A few days ago
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Should I finish my Senior Year at my current school or transfer and change my major?

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S Should I finish my Senior year at my current school with a degree in HTM or transfer and get a business degree

So basically the story is that I was attending Umass where I was on the soccer team, and going into my senior year while getting a degree in Hospitality Tourism Management (HTM). I basically originally wanted to major in Management or Finance, but since the business school there wouldn’t let me in even with a 3.5 GPA and the fact that I already was a junior I settled on majoring in HTM and right now I’m 9 classes away from graduating on time this year. Anyway, soccer sort of fell through with the coaches this year, and I have the opportunity to transfer into Rutgers at the last minute and I’ve already got accepted into the business school and can major in either Management or Finance and get a degree in business. The thing is I would have to go to school an extra year. So my situation basically is do I go back to Umass where all my friends are, it’s a fun school, and graduate on time with an HTM degree or do I go to Rutgers and get a business degree, but live at home and go to school for an extra year. The thing is I sort of know the smart thing to do is to go to Rutgers and get a better degree that will probably open up more opportunities for me, but at the same time I really want to go back to Umass and be around my friends and finish up after this year. The thing is I know HTM has a reputation for being kind of a joke degree, and I now I have an opportunity where only one more extra year of school may pay off in the long run. Any advice from anyone?

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A few days ago
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Transfer. You will regret settling for a career that is not your first choice. An extra year is nothing in the grand scheme of things. Also hospitality management is a long road up with lots of crap-work. Management or finance are much better fields with more opportunities.

I was in a similar situation a couple of years ago. I had a high GPA like you, but couldn’t get in to the school of nursing where I was going. I could have transferred, but it would have meant going to school for a couple extra years. I wanted to get married, and my parents wouldn’t let me get married without a degree. I studied speech therapy, because I could be done in a year. Things didn’t work out with my ex, and now I am stuck with a degree I hate. Looking back the whole thing was really stupid, and I wish I had held out for the degree I wanted.

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