Originally Posted by
trechan
Thanks for the help. It does suck learning that my future job could be paying me around 20 grand haha. They never said the industry would be easy, and I'm sure others will be weeded out. I'll do some research on economics and finance. Who knows, maybe my heart is in either and I just haven't met them yet.
Remember that just because your heart isn't in it, doesn't mean you shouldn't pursue it. Not everything out there will have the emotional pull that aviation has. I will tell you that I have never had a "passion" for economics, but I found it interesting enough and it has a nice job placement rate once you graduate. I know that goes against everything you were ever told, but in today's fragile job market you have to be forward thinking.
Btw, I too almost went into meteorology as I went to a school that has a world-renowned program. If you choose that route, be ready for LOTS of math and physics. Of the people I know that did it though, everyone loved it.