The inevitability of STEM?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Search threads about what TJ students end up doing. One won an award at Sundance this year (and the Berlin International Film Festival) after getting an undergrad and MD at Harvard and MPH as a Rhodes scholar. A smart math and science kid can easily transition to artistic expression of the same (think Isaac Asimov) or historic representations (think Carl Sagan) or business. Not so for arts or language or history majors who can't "compute" science or math. That's why the smartest kids are STEM oriented. And many do become great lawyers, BTW.

Complete an utter BS. There are brilliant people interested in and gifted in all sorts of things. Get outside the STEM world much?

[Anonymous]

http://www.wtop.com/249/3620733/Entry-level-jobs-to-seek-out-avoid

Below is the list of the top 10 best entry-level jobs:

Web application developer
Information security analyst
(tie) Designer - web
(tie) Attorney
Software engineer
Financial analyst
Market research analyst ?
Network engineer
Training specialist
Programmer
The worst entry-level jobs include high-risk, low-demand and typically low-paying jobs.

The last-place ranking belongs to consumer loan servicing clerk, a job in the finance and lending field. The occupation ranked low when it came to job opportunities and growth potential.

Below is the list of the worst entry-level jobs:

Consumer loan servicing clerk
Boilermaker
Claims processing clerk
Electronics assembler
Architectural drafter
Floor assembler
Welder
Teller
Tool and die maker
Policy processing clerk

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Search threads about what TJ students end up doing. One won an award at Sundance this year (and the Berlin International Film Festival) after getting an undergrad and MD at Harvard and MPH as a Rhodes scholar. A smart math and science kid can easily transition to artistic expression of the same (think Isaac Asimov) or historic representations (think Carl Sagan) or business. Not so for arts or language or history majors who can't "compute" science or math. That's why the smartest kids are STEM oriented. And many do become great lawyers, BTW.

Then there's Julia Louis-Dreyfus who graduated from one of the top private schools and wasted her education by studying theatre at Northwestern. Imagine what she might have become if she had only pursued a STEM degree.

So true. Poor Julia and her non-STEM degree.

Well, Julia had a backup in case the theatre thing didn't work out

http://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-businessmen/richest-billionaires/gerard-louis-dreyfus-net-worth/

[Anonymous]

It has long been the case that those from lower SES backgrounds don’t feel they have the luxury to pursue a humanities/non-professional degree. Parents from lower SES background may sacrifice to provide an education for their children with the expectation that the degree will allow the child to enter a profession or trade. This is obviously a safe, rational approach for those who know that the child will have to “hit the ground running” after graduation. On privilege that comes with success is the luxury of providing your DC the freedom to pursue their passion without regard to immediate employment prospects. Sometimes it works out well, other times the DC becomes a trust fund dependent. Most of those in a position to give their DC that luxury are well aware of the challenges and risks that taking the less popular path entails. We need all types and I, for one, am grateful that some are able to pursue their passion without undue anxiety regarding immediate employment prospects.