What is the best first degree to obtain? Many people have told me that a General Studies is the way to go.

Advice: what do you want to do the rest of your life? then get a degree on that as an expert on it- dont half ass it. General studies is what you do in High School.

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Well General studies won't get you anything haha, ask yourself what you want to be and aim your education towards that. If you like your MOS I would suggest going to Embry Riddle..... Again, the answer is going to vary by WHAT you want to be

It depends on your goals in life and your personal aptitude. If you want to leave your options open for the widest number of positions, then general studies is good. However, If you want the security that comes with being able to get a job practically anywhere in the country and at any time you want one, go for nursing.

Ask yourself what you are interested in, PFC. Once you determine the answer then it is a little easier to figure out the degree you want to pursue. The further you go in higher education the more theory and gobbledygook is taught. If you are interested in gaining practical skills then vocational training is great. You may find the answer after studying the general stuff. Your education is entirely up to you. Each discipline has core courses and electives to complete the degree. There is no right or wrong answer in the path you choose because it is based entirely on your preferences and choices. Good luck.

SGT (Join to see) I have an A.A., Business Administration and a B.B.A., Business and Industrial Management. A degree in business would open more doors than a general studies degree.

I don't think you can get a bachelor's degree in "general studies." If you're talking about an associate's degree, then "general studies" is what's called an AA (associate's in arts). That basically takes care of most of the first 2 years' worth of classes for a bachelor's degree. There's really no reason to get a specific associate's degree if your immediate plan is to move on to a 4 year program, unless you know what that program is, which it sounds like you don't.

For example, I got an AA at a community college and transferred to a state university for my bachelor's. I knew that I was going to pursue a degree in education (teaching), so I made sure that 3 of the courses I took in my AA were the 3 prerequisites for the teaching program. Most BS and BA programs have specific requirements for enrollment, so if you have an idea of what field you might want to get into, you should choose your AA classes accordingly.

Feel free to PM me if you need help navigating the GI bill or college admissions issues. I'm pretty good at that stuff.

I will either get mine in Biochemistry or Computer Sciences. At this point, it could go either way. I guess it really depends on what you want to do in the future.

General studies is just credits towards a degree. The best degree to go for is something that is relevant to what you want to do when or if you get out. Or an upcoming field i.e. IT or medical. Those fields are booming. Medical since we need doctors and nurses and IT to protect data and companies