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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because they are usually harder. [/quote]

Really?  I was an English major and I distinctly recall helping the engineering/math/science/econ majors I met in my classes who couldn't write an essay about literature to save their lives.  "Hard" is really defined by your own natural skills, and I think we can all agree that it takes all kinds to make the world go around.  I have an advanced degree and am employed as a professional, by the way.  [/quote]

Hard science major here. Should I talk about the English majors I had to help with the basics of Rocks for Jocks?  Except that doesn't mean anything. Some people are good at different things, so folks are going to need help with their areas of weakness.  Doesn't mean I think I am smarter than my more liberal arts inclined friends, just that we have different strengths.

That said, I do think the math/hard science majors are harder, in the sense that they have a higher minimum bar in terms of requirements - more classes/more hours, etc.  But that's just the minimum bar - I think it's equally hard to truly excel in other fields.[/quote]

By all means, do.  I was one of those English majors who happily accepted the help of my math and science friends with those subjects.  Obviously I wasn't denigrating mathematicians, scientists, economists or the like.  Simply making the point that "harder" is in the eye of the beholder.   [/quote]

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