What did you study in college?

[reelo]

I have studied several years of archeology, main focus Middle East (Sumerian up to Late Babylonian), secondary focus European Prehistory, as well as Sumerian philology.
I didn't earn my degree, though, I got cold feet at the last minute. It was around the time things got serious with my gf (now wife) and I realized chances of employment were very slim, outside of academia.
I now work as a public servant, ground property tax. Money sure is better than as a freelance archeologist.
In hindsight, it was a great time, though mostly wasted on WoW and weed.

 

[Tonguez]

Traditional wooden boatbuilding.

Wow, really? My great grandfather was a traditional boat builder and my grandfather a cooper before he joined the merchant marines. Amazing skill to have these days

 

[CleverNickName]

I have an art degree from Oklahoma State University (B.A. Technical Illustration), and I have an engineering degree from Portland State University (B.S. Civil Engineering) with a minor in Geology.

 

[thirdkingdom]

Wow, really? My great grandfather was a traditional boat builder and my grandfather a cooper before he joined the merchant marines. Amazing skill to have these days

Huh, interesting. I went to trad college for a year before dropping out and working construction/cabinetry for a couple of years, and then ended up out in Port Townsend, Washington at the school of wooden boatbuilding there. My grandfather was in the merchant marines, as well! During WWII.

 

[Ryujin]

Huh, interesting. I went to trad college for a year before dropping out and working construction/cabinetry for a couple of years, and then ended up out in Port Townsend, Washington at the school of wooden boatbuilding there. My grandfather was in the merchant marines, as well! During WWII.

Beautiful area. Seems like the perfect place to leave a skill like boat building.

 

[Umbran]

In undergrad, I majored in Physics, with effectively a minor in Renaissance Drama. My biggest extra curricular activities were in theater.

My graduate studies were also in physics. My thesis was on simulating the propagation of quantum mechanical spin in high energy physics events.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Rocket Science.

 

[Retreater]

Started with History then changed my major to English with a focus in Creative Writing. Took some time off to decide if I wanted to get my Masters in Comparative Mythology or Creative Writing, but ultimately got a full-time job, got married, and never got that Masters degree.

 

[Kobold Stew]

First degree focused on Greek and Roman history and archaeology, as I wanted to be paid to scuba dive off the coast of Greece. In grad school, I ended up studying Greek poetry because I can scuba dive if I want to in any case, and this lets me read and talk about ancient plays as well.

I love it, and am very fortunate that I get to make my living teaching the stuff.

 

[Parmandur]

Great topic, love the variety of backgrounds here.

For my undergraduate, I got a B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley in English with a Medieval Studies focus. Almost got a Minor in Celtic Studies, but didn't feel motivated to get the full requirements for that. I've worked in some odd jobs since then, but writing and communicating have always been vital skills.

After graduating right into an economic collapse at the tail end of the Bush administration, I pursued a few years of Studies in Philosophy and Theology with the Dominican Friars at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. I didn't get a degree, but I learned to be Stoic about my life circumstances.

After several years of working in Silicon Valley in Customer Support, I'm just finishing up a remote study degree in Lobrary & Information Science from San Jose State University, and we'll see where that goes.