Nick Against the World (101 Viewers)

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Bjerknes

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I have a question for the elders of this board, specifically Nick, Greg, and Padovano.

As you know I'm already accepted to the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Penn State with Meteorology as my intended first-choice major. However, in concurance with normal university procedure I also have to choose two other options for my major. I am not 100% convinced at the moment that meteorology will be the focus of my future career, and I'm also interested in a couple of other possibilities, incuding Energy, Business, and Finance.

Do you guys have any sort of idea how much potential a career in this field has, or how many unsuspecting college students choose this major as their own? It is stated in the PSU Undergraduate Degree Programs Bulletin that this major helps prepare students for careers in international organizations and also corporate law, both of which I would be very interested in. I think I recall you, Nick, making a post on said topic related to fields in energy, and seeing that you have some sort of corporate law degree (iirc) I think you could be of some help.

I also listed international politics as another option, however a major such as that must be precursor to graduate school.
 
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Sir Sebastian said:
:lol2: is there actually a movie called "aristocrats" as well?
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I was thinking the same thing as Enron! The übercool Maurice Chevalier even sings the title cut in the soundtrack. :thumbs:

I've heard about the much more recent Aristocrats flick, though. It's about how all these comedians tell what is supposed to be one of the most foul vaudeville jokes around, right?
 
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RochemBeck said:
I have a question for the elders of this board, specifically Nick, Greg, and Padovano.

As you know I'm already accepted to the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Penn State with Meteorology as my intended first-choice major. However, in concurance with normal university procedure I also have to choose two other options for my major. I am not 100% convinced at the moment that meteorology will be the focus of my future career, and I'm also interested in a couple of other possibilities, incuding Energy, Business, and Finance.

Do you guys have any sort of idea how much potential a career in this field has, or how many unsuspecting college students choose this major as their own? It is stated in the PSU Undergraduate Degree Programs Bulletin that this major helps prepare students for careers in international organizations and also corporate law, both of which I would be very interested in. I think I recall you, Nick, making a post on said topic related to fields in energy, and seeing that you have some sort of corporate law degree (iirc) I think you could be of some help.

I also listed international politics as another option, however a major such as that must be precursor to graduate school.
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I'm sure I qualify as an elder around here, whether I like it or not. :p

Meteorology is pretty damn targeted. This can be both good and bad, IMO. I.e., it could be targeted enough that you'll appear very focused and with specific skills when you graduate -- which can be very key for an employer looking for that sort of thing. On the downside, it might not give you a lot of "cross-over" potential -- though that's often due more to short-sighted and narrow-minded employers than due to any limits in a meteorologists' academic background, IMO.

And if you're that targeted, jobs could be a little harder to come by -- but with fewer applicants. Just be prepared to move a bit if your career in the field progresses.

I don't know a lot about the hidden career prospects there, but I have some guesses. Energy is a good one. Agriculture is another. Another industry that you might not have made any connection at all to is finance. What we think of as big banks here in the U.S. do a hell of a lot more than put grandma's gold fillings in a safety deposit box. Major world banks often make investments in third world countries and other emerging markets (infrastructure projects, international corporate loans/financing, etc.) -- investments made all the more risky by projections of climate, drought, famine, civil unrest that could result from poor weather, etc. There is a place where international law also applies, btw.
 
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