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fascisthunter

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4. they can say what they want... it doesn't matter what they think

Wed May 16, 2012, 06:00 PM

May 2012

...because there wasn't much thought put into their opinions in the first place. Most majors are things people WANT to utilize to make a living. To me that's more admirable than doing what mommy and daddy told them to do because it would be lucrative.

I have a BFA... bachelors in Fine Arts... I am glad I did what I WANTED because I loved what I was learning. I'm doing just fine.. struggling, but much better off than a lot of others who are miserable and HATE what they do.

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To those who blame college students for majoring in the wrong subjects, [View all] pnwmom May 2012 OP

recent NC State engineering grad we know is bagging groceries zazen May 2012 #1

I'm a little confused as to why bagging groceries is a "step up" from construction work. cherokeeprogressive May 2012 #7

Whoa, that's a bit harsh, don'tcha think? Honeycombe8 May 2012 #38

Wow. You have some strong feelings about this. zazen May 2012 #39

Yes, actually, bagging groceries can pay as well as entry-level construction. Wages in HiPointDem May 2012 #51

There is no "right" degree. No matter what you major in ... eppur_se_muova May 2012 #2

Which is why we need tariffs. Zalatix May 2012 #17

du rec. nt limpyhobbler May 2012 #3

they can say what they want... it doesn't matter what they think fascisthunter May 2012 #4

There is potentially gainful employment for a Mechanical Engineering grad Sen. Walter Sobchak May 2012 #5

This isn't necessarily true. Someone in a major ending in "studies" may have excellent pnwmom May 2012 #6

But he wasn't hired by Microsoft for his knowledge of classical rome and greece Sen. Walter Sobchak May 2012 #8

So? He was hired for communications skills that were developed in his humanities major. pnwmom May 2012 #12

So is he represenative of the career and income performance of his classmates Sen. Walter Sobchak May 2012 #16

My BA was in the most useless "Studies" there is (General) Recursion May 2012 #10

The bachelor's degree has turned into what the high school degree used to be -- pnwmom May 2012 #13

My BS is also in General Studies, intheflow May 2012 #15

I know one anecdote doesn't mean much. Prometheus Bound May 2012 #26

Interesting my daughter is looking exboyfil May 2012 #32

I'm pretty sure he would say she's got an excellent plan. Prometheus Bound May 2012 #34

I have an MS in EE and only have a job because I was a UNIX sysadmin before grad school Recursion May 2012 #9

Think A BA or BS, Masters or even Doctorate is "Making It?" chickypea May 2012 #11

Sorry, but subject matters Lemmy May 2012 #14

Humanities are useless. intheflow May 2012 #18

English Majors Rule chickypea May 2012 #33

Well, we can at least do away with history majors, can't we agree on that? Zalatix May 2012 #41

You're wrong about humanities and similar degrees. pnwmom May 2012 #20

"there are no jobs associated with these sham degrees." ellisonz May 2012 #21

All of these humanities degrees develop skills in analysis and communication, pnwmom May 2012 #23

You just won your own thread! ellisonz May 2012 #24

Not sure whether I find ignorance like this funny or depressing. (nt) Posteritatis May 2012 #28

If all one wants out of life is money... bhikkhu May 2012 #35

What would you do? That's simple. white_wolf May 2012 #36

Money = putting food on the table. Money = paying for that heart transplant. Zalatix May 2012 #42

You're a Philistine, plain and simple. The streets are littered with the coalition_unwilling May 2012 #47

Go get a few books on... a la izquierda May 2012 #52

K & R ellisonz May 2012 #19

It's not just college students, vocational certificates are junk too... FirstLight May 2012 #22

And there are so many millions in your situation. I'm sorry it happened to you. n/t pnwmom May 2012 #27

Your story is why I get disgusted anytime exboyfil May 2012 #30

+1000 nt laundry_queen May 2012 #40

When my daughter started her degrees in 2006, her field also had outstanding projected growth riderinthestorm May 2012 #43

That also gets to why education isn't the answer Recursion May 2012 #49

My daughter is thinking of double majoring in exboyfil May 2012 #25

Do you know of any businesses hiring young mechanical engineers? pnwmom May 2012 #29

Those workers are overqualified for Costco. nt Trillo May 2012 #31

I 'blame' people who major in history and have no interest in jp11 May 2012 #37

Engineering degrees are traps too Harmony Blue May 2012 #44

+1. n/t pnwmom May 2012 #45

When I was in grad school, the College of Engineering... Recursion May 2012 #46

Oh it's actually worse than that. Zalatix May 2012 #48

Just wait.... bighughdiehl May 2012 #50