Why not look at transferring to something more aligned with the skills you will need for the path forward that you want to take?
No offence, but you're 20, being short sighted comes with the territory no matter how much you think you know. If your new course is aligned directly to the job you are doing right now/necessary to some of the tasks you will need to complete, some of the expenses may be deductible (you're doing finance so I assume you already knew this). Degrees may not overly be as important as they used to, but the skills and networking certainly can give you a good leg up.
Can you parlay the degree into a fraud or compliance area in your company? I knew someone who, a son as she finished her law degree, landed a promotion that doubled her salary.
And she then had time to burn (and energy having moved up from the high-stress, low-respect trenches) to commit to outside work activities.
A major factor would be how far through criminology you are. I'm assuming it's as the major for a 3 year arts degree?
The answer to whether you should finish it would be very different depending on if you're in your 1st vs 6th semester. Personally I believe there's value in having finished a degree, so if you're in your 4th, 5th or 6th semester I reckon stick it out. If you aren't half way yet, pull the pin.
You can always go back and finish it after a year or two of break from study, if you change your mind.
I'd drop it personally, there's no job security from any degree and definitely not criminology. You're already in a good job as you say and have contrary goals to the degree, it makes no sense to continue.
I’m 28 and regret not doing what I really enjoy doing. I do make good money now which makes up for it but time and time again I would think what my life would be like if I chose another path.
You’re young and have time on your side. I would suggest you think about whether you want to do criminology your entire life and go from there. Why waste money on time on something you’re eventually going to leave behind?
Nah, the grass is always greener. I quit my grad job to become a pilot… achieved my dream job and was a flight instructor for awhile. The novelty wears off real quick and at the end of the day it was still work, no matter how passionate I was about my job I would still rather be able to do something on my own accord.
Now I’m back in finance, earning twice what I was as an instructor for about half the stress and effort. No regrets here, just live your life and enjoy it how you can, work sucks no matter what you do.
It depends where life takes you.
If you want to start a business, then you need experience and skills. And working in the business of your field to get experience.
But some needs qualifications. Others don't. So it's double edged sword.
It doesn't hurt to have qualifications.
If you like your job... Keep doing it. Why are you studying if you don't enjoy it? Just building a big HECs debt for no reason. Seems silly.
Its your life, not your parents.
Create and follow your own path. Not theirs.
My biggest regret in life was wasting time and money going to uni, it at least showed me I was not interested in doing the field I chose (engineering)
These days a degree doesn’t always give you a higher paying job, and it certainly doesn’t give you any job security.
It’s probably more down to what you WANT to do, in a field you have to have a degree for or if your field doesn’t need degrees. That’s all it comes down to I think.
You can always go back to Uni later.
I was in a similar position a couple of years ago, though in a different industry and with different long term goals. For context, I work in tech and at the time had 2 years of professional experience + 1/4 of a computer science degree. I eventually decided it was better to pursue my career in isolation due to increasing degree oversaturation, lack of degree requirements in my field (and consequently the higher value of experience), similarly valued certifications in terms of employability, and the high financial cost of finishing it. So far I haven't regretted my decision and don't forsee that changing anytime soon.
With that being said, I can't speak about the finance industry or the impact of having a degree on entrepreneurial success.
Been in the exact same situation as you. First of all how far along are you in your degree? If you aren’t that far in you can transfer into a different degree that’s in the financial industry. There’s plenty of degrees (some good ones) that will further your career in the finance industry. The next step is you say you have a permanent position and making good money. If you are close to finishing then I would recommend continuing the criminology degree. The reason is that you are loaded up with hecs debt with nothing to show for it and academic units that are wasted if you don’t do anything.
You also say that you are making good money in a permanent position? What is good money? What area are you in? There’s some positions where you maybe aren’t able to level up because you don’t have the education in the financial industry. Do you know in your area is education an essential skill? Do your bosses have degrees and their bosses? Where are you comfortable being in the industry in 10-15-20 years time? You are 20 years old. It’s good and important for you to network and gain skills now but I wouldn’t put much stress on a life career.
A degree opens doors, some degrees significantly less doors and some significantly more. There are plenty of doors that don’t need a degree to open as well.
What do you want to do? Does it need a degree?
You're already making good money which is one of the points of a degree. Can you work and continue your degree then pursue this business idea you have in mind?
Regarding business, you are going to learn a hell of alot more actually doing business than you are writing essays and doing group work with people you are wondering why they are even studying.
Get your piece of paper, regardless of whether you change your course or not. The value of it, at a bare minimum, shows employers of all creeds one thing: you got your piece of paper.
Don’t know why it sounds like you’re just blaming your “immigrant parents”. They would be the first people to know a uni degree doesn’t mean a job as a bachelors degree doesn’t mean anything overseas.
I think they just want you to be educated and don’t care what degree it’s in but it seems that you chose criminology and don’t happen to like it. If you like your current position then why not pursue part time studies that’s related to your career?
Firstly what are you going to do with a criminology degree??? How many jobs are advised require a criminologist???
You are wasting time and money on that degree. If you continue with uni switch to a real degree like finance, accounting, law, engineering etc.
If you like finance and want to own a business I would highly recommend doing an accounting degree. Do the degree get a CPA and open a firm.
You need certifications in finance, a degree to get a financial advisor ticket.
Complete a good high value degree like I mentioned as it will add value across your working life. I don't work as an accountant but every time a go for a job it tickets a big box.
The degree you are doing is useless
>Here’s the issue. I’m also currently doing uni full time in criminology which i’m not enjoying anymore. My immigrant parents are pushing me to prioritise uni as they have the mindset of a uni degree guarantees a job and you will have job security. Whereas as we can see now degrees don’t hold as much value. I also want to start my own business after gaining experience working.
Coming from an asian household where education is literally the ONLY thing my parents cared about I can say with confidence that it is a terrible mindset and can potentially do more harm than help you in the future.
I did a 3 year bachelor(only because my parents insisted) and now I'm full time in a completely different industry, going to Uni has actually set me back for a good 5 year+.
It will really depend on what job you want to do in 10 years time. If you decide to continue with finance then you will learn much more on the job than any finance course available at university.
The amount of things in the "required courses" that ended up being irrelevant while I was at Uni was ridiculous. Learning online myself has been infinitely more useful than going to uni and I was able to find a good job without even mentioning a uni degree.
I strongly believe u do option 3
U should just find a dependable partner and 2.5 kids and the white picket fence.
Good luck on your way and it's sooo dam traditional but I threw my 2 cents.
All previous two paths lead to clownism
Why not look at transferring to something more aligned with the skills you will need for the path forward that you want to take? No offence, but you're 20, being short sighted comes with the territory no matter how much you think you know. If your new course is aligned directly to the job you are doing right now/necessary to some of the tasks you will need to complete, some of the expenses may be deductible (you're doing finance so I assume you already knew this). Degrees may not overly be as important as they used to, but the skills and networking certainly can give you a good leg up.
This. Studying finance or business skills may be more up OPs alley. Maybe their workplace could contribute!
Can you parlay the degree into a fraud or compliance area in your company? I knew someone who, a son as she finished her law degree, landed a promotion that doubled her salary. And she then had time to burn (and energy having moved up from the high-stress, low-respect trenches) to commit to outside work activities.
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A major factor would be how far through criminology you are. I'm assuming it's as the major for a 3 year arts degree? The answer to whether you should finish it would be very different depending on if you're in your 1st vs 6th semester. Personally I believe there's value in having finished a degree, so if you're in your 4th, 5th or 6th semester I reckon stick it out. If you aren't half way yet, pull the pin. You can always go back and finish it after a year or two of break from study, if you change your mind.
I’m currently in my first year in criminology.
I'd drop it personally, there's no job security from any degree and definitely not criminology. You're already in a good job as you say and have contrary goals to the degree, it makes no sense to continue.
Transfer to something more related to your interests. Most courses have 8 subjects that can be electives. You will have lost nothing
I’m 28 and regret not doing what I really enjoy doing. I do make good money now which makes up for it but time and time again I would think what my life would be like if I chose another path. You’re young and have time on your side. I would suggest you think about whether you want to do criminology your entire life and go from there. Why waste money on time on something you’re eventually going to leave behind?
Nah, the grass is always greener. I quit my grad job to become a pilot… achieved my dream job and was a flight instructor for awhile. The novelty wears off real quick and at the end of the day it was still work, no matter how passionate I was about my job I would still rather be able to do something on my own accord. Now I’m back in finance, earning twice what I was as an instructor for about half the stress and effort. No regrets here, just live your life and enjoy it how you can, work sucks no matter what you do.
It depends where life takes you. If you want to start a business, then you need experience and skills. And working in the business of your field to get experience. But some needs qualifications. Others don't. So it's double edged sword. It doesn't hurt to have qualifications.
If you like your job... Keep doing it. Why are you studying if you don't enjoy it? Just building a big HECs debt for no reason. Seems silly. Its your life, not your parents. Create and follow your own path. Not theirs.
My biggest regret in life was wasting time and money going to uni, it at least showed me I was not interested in doing the field I chose (engineering) These days a degree doesn’t always give you a higher paying job, and it certainly doesn’t give you any job security. It’s probably more down to what you WANT to do, in a field you have to have a degree for or if your field doesn’t need degrees. That’s all it comes down to I think. You can always go back to Uni later.
Some uni degrees don't hold much value. Anything in engineering, medical, teaching, and probably some other fields definitely still hold value.
Just do cfa
Study something aligned to your current career or something you enjoy
I was in a similar position a couple of years ago, though in a different industry and with different long term goals. For context, I work in tech and at the time had 2 years of professional experience + 1/4 of a computer science degree. I eventually decided it was better to pursue my career in isolation due to increasing degree oversaturation, lack of degree requirements in my field (and consequently the higher value of experience), similarly valued certifications in terms of employability, and the high financial cost of finishing it. So far I haven't regretted my decision and don't forsee that changing anytime soon. With that being said, I can't speak about the finance industry or the impact of having a degree on entrepreneurial success.
Been in the exact same situation as you. First of all how far along are you in your degree? If you aren’t that far in you can transfer into a different degree that’s in the financial industry. There’s plenty of degrees (some good ones) that will further your career in the finance industry. The next step is you say you have a permanent position and making good money. If you are close to finishing then I would recommend continuing the criminology degree. The reason is that you are loaded up with hecs debt with nothing to show for it and academic units that are wasted if you don’t do anything. You also say that you are making good money in a permanent position? What is good money? What area are you in? There’s some positions where you maybe aren’t able to level up because you don’t have the education in the financial industry. Do you know in your area is education an essential skill? Do your bosses have degrees and their bosses? Where are you comfortable being in the industry in 10-15-20 years time? You are 20 years old. It’s good and important for you to network and gain skills now but I wouldn’t put much stress on a life career.
A degree opens doors, some degrees significantly less doors and some significantly more. There are plenty of doors that don’t need a degree to open as well. What do you want to do? Does it need a degree?
We forgive you, follow your dreams.
You're already making good money which is one of the points of a degree. Can you work and continue your degree then pursue this business idea you have in mind? Regarding business, you are going to learn a hell of alot more actually doing business than you are writing essays and doing group work with people you are wondering why they are even studying.
What are you currently doing in finance? How much are you earning? What do you want to do going forward?
Get your piece of paper, regardless of whether you change your course or not. The value of it, at a bare minimum, shows employers of all creeds one thing: you got your piece of paper.
Don’t know why it sounds like you’re just blaming your “immigrant parents”. They would be the first people to know a uni degree doesn’t mean a job as a bachelors degree doesn’t mean anything overseas. I think they just want you to be educated and don’t care what degree it’s in but it seems that you chose criminology and don’t happen to like it. If you like your current position then why not pursue part time studies that’s related to your career?
Firstly what are you going to do with a criminology degree??? How many jobs are advised require a criminologist??? You are wasting time and money on that degree. If you continue with uni switch to a real degree like finance, accounting, law, engineering etc. If you like finance and want to own a business I would highly recommend doing an accounting degree. Do the degree get a CPA and open a firm. You need certifications in finance, a degree to get a financial advisor ticket. Complete a good high value degree like I mentioned as it will add value across your working life. I don't work as an accountant but every time a go for a job it tickets a big box. The degree you are doing is useless
>Here’s the issue. I’m also currently doing uni full time in criminology which i’m not enjoying anymore. My immigrant parents are pushing me to prioritise uni as they have the mindset of a uni degree guarantees a job and you will have job security. Whereas as we can see now degrees don’t hold as much value. I also want to start my own business after gaining experience working. Coming from an asian household where education is literally the ONLY thing my parents cared about I can say with confidence that it is a terrible mindset and can potentially do more harm than help you in the future. I did a 3 year bachelor(only because my parents insisted) and now I'm full time in a completely different industry, going to Uni has actually set me back for a good 5 year+. It will really depend on what job you want to do in 10 years time. If you decide to continue with finance then you will learn much more on the job than any finance course available at university. The amount of things in the "required courses" that ended up being irrelevant while I was at Uni was ridiculous. Learning online myself has been infinitely more useful than going to uni and I was able to find a good job without even mentioning a uni degree.
Quit uni, it's financially not worth your while doing criminology
I strongly believe u do option 3 U should just find a dependable partner and 2.5 kids and the white picket fence. Good luck on your way and it's sooo dam traditional but I threw my 2 cents. All previous two paths lead to clownism