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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most people I know who have “made it” professionally with a humanities degree have something else going for them - elite law school, college athlete or in top frat/sorority, wealthy/connected parents, attractive, etc. STEM is much more democratic. I think English majors can be successful, but it seems to the exception, not the norm.[/quote]
+1 STEM is much more of an egalitarian field because if you mess up, the ramifications are much bigger.  So, companies want to hire based on ability, not based on who your daddy is.[/quote]
I think it used to be the case.  DH got into CS before it was cool and it worked out well for him (he came from a working class family).  But I see in this area, that many parents use their connections to get their kids into certain internships, etc.  Nepotism happens in every industry.  And people get positions based other things besides talent (knowing the right people, etc).  Also-not everyone is STEM is working on life/death or high stake fields. And some people in humanities-social workers, teachers, mental health professionals, lawyers, policy makers-have to deal with some pretty high stake ramifications of not doing their job well. [/quote]

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