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3681. 

      motaku96
      

      I request information from someone that has graduated from College and is working right now.

      ^If you fit those requirements, here's some background information.

      I have to consider changing my major due to some....difficulties. I was previously majoring in Japanese language because I want to translate manga officially with a publishing company.

      Well, stuff happened and now it'll be incredibly challenging(but not impossible) to fulfill the major requirements within my allotted time. My teacher doesn't feel that I'll be ready to tackle the next class based on my performance in my previous class. And so he recommended I consider other majors.

      I can easily fulfill a non-language major in the department. It'll just be a simple East Asian Studies Humanities major. About as liberal arts as you can get.

      Changing majors does not mean I have to give up on my goal of translating manga though. I don't really know how much majoring in it will help my chances of being a translator, but having the knowledge I've already obtained coupled with some self study along with taking the JLPT(Japanese Language Proficiency Test) could very well be sufficient to put on a resume for this kind of job. I think the JLPT will be considered more when hiring translators then checking whether the person majored in the language in college.

      QUESTION:
      I want to ask you, how much has your major influenced your career path. Is it like, whatever I choose as my major now will determine my future? Or do companies even look at what you majored in? Can I have a career in something totally unrelated to my major?
      Should I decide my major based on:
      what I want to do?
      what I can do?
      what I expect to be the most profitable?

      Posted 5 years ago #
3682. 

      brningpyre
      

      motaku96 said:
      1. How much has your major influenced your career path? Is it like, whatever I choose as my major now will determine my future?

      2. Or do companies even look at what you majored in?

      3. Can I have a career in something totally unrelated to my major?

      4. Should I decide my major based on:
      what I want to do?
      what I can do?
      what I expect to be the most profitable?

      1. I would use the word "influence", for sure. But it certainly doesn't decide what you're going to do forever. Your major itself isn't what's important, it's the particular skills you've learned, within or outside of your degree.

      As an example, I have a friend who recently graduated from an Electrical Engineering program. However, he decided shortly before he graduated that he doesn't really wanna work on circuits, so he finished his degree, and went into a related field - project management for engineering projects.

      2. Companies look at the things you've done in this order:
      First, on-the-job experience and performance.
      Second, project experience, from school or otherwise.
      Third, certifications.
      Fourth, your particular classes that are applicable to the job.

      Every interviewer I have ever asked has listed their priorities in this order.

      3. Absolutely, and many people do this. What you need are the skills to do that job, and any applicable certificates that they require.

      4. Making a decision on how to balance making money with what you love is a decision no one can make for you.

      That said, of the three dozen arts (and fine arts) majors I know, six are working in jobs related to their degree, and exactly none are making a lot of money.

      You need to decide what level of salary, etc. you desire, and how to balance that with what you love.

      I do advise against getting a high-paying job that you absolutely hate, though. It's not worth it for the pain it causes you.

      Deciding what you want to do for a living is tough, man. Take your time, check into how other people are doing in the field you wanna work in, and balance out your priorities.

      Most importantly, if you're wondering whether a company will accept people with a given degree, background, etc., ASK THEM. It's the simplest and best solution. They will be happy to tell you exactly what they look for, if you only ask.

      Posted 5 years ago #
3683. 

      Twintail Tsundere
      

      Motakun, if you really want to be a translator and feel your skill are up to par, not having a major isn't much of a drawback if you have experience.

      You should gather the works and projects you've done and make a portfolio. In an employer's eyes having experience puts you above the greenhorn fresh out of college.

      And what about minoring in Japanese? Is that an option?

      And here's a head start.

      Posted 5 years ago #
3684. 

      motaku96
      

      Thanks brning, that's a lot of good info. I'll take everything to heart.

      It's just this whole "deciding your future" thing. Can't really say it surprised me, but it's tough making the decisions. I'm at a balance point. Could tip either way.

      @Palmtop: I don't feel my skills are up to par yet, but I would like to think in the future I could translate. Honestly, if that career path doesn't work out, I would probably be pretty content with doing fan scanlations.

      I looked into minoring. The requirements aren't that much different from majoring. You just don't have to take the culture courses, which I'm already taking anyway so it's kind of pointless.

      Thanks for that link. Looks really interesting. "native level language ability" sure sounds daunting. Realistically, I don't think I can ever do as well as a native.

      Posted 5 years ago #
3685. 

      spoon
      

      games/something for when you want to take a break. like a pokemon mmo, harvest moon or something. preferably online/pc. think i'll just play pokemon on emulator in the end though, but if anyone's got suggestions..

      Posted 5 years ago #
3686. 

      DearTraveler
      

      soupz said:
      games/something for when you want to take a break. like a pokemon mmo, harvest moon or something. preferably online/pc. think i'll just play pokemon on emulator in the end though, but if anyone's got suggestions..

      I'm not exactly sure what your looking for but when i get bored i sometimes get into maplestory or vanguard princess (which isn't mmo but still fun).

      http://maplestory.nexon.net/

      http://suge9.blog58.fc2.com/

      Posted 5 years ago #
3687. 

      brningpyre
      

      Oh god, MapleStory.

      How about League of Legends. It's a blast.

      http://www.leagueoflegends.com/

      Posted 5 years ago #
3688. 

      Observer
      

      Yea, if you avoid the community, LoL is really nice. but i doubt you can relax if you play it often enough. So much rage.. :/

      Mh, what about free game sites like addictivegames ?

      Or if you just want to wipe out the whole world with your own self created disease, try out Pandemic 2

      Or maybe Minecraft ? :D

      Posted 5 years ago #
3689. 

      spoon
      

      think they would all be a bit to addictive; while Minecraft's too hipster. playing FF Crystal Defenders right now, but i guess i might try a few of them in the future.

      ty for the suggestions. if only there was a pokemon mmo.

      Posted 5 years ago #
3690. 

      man1
      

      A few requests, I have.

      1) SAUCE for Yucchi's avatar. Nyaa~
      "S-Someone wants to know about m-me...?"

      2) Recommendations for pic editing freeware with vector-tracing capability. One that could turn this...
      

      ...to this...
      

      If this can be done in Paint.NET which I'm currently using, please do teach me.

      3) Is there a way to perform parallel image search through several image databases in one go?

      Say, one wants to search for "beako", but without the hassle of entering the same search keyword in one after another image database site. Just enter the search keyword once and the resulting tag matches would be fetched from the different image database sites and (preferably) displayed in one page.

      Arigatou.

      * Previous unfulfilled requests of mine: (1) (2)

      marcos67450 said:
      I request to know who this cutie is, and in which series can I get more of her

      

      Ninsheart said:
      HNNNGGGGG, cute girls with hamburgers. ♥

      The HNNNGGGGG-inducing cute girl with hamburger be Kasha Maverick of SoltyRei. Episode 2, to be exact.

      "Yo dawg, I heard you like your HNNNGGGGGs from cute girls with hamburgers. So..."
      

      puppetmaster said:
      Could someone be kindly enough to get me a good website or pics of Asian dragons? thanks

      Aren't all dragons... Asian?

      [Wednesday, 26-Jan-2011, 8:38pm JST]

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      Posted 5 years ago #
3691. 

      H-Ero
      

      soupz said:
      if only there was a pokemon mmo.

      Try Pokemon World Online. I haven't tried it yet but it looks decent (compared to other fan-made pokemon MMOs).

      Posted 5 years ago #
3692. 

      spoon
      

      H-Ero said:

      yeah, heard about it before. the registrations closed apparently so no can play :/.

      http://forum.playerdex.com/Index.php/topic/11979-hard-choices/

      ty for the suggestion though. FF crystal defenders is pretty adddictive and should last for a week or so.

      Posted 5 years ago #
3693. 

      Uncommon0taku
      

      man1 said:
      

      Aren't all dragons... Asian?

      [Wednesday, 26-Jan-2011, 8:38pm JST]

      omg her tongue takes up all the space in her mouth and she doesn't have any teeth!!

      Posted 5 years ago #
3694. 

      Pantsu, kudasai!
      

      UncommonOtaku said:

      omg her tongue takes up all the space in her mouth and she doesn't have any teeth!!

      Irrelevant! she's cute and therefor logic and correct anatomy do not apply to her. And man1 thanks for the info, I will acquire said series right now.

      I hereby request that Pacpon gets this hoodie, and takes pics of herself (only wearing the hoodie, no pants or pantsu, bra is cheating) and posts said pics in here, we need them for... umm... research

      

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3695. 

      PrinceHeir
      

      can anyone tell me what game is this? :D

      looks badass ^^

      Posted 5 years ago #
3696. 

      Nin
      

      1P had some seriously good momentum in round 2.

      Posted 5 years ago #
3697. 

      King Tiger
      

      question: where are these (now former) spambots coming from?

      Posted 5 years ago #
3698. 

      Odysseus
      

      PrinceHeir said:
      can anyone tell me what game is this? :D

      looks badass ^^

      アカツキ電光戦記 (Akatsuki Denkou Senki) AKA Akatsuki Blitzkampf for PC/Sega NAOMI

      OR

      エヌアイン完全世界 (En Ein Kanzen Sekai) aka En Eins Perfektwelt, an arcade game.

      Posted 5 years ago #
3699. 

      Neko Musume Classic
      

      Can someone suggest some animal-related anime, preferably 2009-present?

      Posted 5 years ago #
3700. 

      Peter Barton
      

      man1 said:

      2) Recommendations for pic editing freeware with vector-tracing capability. One that could turn this...
      

      ...to this...
      

      Best I can suggest is pirating Adobe Illustrator. It's what I did so I could do my schoolwork at home. Also, vectorizing an image can be a bitch.

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