Hey! I’m a freshman in college with an undeclared major and want to start a landscaping/grading company when I graduate.

I attend a private college that is somewhat expensive/prestigious and I’m afraid I’m wasting my time and money by being there. My college doesn’t offer much majors, but I’m thinking about finance. (They don’t have any majors/minors related to landscaping or business in general) My parents want me to stay all four years. I also definitely don’t want to work a boring office job for the rest of my life. How could I use my college experience to give me an advantage in the landscaping business?

  • Upper-Fox5087@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    You can try to do both, maybe some degree that will help you shape your thinking process for carrying on your own company. But it looks like you can and should prioritize your business

  • TO_GOF@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Finance, accounting, heck even economics are excellent degrees to pursue and will all aid you in business.

    You mentioned grading well you might not ever use calculus or linear algebra in grading but a math degree might just come in handy depending on how big of a project you end up undertaking.

  • basalgangliadecide@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I have a degree and I own a business in my field. I worked for 10 years in the field before going off on my own. My degree doesn’t help me with my business but it did get the jobs that got the experience that gave me the ideas and skills for the business. Your business goal seems even more disconnected from the degree and it makes the prestige of your school even more worthless. If you’ve decided on this life path then I say leave school now and get a landscaping job and start your business immediately. The 3 year headstart and getting a few failures out of the way will be far more valuable than the degree. Even if you stay in school, start a part time landscaping business now.