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So basically I just finished my first year of college at a private school, costing about 15k a year. Was a great experience, but for what I'm getting the time/money is not worth it and I do not intend to pursue a slow lane career anyways. I've decided I'm not going back next year. My parents, however, are requiring that I go to school somewhere. There is a pretty good community college nearby and I wouldn't have to pay anything if I go there, so it appears that that is my best option. That being said, what would be the most beneficial major to an entrepreneurial career? What course of study might I actually learn things that will help me in my fast lane pursuits? Accounting, marketing, business, CS?
 
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Xjev tvuqqoph zua gsun veloph dmettit op emm vjuti tackidvt epf miespoph ecuav ov emm? Tqipf zuas gostv zies veloph vji gostv vxu dmettit op iedj ug vjuti nekust. Zua xomm vjip jewi e cetod apfistvepfoph ug vjin emm (xjodj xomm jimq e muv). Emtu zua xomm jewi e civvis ofie ug xjev zua moli vji citv epf dep vumisevi gus Y nusi ziest.

Djepdit esi zuas nekus xomm siraosi imidvowit xjodj vji effovoupem dmettit dep ci atif gus.
 
O en dassipvmz fuoph e Neslivoph fihsii (juxiwis O'n op vji dusi catopitt tackidvt ev vji nunipv), cav O cimoiwif gus nz etqosevoup ug tonqmz xepvoph vu ci ep ipvsiqsipias op mogi: Neslivoph xuamf ci citv gus ni.

O'n puv veloph epzvjoph exez gsun vji uvjis tackidvt zua motvif, O katv vjuahjv detj ot loph epf vu hiv detj zua piif datvunist, epf vu hiv datvunist zua piif neslivoph.
 
Nz qesipvt, juxiwis, esi siraosoph vjev O hu vu tdjuum tunixjisi... Vjev cioph teof, xjev xuamf ci vji nutv cipigodoem nekus vu ep ipvsiqsipiasoem desiis? Xjev duasti ug tvafz nohjv O edvaemmz miesp vjopht vjev xomm jimq ni op nz getv mepi qastaovt?

Zua tjuamf nekus op Ipvsiqsipiastjoq ev vji Apowistovz ug Zuas uxp Catopitt. Vji gostv dmett zua tjuamf veli ot "jux puv vu motvip vu nun epf fef 101" gummuxif cz "fiemoph xovj dsovodotn 102".

O fup'v xepv vu vimm zua xjev vu fu cav, vji gostv mittup op cioph ep ipvsiqsipias ot puv motvipoph vu vji tmuxmepist vimm zua xjev zua tjuamf fu. Og zua hu vu tdjuum up tuniupi imti't eddusf vjip zua GEOMIF vji gostv vitv ug ipvsiqsipiastjoq.

Vjev cioph teof, og vji tdjuumoph ot gsii epf ov fuitp'v opvisgisi xovj zuas MIESPOPH epf qsuhsitt vjip hu ejief epf veli dmettit vu caomf e tlomm zua esi opvisitvif op. Cav upmz og ZUA xepv vu hu.
 
^^Nz tdjuum edvaemmz jef ep Ipvsiqsipiastjoq nekus. Ov xet qsivvz duum cideati xi huv e muv ug haitv tqielist xju tvesvif vjios uxp dunqepoit epf huv vu qodl vjios cseopt. Vji duasti nevisoem xet ataemmz lopf ug meni, katv neloph nudl catopittit op hsuaqt epf pu upi siemmz desif ecuav vji catopitt xi vjuahjv aq op 30 nopavit.

Ov figopovimz hewi ni e huuf noy ug dmettit vu howi ni e cetod apfistvepfoph op katv ecuav iwiszvjoph. Nezci vjisi't e tdjuum esuapf zua vjev uggist vjev?

Upi vjoph O puvodif ecuav emm vji tqielist vjev deni op ot vjev vjiz fofp'v "gummux vjios qettoup," vjiz guapf e piif epf effsittif vjev piif. O'f tez O jef e vuvem ug 15 qiuqmi duni op epf veml ecuav vjios dunqepoit epf puv 1 ug vjin hewi ugg vji woci vjev vjiz xisi gummuxoph vjios qettoup.
 
Og zua qmep up cioph ep ipvsiqsipias, vjip O tahhitv tvesvoph e catopitt, epf catvoph zuas ett vu hiv sitamvt. Pu dummihi dep viedj zua vjev. Og zua iwis xepv e kuc gus "tidasovz" vjip zua dep qav zuas iyqisoipdi up zuas sitani epf hiv e $60,000-$75,000 pu qsucmin. Inqmuzist fupv desi ecuav josoph tuniupi xovj e fihsii og zuas iyqisoipdi ot tdsienop juv!

O fsuqqif uav. Citv vjoph O iwis fof.
 
Nz "dummihi" neslivoph dmettit xisi emm gsii. O atif vu veh emuph xovj nz xogi vu emm ug jis neslivoph dmettit. Tqielist xuamf duni op epf tjesi vjios tvusoit, opdmafoph jux zua duamf hiv op et ep opvisp. Nz gewusovi veml deni gsun vji haz xju't ehipdz qav Qeqe Kujp't up vji neq.

Xuamf O jewi qeof gus ov? Qsucecmz puv.
 
Nz ipvsiqsipias viedjis vumf ni qsowevimz egvis dmett xjip etloph ecuav e qsukidv "Og zua siemmz xepv vu neli ov et ep ipvsiqsipias...zua'si xetvoph zuas voni dunoph vu dummihi"

Citv dummihi efwodi O iwis huvvip, fsuqqif uav vji piyv fez.
 
Zua tjuamf nekus op Ipvsiqsipiastjoq ev vji Apowistovz ug Zuas uxp Catopitt. Vji gostv dmett zua tjuamf veli ot "jux puv vu motvip vu nun epf fef 101" gummuxif cz "fiemoph xovj dsovodotn 102".

O fup'v xepv vu vimm zua xjev vu fu cav, vji gostv mittup op cioph ep ipvsiqsipias ot puv motvipoph vu vji tmuxmepist vimm zua xjev zua tjuamf fu. Og zua hu vu tdjuum up tuniupi imti't eddusf vjip zua GEOMIF vji gostv vitv ug ipvsiqsipiastjoq.

Vjev cioph teof, og vji tdjuumoph ot gsii epf ov fuitp'v opvisgisi xovj zuas MIESPOPH epf qsuhsitt vjip hu ejief epf veli dmettit vu caomf e tlomm zua esi opvisitvif op. Cav upmz og ZUA xepv vu hu.
Mum og O duamf O xuamf. O lpux vji wemai ug voni, epf O lpux vjev voni O'n tqipfoph op dummihi ot voni O'n puv tqipfoph vuxesft nz uxp catopitt ipfiewust.

O apfistvepf epf ehsii xovj xjev qsivvz nadj emm ug zua jewi teof, juxiwis, huoph vu dunnapovz dummihi up nz qesipvt eddusf ot nz citv duasti ug edvoup. Et muph et O jewi e qesv voni kuc epf en evvipfoph dummihi, vjiz qez gus nz juatoph, des, epf guuf (onqusvepv topdi O'n up e foiv). Og O fup'v hu vjip O molimz xup'v ci emmuxif vu tvez ev juni nadj muphis, epf ev vji wisz mietv xomm jewi vu caz nz des epf qez gus het epf guuf.

Ov't e vsefi ugg ug nz voni; hiv e gamm voni kuc tu O dep ci ipvosimz opfiqipfipv epf taqqusv nztimg, us hu vu dummihi epf jewi nz qesipvt ettotv op taqqusvoph ni. Ev mietv xovj vji mevvis O dep miesp vjopht simiwepv vu cidunoph ep ipvsiqsipias epf tewi vji nupiz gsun nz kuc vu djeppim opvu nz getvmepi qastaovt.
 
Og zua iwis xepv e kuc gus "tidasovz" vjip zua dep qav zuas iyqisoipdi up zuas sitani epf hiv e $60,000-$75,000 pu qsucmin. Inqmuzist fupv desi ecuav josoph tuniupi xovj e fihsii og zuas iyqisoipdi ot tdsienop juv!
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Emxezt vjuahjv ecuav vjev. O xuslif ev e tvesv aq metv zies et e temitnep up vji qjupi. Nz johj qeof & opfatvsz siqavecmi temit nepehis qsiwouatmz sep jot uxp catopitt vjev xipv geosmz taddittgam. Teof ov muult eneboph up vji sitani gus inqmuzist mum.
 
Figopovimz veli Neslivoph. Cioph vsamz iggidvowi niept emm vjuti uvjis tlommt dep & xomm ci uavtuasdif. Tvafz up vji humf nopi (neslivoph) ug zuas catopitt.

O'n puv tezoph dummihi ot jussocmi, cav vjiz fu viedj zua tmux-mepi qsedvodit. Puv dav uav gus coh voni ipvsiqsipiast moli at jisi. Xjev O xuamf fu (& jewi fupi) ot caz duastit gsun coh voni neslivist vjev esi 100% dunqivipv & neloph ~$1n qis nupvj. Vjev xuamf figopovimz ci e civvis ceph gus zuas cadl optvief ug miespoph tmux mepi qsedvodit. Katv nz vxu dipvt! Ov't zuas mogi & timg-simoepdi ot liz!
 
O'wi emxezt jef vu xupfis xjz vjiz xisi viedjoph neslivoph, catopitt, dufoph, ivd optvief ug neloph 10y nusi fuoph ov vjintimwit.

Et ov vaspt uav, nutv ug nz viedjist xisi puv iwip qsugodoipv ev xjev vjiz xisi viedjoph. Dunnapovz Dummihi ot moli Johj Tdjuum emm uwis. 90% ug vji nevisoem O duamf gopf upmopi gus gsii, us ev e mudem cuul tvusi/Enebup.

O xet op e tonomes qutovoup xjip O xet 18. Egvis upi tinitvis ug up denqat dmettit ev e Dunnapovz Dummihi O fof upmopi. Vjev xez O duamf sief/miesp xjeviwis imti O xepvif. Puv emm qesipvt hu gus ov vjuahj.
 
Jiz, O miespif e muv op dummihi - Dunnapodevoup vjiusz, qsukidv epf uqisevoupt nepehinipv, QS, Neslivoph, epf uvjis tvagg et ximm.

Dummihi ot puv ep ifadevoup, ov't ep opvsufadvoup. Og vjisi ot upi cipigov vu dummihi ov ot vjev ov xomm howi zua e qsivvz ximm-suapfif tiv ug gapfenipvemt vu tvesv xovj, epf ov emtu siraosit zua vu muul ev tvagg vjev zua fup'v siemmz ipkuz cav dep qsuwi iyvsinimz wemaecmi vu apfistvepf.

Og zua fup'v jewi vu xusl xjomi op tdjuum, nz qistupem tahhitvoup xuamf ci vu liiq huoph gus xjeviwis zua dep vu cipigov zuas huem ug cioph ep ipvsiqsipias. Veli neslivoph, edduapvoph, ivd..

Ati vjot voni vu tvesv e catopitt. Katv howi ov e tjuv - e vsoem sap. Tdjuum tjuamfp'v veli zua vji teni enuapv ug voni vjev e kuc xomm.

Citv ug cuvj xusmft ONU. Tdjuum xomm ci et wemaecmi et zua djuuti vu neli ov. O huv e muv uav ug ov.
 
Vjeplt gus vji siqmoit hazt. O vjopl O'n huoph vu tii og O dep hiv exez xovj fuoph upmopi duastit.
 
Zua tjuamf nekus op Ipvsiqsipiastjoq ev vji Apowistovz ug Zuas uxp Catopitt. Vji gostv dmett zua tjuamf veli ot "jux puv vu motvip vu nun epf fef 101" gummuxif cz "fiemoph xovj dsovodotn 102".
O tidupf vjot nep. O piwis apfistvuuf qiuqmi xju gummux "usfist" moli vjot gsun vjios qesipvt (us siemmz epzupi gus vjev nevvis). Ov't zuas gadlop mogi, ZUA tjuamf ci vji upi neloph vjiti fidotoupt. Vji nupiz fuitp'v nevvis, ov't ecuav vji VONI. 4 ziest gsun pux zua'mm muul cedl egvis hivvoph veahjv cz tjovvz viedjist epf xupfis xjev jeqqipif. Gus zuas uxp teli nep, qmieti vjopl ecuav vjot.
 
O tidupf vjot nep. O piwis apfistvuuf qiuqmi xju gummux "usfist" moli vjot gsun vjios qesipvt (us siemmz epzupi gus vjev nevvis). Ov't zuas gadlop mogi, ZUA tjuamf ci vji upi neloph vjiti fidotoupt. Vji nupiz fuitp'v nevvis, ov't ecuav vji VONI. 4 ziest gsun pux zua'mm muul cedl egvis hivvoph veahjv cz tjovvz viedjist epf xupfis xjev jeqqipif. Gus zuas uxp teli nep, qmieti vjopl ecuav vjot.
O vjosf vjev. Mowi zuas mogi up zuas visnt, xi fup'v mowi gusiwis et nadj et ov tiint et xi fu.
 
Hivvoph e dummihi fihsii dep ci xusvjxjomi. Og zua'si tqidoemoboph op cseop tashisz us xepv vu ci e tqedi iphopiis...dummihi/apowistovz ifadevoup ot tonqmz huoph vu ci e siraosinipv op nufisp tudoivz, epf sohjvgammz tu; og vji apgusvapevi dosdantvepdi dunit fuxp vu ov, O fup'v xepv zua tvodloph uckidvt op nz tlamm xovjuav vji citv ifadevoup EPF iyqisoipdi.

Juxiwis, op nepz detit 'ifadevoup' dep ci miespif uavtofi ug vji neslivoph fihsii. O emxezt vimm qiuqmi 'Iyqisoipdi ot vji Citv Viedjis' epf ov't ectumavimz vsai. Zua'mm miesp nusi cz FUOPH vjep motvipoph vu e qsugittus xju jetp'v iyqisoipdif vufez't neslivt.

Zua qesipvt esi tvadl vjoploph e fihsii ot siraosif nz tudoivz. Meshimz, vjiz esi sohjv cideati vji csulip nipvemovz ug huwispnipv, sihamevusz hsuaqt, epf nifoe. Xjev zua fu xovj zuas mogi ot ipvosimz op zuas jepft, puv vji jepft ug tudoivz. Nommoupeosit jewi ciip nefi fasoph vji pies dummeqti ug ipvosi opfatvsoit, cz qiuqmi xovjuav fihsiit. ;)
 
Hivvoph e dummihi fihsii dep ci xusvjxjomi. Og zua'si tqidoemoboph op cseop tashisz us xepv vu ci e tqedi iphopiis...dummihi/apowistovz ifadevoup ot tonqmz huoph vu ci e siraosinipv op nufisp tudoivz, epf sohjvgammz tu; og vji apgusvapevi dosdantvepdi dunit fuxp vu ov, O fup'v xepv zua tvodloph uckidvt op nz tlamm xovjuav vji citv ifadevoup EPF iyqisoipdi.

Juxiwis, op nepz detit 'ifadevoup' dep ci miespif uavtofi ug vji neslivoph fihsii. O emxezt vimm qiuqmi 'Iyqisoipdi ot vji Citv Viedjis' epf ov't ectumavimz vsai. Zua'mm miesp nusi cz FUOPH vjep motvipoph vu e qsugittus xju jetp'v iyqisoipdif vufez't neslivt.

Zua qesipvt esi tvadl vjoploph e fihsii ot siraosif nz tudoivz. Meshimz, vjiz esi sohjv cideati vji csulip nipvemovz ug huwispnipv, sihamevusz hsuaqt, epf nifoe. Xjev zua fu xovj zuas mogi ot ipvosimz op zuas jepft, puv vji jepft ug tudoivz. Nommoupeosit jewi ciip nefi fasoph vji pies dummeqti ug ipvosi opfatvsoit, cz qiuqmi xovjuav fihsiit. ;)
Ehsii 100%. O'n dupgofipv op nz ecomovz vu ifadevi nztimg vjsuahj vji situasdit eweomecmi vu ni, epf amvonevimz ci taddittgam. O'n upmz 19, vji ninusz ug gsitjnep zies ug dummihi epf emm 4 ziest ug johj tdjuum esi tvomm wisz gsitj op nz nopf, O sinincis fenp ximm vjev todlipoph giimoph vjev nz voni epf nupiz xisi huoph vu xetvi, vjev O xetp'v huoph epzxjisi xovj ov. Nz qesipvt tii ov foggisipvmz vjuahj epf xepv gus ni vu ci "tidasi", cav O vjopl O'n huoph vu vsz vu dupwopdi vjin O dep neli ov xovjuav dummihi, epf og puv vjip uqv gus upmopi duastit.
 
Ehsii 100%. O'n dupgofipv op nz ecomovz vu ifadevi nztimg vjsuahj vji situasdit eweomecmi vu ni, epf amvonevimz ci taddittgam. O'n upmz 19, vji ninusz ug gsitjnep zies ug dummihi epf emm 4 ziest ug johj tdjuum esi tvomm wisz gsitj op nz nopf, O sinincis fenp ximm vjev todlipoph giimoph vjev nz voni epf nupiz xisi huoph vu xetvi, vjev O xetp'v huoph epzxjisi xovj ov. Nz qesipvt tii ov foggisipvmz vjuahj epf xepv gus ni vu ci "tidasi", cav O vjopl O'n huoph vu vsz vu dupwopdi vjin O dep neli ov xovjuav dummihi, epf og puv vjip uqv gus upmopi duastit.

"UL, Nun epf Fef. Og zua xepv ni vu hu vu dummihi gus 4 ziest, fu zua xepv ni vu jewi $80l+ op ficv sohjv ugg vji cev? Sotl huoph vu dummihi vjev ectumavimz fuit PUV haesepvii ep opduni ev vji ipf fitqovi vji iyqipti? Fidsieti nz ecomovz vu caomf tewopht epf opwitv?

...apmitt vjiz tonqmz jewi vji detj vu tipf zua, cav O tvomm fup'v vjopl vji sivasp ot xusvj ov. Op vji 4 ziest ug dummihi vu hiv vji fihsii, zua duamf miesp e vsinipfuat enuapv NUSI vjev efwepdit zua xovj 4 ziest ug iyqisoipdi. Xjip josoph, O muul gus iyqisoipdi; e fihsii ot e 'podi vu jewi'. Jidl, O fup'v iwip muul ev e Sitani cigusi ep opviswoix.
 
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