Why the lack of men majoring in humanities?

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Anonymous wrote:Does the new generation of male still care about finding a mate? I think the trend is less men desire a relationship, not to mention a marriage. There are a lot of asexuals this generation.

GPT/robo girlfriends

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Anonymous wrote:Will my son be able to attract a mate if he majors in the humanities?

People who major in the humanities are truly educated, in ways that STEM majors are not.

Yes, if your son goes on to law school or business school or something else that produces an attractive income, he will have no problem attracting girls. Lots of them.

Folks...if you freely admit that a humanities major needs to pursue another graduate degree in order to produce an attractive income...well, then you are answering OP's question as to why so few people (and even fewer men) are majoring in them.

Lost in this entire thread was OP saying that when looking at a HS instagram page a whopping 13 people in total plan to major in humanities. That's anywhere from maybe 2% to 10% of a graduating class.

My friends and kids with humanities and business from T10/Ivies didn’t need a graduate degree.

It's unclear if you are saying they dual-majored in humanities and business, or not. However, unclear why you are even referencing business...because that's what people are basically saying...major in something practical like business.

Also, you bring up another point that nobody wants to admit. You have to attend a top school if you think you can parlay a humanities degree into a top job.

exactly. Cue the ".. humanities majojr who is now a lawyer making big bucks.." I guess that humanities undergrad major lawyer doesn't have the necessary critical thinking skills to realize that they also needed another degree to get that lawyer job.

Yes. And trying to explain things like selection bias to a humanities major is like dropping pebbles into a deep, deep well.

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For the same reason there voting for Trump and shunning protests. They want to be successful and make lots of money, not be a drain on society.

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Anonymous wrote:Will my son be able to attract a mate if he majors in the humanities?

People who major in the humanities are truly educated, in ways that STEM majors are not.

Yes, if your son goes on to law school or business school or something else that produces an attractive income, he will have no problem attracting girls. Lots of them.

Folks...if you freely admit that a humanities major needs to pursue another graduate degree in order to produce an attractive income...well, then you are answering OP's question as to why so few people (and even fewer men) are majoring in them.

Lost in this entire thread was OP saying that when looking at a HS instagram page a whopping 13 people in total plan to major in humanities. That's anywhere from maybe 2% to 10% of a graduating class.

My friends and kids with humanities and business from T10/Ivies didn’t need a graduate degree.

It's unclear if you are saying they dual-majored in humanities and business, or not. However, unclear why you are even referencing business...because that's what people are basically saying...major in something practical like business.

Also, you bring up another point that nobody wants to admit. You have to attend a top school if you think you can parlay a humanities degree into a top job.

exactly. Cue the ".. humanities majojr who is now a lawyer making big bucks.." I guess that humanities undergrad major lawyer doesn't have the necessary critical thinking skills to realize that they also needed another degree to get that lawyer job.

Yes. And trying to explain things like selection bias to a humanities major is like dropping pebbles into a deep, deep well.

Ivy grad with just a BA making $400k.

It’s not uncommon. However, for certain majors you need to be at a T-10 or Ivy to get picked up by WS or a big consultancy fresh out of undergrad. They like history and English majors.

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Wall Street absolutely hires English and History majors out of the Ivies—especially if they demonstrate the right skills and experiences.

While finance, econ, and STEM majors are common pipelines, firms on Wall Street (investment banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, etc.) often value the critical thinking, communication, and analytical skills that humanities majors bring to the table.

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Anonymous wrote:Wall Street absolutely hires English and History majors out of the Ivies—especially if they demonstrate the right skills and experiences.

While finance, econ, and STEM majors are common pipelines, firms on Wall Street (investment banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, etc.) often value the critical thinking, communication, and analytical skills that humanities majors bring to the table.

Former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein was a History major at Harvard. And plenty of analysts and associates at top banks today majored in English, Philosophy, or Classics.

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Anonymous wrote:Wall Street absolutely hires English and History majors out of the Ivies—especially if they demonstrate the right skills and experiences.

While finance, econ, and STEM majors are common pipelines, firms on Wall Street (investment banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, etc.) often value the critical thinking, communication, and analytical skills that humanities majors bring to the table.

This is why these majors are expected to be hot ones for getting hired in this era of AI.

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Anonymous wrote:Wall Street absolutely hires English and History majors out of the Ivies—especially if they demonstrate the right skills and experiences.

While finance, econ, and STEM majors are common pipelines, firms on Wall Street (investment banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, etc.) often value the critical thinking, communication, and analytical skills that humanities majors bring to the table.

For goodness sakes.. you ivy grads don't seem to get that the vast majority of humanities majors aren't graduating from Ivies. Those people aren't getting the high paying jobs.

Get out of your bubble.

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Anonymous wrote:Wall Street absolutely hires English and History majors out of the Ivies—especially if they demonstrate the right skills and experiences.

While finance, econ, and STEM majors are common pipelines, firms on Wall Street (investment banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, etc.) often value the critical thinking, communication, and analytical skills that humanities majors bring to the table.

This is why these majors are expected to be hot ones for getting hired in this era of AI.

I don't think a History major of podunk univ is going to be highly desired in the era of AI.

Also, STEM majors teach critical thinking and analytical skills, too. As for communication skills, that's super important, no doubt, no matter the major, but to get a job in AI, you don't need great communication skills.

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Anonymous wrote:Wall Street absolutely hires English and History majors out of the Ivies—especially if they demonstrate the right skills and experiences.

While finance, econ, and STEM majors are common pipelines, firms on Wall Street (investment banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, etc.) often value the critical thinking, communication, and analytical skills that humanities majors bring to the table.

If you saw the volume of reading and the endless papers and research my kid does at his Ivy…and the countless seminars. While also having Econ and other electives like Russian Lit and a language, you would see how these liberal arts Ivy grads are hot commodities. Their communication skills and EQ are invaluable in those areas. Many, like my kid, will minor in something more practical- Econ, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:Wall Street absolutely hires English and History majors out of the Ivies—especially if they demonstrate the right skills and experiences.

While finance, econ, and STEM majors are common pipelines, firms on Wall Street (investment banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, etc.) often value the critical thinking, communication, and analytical skills that humanities majors bring to the table.

This is why these majors are expected to be hot ones for getting hired in this era of AI.

I don't think a History major of podunk univ is going to be highly desired in the era of AI.

Also, STEM majors teach critical thinking and analytical skills, too. As for communication skills, that's super important, no doubt, no matter the major, but to get a job in AI, you don't need great communication skills.

Ivy and T-10 grads was mentioned over and over. You are arguing with someone that stressed the particular university mattered for these majors.

No disagreement there.

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Pairing technical skills with another domain is often the sweet spot. A CS + PoliSci double major, or a Philosophy major who learns Python and stats, can stand out in a big way.

These areas are also needed in the age of AI (it’s not all technical/cs/engineering):

• Philosophy (ethics, consciousness, reasoning)
• Political Science or International Relations (AI governance, tech policy)
• Law (AI regulation, privacy, IP)
• Science, Technology, and Society (STS) or Public Policy

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Anonymous wrote:Wall Street absolutely hires English and History majors out of the Ivies—especially if they demonstrate the right skills and experiences.

While finance, econ, and STEM majors are common pipelines, firms on Wall Street (investment banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, etc.) often value the critical thinking, communication, and analytical skills that humanities majors bring to the table.

Former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein was a History major at Harvard. And plenty of analysts and associates at top banks today majored in English, Philosophy, or Classics.

History / English / Philosophy
• These majors appear more often than you’d think—especially among Ivy League grads.
• Strong verbal and critical thinking skills are crucial in leadership, especially in client-facing or public-facing roles.

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Anonymous wrote:Wall Street absolutely hires English and History majors out of the Ivies—especially if they demonstrate the right skills and experiences.

While finance, econ, and STEM majors are common pipelines, firms on Wall Street (investment banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, etc.) often value the critical thinking, communication, and analytical skills that humanities majors bring to the table.

For goodness sakes.. you ivy grads don't seem to get that the vast majority of humanities majors aren't graduating from Ivies. Those people aren't getting the high paying jobs.

Get out of your bubble.

Does Wall Street hire humanities majors? Yes. Does majoring in humanities reduce your odds of getting, or being successful in a finance job? Yes.

Of course, it’s hard to explain this distinction to people who, almost by definition, have a limited grasp of probability.

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Female STEM here before the STEM acronym used.

I find so many parents that weren’t STEM themselves go on and on and on about their genius STEM kids. A lot of these are a certain “type”. They aren’t the type with EQ and are not great communicators. I know, I work with them.

Intelligence is well-rounded. Somebody that can code or solve mathematical equations, but knows nothing about literature, geography, history, languages, art, etc. isn’t highly “intelligent”.

I am much more impressed by the renaissance types. They have dual science-humanity majors. Excel in history but also calc, etc.

STEM computer kids are everywhere now.