Let's wholesale generalize about groups of college students

[jpgray]

I've come to the painful realization that I don't like, in general, the people I've encountered in college who are English majors. I've most enjoyed the people in my art classes, and to a lesser extent the random mix I get in my required courses.

[jpeg]

1. why is that realization painful?

[jpgray]

2. Because I'm an English major

:D

[Robb]

3. Hey-yo!

(rimshot) :D

[jpeg]

4. that makes sense.

I went to art skool :)

[Cathyclysmic]

5. Ok, I'm play

I've never met a sociology major I didn't like. Even if they are too granola for my taste, I still understand where they are coming from. History majors are usually fun, have a sense of humor and know interesting facts. And come to think of it, I've never met a biology major I didn't like, either. At the risk of being flamed,I've never met a business major with any redeeming personality traits or interesting quirks.

edit: bad spelling is a sign of creativity:blush:

[SlavesandBulldozers]

6. business majors are basically bottom-feeders.

how's that for a generalization?



aside from it being scientifically true?

[Runcible Spoon]

10. Oh lordy I'm gonna have to agree

although I could hypothetically gather some quantifiable data to back us up!

[SlavesandBulldozers]

22. my friend was a helpdesk tech at a business school.

. . ."and business was good."

some of the dumbest people you ever met. We're talking so dumb they were proud of being dumb.

[laheina]

41. The motto at my Uni's school of business was

"C's get degrees." They also had a cheating epidemic but a generally awesome reputation as a business school. Go figure.

[jpgray]

11. At our business school they get catered Chipotle

Also nice new classrooms, etc., etc.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

24. they always get the best classrooms.

that's for sure. electronic drop down screens and projectors, for the most innane shit possible. graphs. they need projectors and drop down screens for graphs.

[laheina]

42. That's because businesses (and former business majors)

donate that equipment to most schools.

SOmething about that doesn't seem quite fair.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

50. exactly. no justice.

[Cathyclysmic]

16. Well, if you look at the glass half full

Bottom feeders are always the first to be poisoned by the environment around them.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

26. i don't wish them ill will.

I want them to be happy, knowledgable, generous members of society. LoL.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

Harumph! Speaking as a business major:

Um..Okay you're right.

Actually, I just picked marketing because I needed a degree and was too lazy for anything else at the time.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

32. fyi i was just kidding.

kidding on the square.

[jpgray]

7. My father was a biology major and my mother was a sociology major

And even together they can't explain me. :P

[Cathyclysmic]

8. what!

My dad was a music major and my mom was a biology major. I think your onto something.

[Sannum]

9. I have dated some nutty math-related majors

yeesh:crazy:

[ChoralScholar]

12. Theatre majors are strange....

and when you get called strange by a music major, you should really take a good hard look at yourself... :)

[jpgray]

13. I like most music majors a lot

But yeah, most of my memories of drama kids involve a lot of posturing and attempts at humor that fail miserably. An endless improv "structure" called "trying desperately to be unique."

[ChoralScholar]

21. My fraternity did a 'piano smash'

where we took an irrepairable piano, and charged people for the chance to take a swing with a sledgehammer. Great fundraiser (and stress reliever)

The theatre majors always did things like duct-taping themselves to the piano... and picketting with "Save the Piano" signs... and yelling from the balcony "Can't you hear its cries?!?!?"

Of course they didn't give a damn about the piano, and admitted it later... it became an understood thing.. it helped our publicity.

(not me, BTW)

[nemo137]

36. How do I get in on that?

A Piano Smash sounds like the best thing ever.

[ChoralScholar]

53. It was awesome.

Pianos, especially old ones, are tougher than you might think. Once we'd reduced it to rubble, we'd have a bonfire party.

[Cathyclysmic]

19. Strange, but fun in small doses

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

52. Let's give a big kick to this one!

I took a theatre class once - good god, I was the only one there NOT on prozac!

[ZombieNixon]

14. College Republicans are all douches.

There, see? Something we can all agree on! :D

[deadparrot]

23. Yay!

Took the words right out of my mouth.

:woohoo:

[ZombieNixon]

30. The one group I don't feel guilty about generalizing!

:D

[swag]

15. I liked the girls who enjoyed drugs.

[WindRavenX]

17. biology majors are pot heads

namely me

[Fenris]

18. College Republicans suck.

I base this on my own experience with many of them. A girl I knew brefly in high school is a president of the chapter here. Quite the intolerant militarist.

History majors can be annoying, especially those who are deliberately argumentative and attempt to outshine everyone else by their depth of knowledge. Incidentally, these people often have difficulties understanding issues with a scope wider than names and dates and biographies. You can know an awful lot and still be useless.

(Before you jump on me, I'm a history major)

[jpgray]

20. Yeah, the type who quotes ancient Irish law

...In an introductory history course while the topic of discussion is the Code of Justinian... :boring: We get that you know obscure crap, thanks--no need to display it to no purpose.

[laheina]

43. Pedantic people

usually have issues.

Sometimes, that can apply to me too. :P

[SIU_Blue]

25. do what we did

start a liberal alternative to college democrats, a group that actually does something

http://www.siu.edu/~spd

We're almost done with getting sweatshop clothing off of campus, next we'll be going after military recruiters. College is a lot more fun when you find people who share your zest for idealogical activism.

[laheina]

44. That is so awesome!!

Keep up the good work!

[hfojvt]

27. there are only two majors ME's

and dumbE's

Mechanical Engineers rule!!

[rucky]

40. Joke my ME brother-in-law told me:

Can't spell "geek" without an "EE."

which is pretty geeky to say. but in general, the ME's are definately the coolest of the engineering crowd.

[Pale Blue Dot]

28. Raises hand

I have an English degree!!! :woohoo:

[Nikia]

29. People in the smaller departments were more easy going, more intellectual

The Geology, Russian, and Classics majors were always good people to talk to for those reasons. I think it was because they weren't following as typical of a path and they were used to having to be academically engaged in their major classes. You have to talk in class if there are only 5 other people there with you.

[laheina]

45. Not only that,

but we had a lot more flexibility in my small departments. The discussions are a lot more lively when everyone isn't required to take the same classes, in the same order...:boring:

[Squatch]

31. Frat boys are all racist, raping xenophobe rich-boys.

(UW, Pi Kappa Phi, 1991)

[Derailer]

33. college students are stupid assholes

[HEyHEY]

34. Art students are often stupid as hell

[WCGreen]

35. Try hangin' with the accountants...

Now that is a bunch of fun guys and gals....

[laheina]

46. Judging by my mother and sister,

you would *have* to be joking.

[WCGreen]

48. ME joke....

I'm an accountant...

[nemo137]

37. Medieval history majors are all basically barely functional geeks.

Moreso than regular history majors, anyway.

[laheina]

47. Well, most of the ones that I have known build their own battle gear,

which is pretty close to War Hammer or LOTR with the little army men. :hide:

[rucky]

38. Dumb jock? Major in sociology.

or communications.

[Mutley]

39. Hey, I'm an English major.

:cry:

[LostinVA]

49. Most of the students I tutored in English were Business majors

Who were -- to a man and woman -- conservative, stupid, and couldn't write a real sentence. How the hell they ever got into college is beyond me. The worst thing? They are probably all making more money than us... even though they are still stupid.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

51. Hey! I thought you liked me!!??

:cry:

Does it count that I was a double major in politics and literature? :shrug:

[Courtesy Flush]

54. Dance students are worse than English majors

Yes, lovely. You can dance. That doesn't make you a god.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

55. A physics major, a chemistry major, and a biology major..

...are sitting in a bar, discussing if all odd numbers are prime. The physics major said "not all odd numbers are prime. 1,3,5,and 7 are prime, but 9 is not." The chemistry major said "all odd numbers are prime. 1,3,5, and 7 are prime. There are four data points indicating all odd numbers are primes. 9 is an experimental error." The biology major chimes in and says "all odd numbers are prime. 1 is prime, 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 is prime..."

[philosophie_en_rose]

56. Sure thing. Law students = High School Students

Never seen a whinier bunch of alcoholic, childish drama queens in my life. :)


Law school = high school with beer.