Anonymous
Post 06/07/2016 12:48     Subject: If you were to start college tomorrow, what would you major in?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:(1) Finance;
(2) Pre med -- ONLY if the kid will actually go to med school and not change his mind bc bio majors are a dime a dozen.
(3) STEM ONLY if you're doing computer science or bio engineering. I'm sorry but having grown up in a mechicanl engineering household w/ lots of civil/structural engineering friends -- that work is REALLY easy to outsource to other countries with top math skills even if they don't speak the language; somehow those on the stem bandwagon don't get this.


Finance -- which was my own major back in the day; lots of utility across industries, you can go get an MBA or JD or not etc.
I agree with (2) but (3) doesn't make any sense. It's not easier to outsource civil engineering work than computer science.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2016 12:47     Subject: Re:If you were to start college tomorrow, what would you major in?
I wouldn't change it, I majored in Finance. My second option would be Economics.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2016 12:44     Subject: If you were to start college tomorrow, what would you major in?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I would no question get the same degree. Philosophy.

Different? I would have finished my other majors (Math and CS) and not gotten arrogantly kissed at the respective departments about silliness.


Uhh... what?


I was 20. And got pissed at the Math/CS department over some silly administrative crap. So with 2 classes to go, I said FU.

Just because I was smart doesn't mean I had the sense to come in out of the rain.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2016 12:43     Subject: If you were to start college tomorrow, what would you major in?
Anonymous wrote:(1) Finance;
(2) Pre med -- ONLY if the kid will actually go to med school and not change his mind bc bio majors are a dime a dozen.
(3) STEM ONLY if you're doing computer science or bio engineering. I'm sorry but having grown up in a mechicanl engineering household w/ lots of civil/structural engineering friends -- that work is REALLY easy to outsource to other countries with top math skills even if they don't speak the language; somehow those on the stem bandwagon don't get this.


Finance -- which was my own major back in the day; lots of utility across industries, you can go get an MBA or JD or not etc.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2016 12:43     Subject: If you were to start college tomorrow, what would you major in?
Computer science. But I would never be motivated by job potential, just what I'm interested in. So sad. Education no longer is considered a value unto itself.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2016 12:42     Subject: If you were to start college tomorrow, what would you major in?
Business or engineering

I was so damn good at math, but I was worried about not making straight A's, so I chose an easier major. D'oh
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2016 12:42     Subject: If you were to start college tomorrow, what would you major in?
My alma mater just added a major in Data Analytics, and I would have done that with a double major in Environmental Studies (my actual major).
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2016 12:39     Subject: If you were to start college tomorrow, what would you major in?
Mining engineering
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2016 12:38     Subject: If you were to start college tomorrow, what would you major in?
I'd probably still study economics, but I'd try to go somewhere way better for grad school. Better and warmer.

That was a waste of two years even though it was free.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2016 12:37     Subject: If you were to start college tomorrow, what would you major in?
Anonymous wrote:I would no question get the same degree. Philosophy.

Different? I would have finished my other majors (Math and CS) and not gotten arrogantly kissed at the respective departments about silliness.


Uhh... what?
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2016 12:37     Subject: If you were to start college tomorrow, what would you major in?
Probably computer science.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2016 12:36     Subject: If you were to start college tomorrow, what would you major in?
I would no question get the same degree. Philosophy.

Different? I would have finished my other majors (Math and CS) and not gotten arrogantly kissed at the respective departments about silliness.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2016 12:36     Subject: If you were to start college tomorrow, what would you major in?
I'm 39, with a liberal arts degree. If I had to pick right now, knowing what I now know, I would pick something in the medical field and go ahead a get a masters and/or MD.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2016 12:36     Subject: If you were to start college tomorrow, what would you major in?
(1) Finance;
(2) Pre med -- ONLY if the kid will actually go to med school and not change his mind bc bio majors are a dime a dozen.
(3) STEM ONLY if you're doing computer science or bio engineering. I'm sorry but having grown up in a mechicanl engineering household w/ lots of civil/structural engineering friends -- that work is REALLY easy to outsource to other countries with top math skills even if they don't speak the language; somehow those on the stem bandwagon don't get this.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2016 12:33     Subject: If you were to start college tomorrow, what would you major in?
I'm old, so this is sheer curiosity. If you were just now graduating HS and enrolling in college, what major would you choose for a good paying and stable career? Common wisdom is "STEM" but what specifically? I also wonder whether the jobs that are cash cows for recent graduates today will still be cash cows for recent graduates in 4 years.