20 most useless Degrees: Interesting Analysis

[shrugaton]

felt relieved to see poli sci not on there..

i fully expected that to be on the list.

[niktak11]

I should show this to the gf. All of her current majors and all the ones she was in at one point are on the list lol

[gixxer0.6g]

The owner of our engineering firm is just a MET. He drives a much nicer truck than I do and I'm licensed. It's not what you know, it's who you know.

[shoobey]

It's not what you know, it's who you know.

Everyone always says this. Maybe it's a combination of both? Why does it have to be one or the other?

[idontdeadlift]

Age:22

And? It's called internships. I'd consider a company worth billions to be industry, but that's just me.

[idontdeadlift]

Everyone always says this. Maybe it's a combination of both? Why does it have to be one or the other?

Both. I only got my job b/c of who I knew. But I kept the job b/c of what I knew.

[DrMiscerMDPhD]

all of which can be acquired without studying philosophy.

The fact is that other majors seldom kick your teeth in with difficult, obscure conceptual arguments that require delivery of strong, cogent rebuttals. Sure, you could potentially develop these skills in another major. You could also potentially develop these skills without ever even attending college. But it's not common, at least not to the degree these skills get polished in a philosophy program, and this is the reason why philosophy majors crush almost all other majors on the LSAT, GRE, and pretty much any exam that requires critical thinking, reading, or writing skills.

[E-Tank]

this x10

brb majority of the US becoming fat. yup nutrition doesnt matter. >.> strong fat person logic

all of those degrees are useless without a masters or phd especially psych

[PhdinPhaggotry]

The owner of our engineering firm is just a MET. He drives a much nicer truck than I do and I'm licensed. It's not what you know, it's who you know.

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This, many people get jobs just from a friends invitation. Networking is probably just as important as your actual degree if you aren't going to get any co-op.

physics/chem, engineering, and mathematics all develop skills that become impossible to attain on the fly if you don't take those courses. A science major is involved in critical thinking all the time, they can do what an english major can do, and do it well. An english major can do nothing that an engineer or science major does, because those skills are now unattainable.

[scotyg]

not sure what they mean by "agriculture"

we have a huge ag school here, but there is no generic agriculture degree. Food science, Milling Science, and AgEconomics/Business are all very good degrees. Lots of job opportunities here in the midwest.

[JFizzle23]

Uhh, I can still design the **** out of your lever. I've also taken calculus III as well, so I'm not just some dumb **** in the math department.

Trying taking our classes at a top 10 engineering school, and let's see how far you go. Still have to take statics and dynamics, mechanics of material strengths, Fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, and MORE material science than plain ME.

I interned with three mechanical engineers at my last internship, and guess who the company selected to come back next year? They picked me, an MET student was selected over the ME's. It's not just about the degree, it's how well you utilize it, and how much you can apply what you learned.

[JMLeafs]

Mechanical Engineering Tech isn't really a surprise.

Typically, mechanical engineers are more hands on the other disciplines, as a lot of their studies focus on the actual building of things. This may be a good example as to why there isn't a need for mechanical tech's, as the engineers themselves are quite often able to complete the hands on work and prefer to do so.

This compared to say electrical engineering, which is typically dominated by very brainy people who more often than not aren't very hands on. Thus, the demand for Electrical Engineering Technicians is (TYPICALLY) more than than of Mechanical.

[Crazymix]

ones that caught attention,was calling nutrition,psychology and english useless?lol?

Yeah. @TF x2 on these right hurrrr

[fratharder]

20 most useless lists. this is #1

[PowerTricks]

Because in life what the paper says you know is more important than what you actually know.

Strong reverse logic.

[Crazymix]

fawk my gf / future wife is a fashion major ..extremely talented but i've always been afraid that it would end up useless since there is so much talent out there and it's hard to get into the industry. I told her this once a really hurt her feelings, no way i can show her this. Sucks because it's a crazy hard major, she is up until 3 a.m every night working on clothes, and then has to be at basketball practice at 6. Feel bad for her bro's.

beta ******* !

[witchfinderg]

The fact is that other majors seldom kick your teeth in with difficult, obscure conceptual arguments that require delivery of strong, cogent rebuttals. Sure, you could potentially develop these skills in another major. You could also potentially develop these skills without ever even attending college. But it's not common, at least not to the degree these skills get polished in a philosophy program, and this is the reason why philosophy majors crush almost all other majors on the LSAT, GRE, and pretty much any exam that requires critical thinking, reading, or writing skills.

That's a fair point. I do believe such skills are among the most important for a person to have and I do recognize that a philosophy major will hone these skills very effectively. What I mean to imply is that while you can develop skills that are extremely useful, philosophical thinking itself is no more than putting a lot of effort into forming an opinion. It does not create a new useful machine, further our understanding of nature, etc.

[seanb1979]

horticulture useless? weed growers make big money

guess we need to let alan aragon his nutritonal degree is useless as well

[im12watisthis]

english degree here.

hahaha beat a lot of u *******s

[eight-pack]

I was a little surprised by a few on this list but really, any degree is useless if you can't back it up. I have several friends who recently graduated and expected to parade around their degree and have a job land in their laps.

I think it's BS for most companies to "require" a degree for most positions. Hell, Abercrombie & Fitch requires you to have a bachelor's in order to be an in-store manager. Srs. I worked as a district mgr for AT&T without it.

There have been several instances where Mr. Graduate was chosen over me even tho I may have been more qualified, and I've been told this. But shiet, if I'm gonna have an operation, I'll take the guy with just the experience over the guy with just the education.

[Coexistence]

Nutrition brah checking in. Not even mad at the list.

[JBWork]

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...#post963019793


20 Most USEFUL degrees thread above. ^

[DrMiscerMDPhD]

20 Most USEFUL degrees thread above. ^

Business, athletic training, and education? Really?

[Heathbb]

Really, Chemistry is useless?

this.

[jkeithc82]

My degree isn't listed.

Win!

[Studskies]

loled at chemistry being useless

[Sillabaa]

whats wrong with nutrition

low pay bro.

very competitive job market too.



molecular genetics checking in.

[jmcdizzle44]

ITT a bunch of butthurt *******s because they can't face the fact that they are wasting money on chiity degrees.

[JBWork]

ITT a bunch of butthurt *******s because they can't face the fact that they are wasting money on chiity degrees.

If you look at the other list I posted it actually quiets most people down. A lot of people think "Chemistry" includes biochemistry, chem engineering when that isn't what they are referring too and are all top 20 degrees.