LocoAko

So glad to hear you're okay, JoMo, and my thoughts are with you as you deal with this. Thanks for checking in.

I'm minoring in Environmental Science, but do you actually think a minor really helps that much in getting employed? It is hardly the same as a double major and I don't think it makes one much more qualified to do something. Maybe just shows interest/drive?

That video was fantastic - the views of the mesovortices was unreal.. I'm sure they will be studied for further research.

Holy moly! Wow.

Sorry, I actually had something to add to it that was relevant (God forbid, you know?). I thought about posting it in the OT version but thought it was more pertinent here.

CareerCast (and I've seen this repeated on multiple other outlets) ranked being a meteorologist as the 6th best job to have in 2011. http://www.careercas...jobs-best-worst Average salary: $85,210 (methodology explains this isn't exactly an 'average') Explanation of their methodology: http://www.careercas...ted-methodology

Or you could just demand that your significant other move.

He may be bitter, but if they did well in their classes and got internships and competed and got jobs, he has no right to blame them for that. They got it fair and square. IT doesn't make sense to dislike them because you don't deem them interested enough compared to you.

This is true, and a few of them remain in my classes even going to into being a Spring semester Junior. However, most of those people don't love it enough to hack the math and drop out of the major in the first two years. Besides, I know grades don't mean that much, but do the people who go into the major with that mindset normally get tons of internships and great grades? I doubt that is your main competition....

So in that case, does Kean's meteorology program meet the federal meteorological requirements, as well as the AMS defined requirements?

I don't know if it would be a prerequisite but I know isohume has posted that a minor in chemistry or even a double major would help you immensely in getting into the air pollution and permitting field... I just couldn't bare the thought...

Yes. A lot of atmospheric pollution stuff deals directly with chemistry. Fate and transport, the chemistry and makeup of the pollution, etc. Not to mention that to understand the atmosphere yu have to have an understanding of its constitutents. It may not be using the details from your Gen Chem class but you do deal with some chemistry stuff (though obviously moreso physics).

Isn't there at least something to be said for at least being interested in your major? Electrical and computer engineering don't interest me in the slightest.

Really? I've always heard the opposite, that they are much harder. Yeah, this is definitely true. Having a physical basis to apply these things to really makes a difference instead of sitting in a room full of engineering students solving actual problems.

My comment wasn't directed at you, fwiw. I understood what you meant. And yes, I agree with your post. Best of luck to you and congrats for going back!

I've never heard of a school allowing you to get Ds in your core courses. I thought it was the same everywhere... I know here you need at LEAST a C for any prerequisite or course required by your major. And while they may not ask for your transcript I'd still wager it is better to have good grades. That's not necessarily true.

I agree with this and was going to post something similar. A lot of what was said in this thread is true if you're deadset on just becoming an operational forecaster. However, in terms of degrees, a meteorology degree is extremely useful. While the forecasting job market may not be the best, a meteorology degree can help you get into other related physical science fields (oceanography for example), environmental science jobs (which, from what I've been told, have a much better employment/graduation ratio and can also pay well in the environmental consulting fields), teaching (for physics, math, etc.), and a whole host of other opportunities. It is very multidisciplinary and is a good thing to have your side. Some people in this thread make a B.S. in meteorology sound like a bad choice - this may be true, but only if you're extremely limited in your worldview as to what you want or are able to do for a career. Secondly, this thread does seem very heavily forecasting-biased, but I guess a lot of this board is. While I don't have too much experience in these things still being an undergrad, graduate school and the research side of meteorology seems to have a lot more opportunities that aren't discussed here much. I, like many others, it seems, went into undergrad fully expecting to be a forecaster and wanting to do that. The more I learn, though, the more I realize I am not that into forecasting and really get excited by research on a wide variety of topics. (Learning what you're really interested in / good at is the point of college, right? ). One of my academic advisors helped quell some of my concerns on this view topic by telling me that as of this past year every one of his grad students (he is the graduate school advisor) has found a job right out of school. While even that may not be typical (and isn't typical of our undergrad classes, which have been met with very mixed success), it perhaps is not as dismal as some here are portraying. That said, graduate school is definitely not for everyone... but it is something to consider. I guess what I agree with most is that it is important to have a wide range of interests. I am minoring in Environmental Science (who knows where my career path will take me?) and doing internships to get a sense of if research is for me, etc. I think there are plenty of opportunities out there for meteorologists - they just might not all be at your local WFO or your local TV broadcast met office, that's all.