Strangest Degree Change

[isucy86]

The thread about the Oregon football player getting a 9th year of eligibility got me thinking back on people I knew from college who were "professional students". Most because of degree changes.

What are some of drastic degree changes people experienced themselves or by friends.

I was pretty boring- from PolySci to Business. But had one friend go from Ag Bus to Pre-Med (after 4 years) and another Business to Forestry.

 

[cyfan21]

Construction management 3 years, kinesiology 1.5 years, graduated with liberal arts independent studies at last semester.

 

[GoldCy]

Those of you that remember "Wild Bill", he never left ames. Graduated initially @64. Don't know how many degrees he ended up with. Retired from ISU. Probably still taking classes.

 

[cyfan21]

Those of you that remember "Wild Bill", he never left ames. Graduated initially @64. Don't know how many degrees he ended up with. Retired from ISU. Probably still taking classes.

How many years was he enrolled?

 

[Agkistrodon]

Started as a history major because I wanted nothing to do with science after having lousy teachers in high school. Ended up with a PhD in Biology.

 

[besserheimerphat]

I actually knew a guy who went FROM business TO engineering. #unicorn

 

[enisthemenace]

Architecture
Construction Engineering
Meteorology
Economics
Finance

 

[CycloneDaddy]

Sister went from 2.5 years of Engineering to Teacher.

 

[Cloneon]

Not sure if this counts, but I got an Architecture and then a CompSci degree.

 

[cyfan21]

Started as a history major because I wanted nothing to do with science after having lousy teachers in high school. Ended up with a PhD in Biology.

That’s a shame how so many people are driven away from math and science because of poor high school experiences

 

[CyCrazy]

Those of you that remember "Wild Bill", he never left ames. Graduated initially @64. Don't know how many degrees he ended up with. Retired from ISU. Probably still taking classes.

Didnt wild bill pass away a couple of years ago?

 

[Matthew-10]

Simply-
Business
Marketing
Hotel Restaurant Management
Psychology
PolixSci
surprisingly, I was a terrible student and graduated in 5 1/2 years!

 

[JP4CY]

Didnt wild bill pass away a couple of years ago?

Come to think of it, I haven't seen his license plates around.

 

[shadow]

I had a buddy do three years of engineering who then switched to political science.

 

[JP4CY]

Those of you that remember "Wild Bill", he never left ames. Graduated initially @64. Don't know how many degrees he ended up with. Retired from ISU. Probably still taking classes.

Bill and one of the Litzels were some of the most unique, crazy, and smart guys I've ever met.

 

[CyCrazy]

Come to think of it, I haven't seen his license plates around.

I haven't in a long time.

 

[CyCrazy]

Bill and one of the Litzels were some of the most unique, crazy, and smart guys I've ever met.

So was the RS teacher who taught my wife was always at basketball games in some goofy outfit. Maybe the guy was a litzel I dont know.

 

[JP4CY]

So was the RS teacher who taught my wife was always at basketball games in some goofy outfit. Maybe the guy was a litzel I dont know.

The Litzel I'm thinking of ran for President. Wacky but smart guy.

 

[Bipolarcy]

The thread about the Oregon football player getting a 9th year of eligibility got me thinking back on people I knew from college who were "professional students". Most because of degree changes.

What are some of drastic degree changes people experienced themselves or by friends.

I was pretty boring- from PolySci to Business. But had one friend go from Ag Bus to Pre-Med (after 4 years) and another Business to Forestry.

I changed majors three times, once at every quarter break, my first year at Iowa State. I originally wanted to be an elementary school teacher, then switched to history, then switched to liberal arts. I also flirted with journalism with an advertising emphasis (I wanted to be Darren Stevens), then settled on just plain journalism. It was a bumpy ride for sure. I was so unsure what I wanted to major in that I took several years off before finally going back, still unsure what I wanted to major in. I chose journalism because it was unlike any other degree. They wanted you to have a working knowledge on many different subjects, so they made you take a lot of electives and required fewer credits in your major to get a degree.

 

[8bitnes]

That’s a shame how so many people are driven away from math and science because of poor high school experiences

Pay teachers of STEM fields more and the quality of education will go up.