also in SF training you just get beat up, would have much rather signed up as a Loadmaster.
The thought of basic training for someone with SA is pretty daunting but with all the yelling and chaos in training your mind just goes kind of numb for the first couple weeks (I think that's how it is with everyone), but after that you go to your AIT school and its all down hill and even a lot of fun if you sign up for the right job, that along with 4 years of military service (which looks really good on any resume), living on your own for free, being paid, traveling around the world (depending on your job), and active duty and veteran discounts on nearly everything for the rest of your life. Its not bad at all and its something to do until you know what you really want to do which may even be to stay in and go career.
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:ditto:ditto
I'm of the mindset that we should not adjust our lives to our disorder, rather, adjust our disorder to our lives. We get this question at least two or three times a week in various forms and I've never thought that doing things radically different just because of SA really helps anything.
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I don't know about that. Alot of CS jobs rely heavily around working in teams. But if you're just talking about the college classes you'll have to take, then yeah they're mostly CS and math classes which don't REQUIRE much interaction, unless you're having trouble and have to ask others for help. (which will likely happen because the material is hard as hell).
Anyway... I agree with everyone else. If you base decisions like these around SA then you're going to be in a rut.
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if you have a job think about what you could study to advance yourself in your current field
NOT MARKETING. Have to give presentations for every class. But I guess that's a given. I agree with the others though, if you have a passion about something you shouldn't hold yourself down to do something else just because it involves less interaction with people.
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and whatever degrees dont have a requirement of a public speaking class.
and whatever degrees dont have a requirement of a public speaking class.
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I like majoring in classics (Greek and Latin language and civilization) because all my courses in my major are incredibly small (2-15 people). Smaller classes are so much better for my SA than huge lectures.
Of course, with a class that small you're required to contribute to the conversation and discussion. This is where majoring in something you actually like comes in, because I tend to know this stuff like the back of my hand. Still better than a lecture class where you're basically playing Russian roulette with the prof randomly calling on people (happened once in a 200-level English course and I was pretty much scared to death and couldn't speak).
Other ways to get out of big lecture classes:
- opt into intensive if offered (class is harder, but much smaller)
- get some of the big general education requirements in summer: chem, algebra, eng comp, etc.
- awkward hours are your friend (late at night, early in the morning)
- if you're required to take, say, a social science, take the strangest one (everyone will be in psych 101 or poli sci 101, take anthropology!)
Of course, with a class that small you're required to contribute to the conversation and discussion. This is where majoring in something you actually like comes in, because I tend to know this stuff like the back of my hand. Still better than a lecture class where you're basically playing Russian roulette with the prof randomly calling on people (happened once in a 200-level English course and I was pretty much scared to death and couldn't speak).
Other ways to get out of big lecture classes:
- opt into intensive if offered (class is harder, but much smaller)
- get some of the big general education requirements in summer: chem, algebra, eng comp, etc.
- awkward hours are your friend (late at night, early in the morning)
- if you're required to take, say, a social science, take the strangest one (everyone will be in psych 101 or poli sci 101, take anthropology!)
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You'll face that in college as well, almost every single upper-level CS course requires team projects presented at the end of the semester. I can't really think of any SA-friendly degree out there.
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