Constant back and forth with what degree to pursue.
21 did community college right after graduating high school, since then I've only completed one full year of college over the course of 3 years. I've switched my majors a few times with the main issue being my mental health. It affects everything in my life and I've noticed patterns while in college so I've decided to take another break.
I will be enrolling in the Open University as it's fully online and takes 3 years to complete full time. The degrees I'm considering are based off of interest level but very little knowledge in or about the field/subject. I'm thinking either doing a degree in accounting/finance or something IT related like business information systems or a general IT degree. I've had a consistent interest in these two areas, for business I'd like to work in corporate and eventually do my own thing and for IT I would work towards building experience to work my way up into Cybersecurity. As mentioned with having mental health issues that are being worked on I don't want to solely commit to IT being that I know it takes years to gain experience and having low-zero interest in the field doesn't get you anywhere.
With getting a business degree I've read and heard a lot online that it's better to get a more technical degree like accounting because you can be taught the skills needed in finance on the job but not the other way around. I've taken one accounting course and I think I would've somewhat enjoyed it had I not be in a bad mental place.
I'm also keeping in mind that I will be moving to the UK while I finish my degree since my partner lives there so it would be a more permanent move for me. If anything I've thought of getting a business related degree and learning about IT on the side in my own time and building a portfolio.
Posted Sep 11, 2025, 5:02 PM UTC