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In the fall I'll be attending a university for a degree in Informational Technology. Yay spending thousands of dollars on education for 4 years that may not amount to anything in the end.

video game programming is not a separate field here. You gotta go through Computer Engineering, or information technology/media/communication departments to learn to program. Even though other engineering departments have some programming classes on a basic level.

In the fall I'll be attending a university for a degree in Informational Technology. Yay spending thousands of dollars on education for 4 years that may not amount to anything in the end.

That's how it is sadly. IT is a solid field however, lots of job opportunities, especially if you widen your search.

As for me, Mechanical Engineering is almost through, entering the fifth and "officially" final year (though more than 80% has to sit one more year to wrap up the classes and that's probably what I'll have to do as well, at least some months). Afterwards comes the mandatory army service, a possible post-graduation course and well, then we'll see

Hmmm, well, I'm already done with high school, but I didn't pass the entrance exams (like most people here because our unis simply CAN'T hold enough students (why invest in education? it's not good for the country, right?)) for the uni I wanted, so I'm taking what we call "⁣pre-entrance-exam-courses" here (essentially, it's like another year of high school, that you literally keep studying the whole year to take the entrance exam again and try to pass)...

I'll study Computer Science, can't wait until I'm in uni... just... gotta... survive... THIS YEAR! AAAAAAAAH!

Then, well, after that... hmm... I don't know... I mean, I still have the rest of this ultra-long year, and the next 4 years to decide

video game programming is not a separate field here. You gotta go through Computer Engineering, or information technology/media/communication departments to learn to program. Even though other engineering departments have some programming classes on a basic level.

Decided to go to university four years ago. Graduated and attained a Bachelors of Arts degree in Criminal Justice (Honours), with distinctions, this year. I will be attending a Masters of Arts in Sociology program in the Fall.

Best of luck to all who will be attending university/college. Study hard, go to classes, speak with professors (this especially helps with references) and do as much extra-curricular activities as you can. Don't forget to relax every now and again, otherwise the stress of it all might become too much.

I've been attending a university for a couple of years now, pursuing a degree in electrical engineering. Initially, I was a cybersecurity major; while that was fun, I discovered that I enjoyed mathematics and looked into engineering, ultimately deciding to go with electrical.

To anyone out there that might be considering cybersecurity, I would recommend against it per my experience and the expertise of others. Instead, if one wants to pursue a career in cybersecurity, I would highly recommend majoring in software engineering and then getting a masters in cybersecurity. Why? The very good jobs require the skillset of a software engineer while also requiring the rather easily obtained knowledge of a cybersecurity specialist; whereas at many universities in the US, majoring in cybersecurity will only equip you with rather basic knowledge and application of programs as opposed to truly getting to know a computer inside and out.

To those of you on this thread and those reading this, I wish you the best of fortune in school!
(I was about to wish you folks luck in Korean, but then I recalled the forum rule, so, I'll just say wish you guys good luck in English a second time: 'good luck!' ).

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Couldn't use quotation marks and my parenthesis turned into a smiley.

My undergrad was a double major in Statistics and Mathematics. Also had a minor in Psychology because I had space to fit it in.

Currently in graduate school going for my masters in Statistics.

At some point when my wife finishes up with nursing school. Nothing fancy, just going to get my OPOTA certification to join a police department. I'm currently doing hospital security which can be comparable to some local police department salaries, so I'm not in a rush.