How are people happy being in useless majors?

[inq]

A soft major is worth having as long as you are going to grad school. Because then you're just trying to get a high GPA. A 3.9 in American Studies is still better than a 3.3 in Chemistry.

[jamesbwbevis]

hakuna matata (srs)


theres no point in worrying about it, just do the best you can and thats it. Not everyone can be an engineer or doctor

[knot4reel91]

Because we are all going to DIE


Might as well LIVE doing more of what you LOVE.

Sort of this. I'm a STEM major, but understand why people would study/devote their lives to what they love.

Off topic: seen you post a few times today, and have agreed with almost all of what you've said. qualityposter/10

[jamesbwbevis]

My best friend was an English major in college. He has one of the coolest jobs of anyone I know. It also makes pretty good cash.

wat does he do

[i1983]

some people don't care that much about money.

i majored in economics and minored in finance. i have a job in finance that i've had since graduation that pays well but i hate it and regret my decision to not major in something i was more passionate about. i figured making money was the way to go but there's nothing worse than doing something everyday that has no purpose other than making money by moving money around for the sake of making more money. of course i have pretty close to an entry level position so people say it'll get better but really i'll still be doing the same fundamental thing just at a higher level if i stay the course. doing something because it looks good socially is a huge mistake. i didn't realize in college that that's what i was working towards but i realize it now. sure most liberal arts majors wont get you a high paying job but pursuing something you're passionate about really is most important.

obviously i'm not ****ed over because you can get a lot of jobs not related to econ/finance with an econ major but i just wanted to point out that most of the careers that pretty much guarantee decent money are the most boring, specialized, and unfulfilling jobs.

Can't relate 100%. Are you me?

Finance/Math grad. Made 75K last year (right out of college) doing boring, mindless, soul sucking work. Poverty salary for the Misc, but not too bad in the real world. I honestly hate my job (and my life, by extension). Still looking for something I'd like to do...

[DatFeelGuy]

Hard as it is to be leaf, some people actually go to Uni to learn more about something that they like.

You can do that on your own for next to no money.

[M1LD_S]

So you decide whats useful OP? Hokay

[PongLenis]

some people just wanna see high grades on a transcript while being able to say they partied through college

[batmanbuff]

Roommate Sophomore year was Art major (2008). Graduated with honors (lulz) now hands out flyers for university bookstore on side of road.

[jamesbwbevis]

Can't relate 100%. Are you me?

Finance/Math grad. Made 75K last year (right out of college) doing boring, mindless, soul sucking work. Poverty salary for the Misc, but not too bad in the real world. I honestly hate my job (and my life, by extension). Still looking for something I'd like to do...

so let me get this straight, the choices in lifee are:

1. do something you actually like and be broke
2. make good money but hate your life

smh damned if you do and if you dont

[WAITINGTO]

If everyone majored in stem it wouldn't be worth as much.


No 10k a day/CEO
No looking down on liberal arts majors
No more fukkin ******* threads about this
A lot more OP is a *******

pretty sure the majority of CEO 10k a day do business/admin/marketing degrees

this is why these courses are the best. harder than the arts but easier than STEM, i enjoy the course for the most part and still have similar income potential if you get a good degree at a decent school

[musclephag]

op is an accouting major lol

if you dont major in computer science or are in med school kill yourself

[.aeterna]

Liberal Arts degree checking in. Doing pretty okay for myself with a cushy corporate job. A degree is only useless if you don't actually do anything with it.

[ralphlauren55]

my cousin majored in theater and now runs theChive and banks $300k a year SRS.

[ralphlauren55]

pretty sure the majority of CEO 10k a day do business/admin/marketing degrees

this is why these courses are the best. harder than the arts but easier than STEM, i enjoy the course for the most part and still have similar income potential if you get a good degree at a decent school

marketing is 100% fuking useless.

[deepfat]

ITT: nerds that are mad that their college experience sucked while the liberal arts *******s got the poosy, had a social life, and view college as a memorable and fun experience.

This coming from a Oceanography degreed brah.

[shamsta]

ITT: nerds that are mad that their college experience sucked while the liberal arts *******s got the poosy, had a social life, and view college as a memorable and fun experience.

This coming from a Oceanography degreed brah.

And those nerds improve on your everyday living*

[M1LD_S]

pretty sure the majority of CEO 10k a day do business/admin/marketing degrees

this is why these courses are the best. harder than the arts but easier than STEM, i enjoy the course for the most part and still have similar income potential if you get a good degree at a decent school

lol'd @ marketing. thats just the business major that all the sorority girls do.

[Pinot]

It's because they don't fully understand what the consequences are yet. They hear about the bad economy, etc - but until they actually get out in the real world and try to start a life for themselves, it won't hit them.

[Romanus122]

Too bad that nice experience is short lived as soon as they hit reality

brb doing all male aspergers major and thinks the only jobs are in industry or oil. lmao

enjoy coding at your desk for the rest of your life or jerking off to porn on some oil rig

[Alznasty]

Hard as it is to be leaf, some people actually go to Uni to learn more about something that they like.

That is absolutely retarded when the internet exists and the cost of tuition today.

/no troll

[thatGuyyy]

op is an accouting major lol

if you dont major in computer science or are in med school kill yourself

If you are in med school you should kill yourself? lmao what?

brb doing all male aspergers major and thinks the only jobs are in industry or oil. lmao

enjoy coding at your desk for the rest of your life or jerking off to porn on some oil rig

Don't put too much sugar in my coffee please

[PericlesOfPeace]

People don't take liberal arts because they are interested they take it cuz it's easy as fuark and they aren't intelligent enough to do anything harder

Industrial engineer master race checking in

[Reveen]

I had a pretty worthless major (Advertising) that I turned into an awesome career. I'm a graphic artist working for the government, loving every minute of it. I draw **** and phuck around in photoshop/illustrator for a living. Pay is above average for my state, which is more than enough, benefits are almost unheard of anywhere else. Also do freelance which averages out to be $50 for 15 minutes of work (probably 3-4 times per week).

I'll be the first to admit that I'm not intelligent enough to be some sort of engineer. I'll also be the first to admit that I don't give a phuck because I couldn't be happier doing what I'm doing now.


Money is just a very small piece of the pie that is a fulfilling life.

[jamesbwbevis]

I'll be the first to admit that I'm not intelligent enough to be some sort of engineer. I'll also be the first to admit that I don't give a phuck because I couldn't be happier doing what I'm doing now.


Money is just a very small piece of the pie that is a fulfilling life.

People don't take liberal arts because they are interested they take it cuz it's easy as fuark and they aren't intelligent enough to do anything harder

exactly not everyone is smart enough or has the skills to do the "hard" degrees/careers. Its better to understand that and try something else than suck cock trying to force it.


the only thing thats silly is getting $23523424 in debt for a useless degree........better to find the cheapest option possible if you're going for something useless, or to not go at all

[thatGuyyy]

exactly not everyone is smart enough or has the skills to do the "hard" degrees/careers. Its better to understand that and try something else than suck cock trying to force it.


the only thing thats silly is getting $23523424 in debt for a useless degree........better to find the cheapest option possible if you're going for something useless, or to not go at all

That's bull****. Anyone can pass anything if they're willing to put the effort in. There are some retarded people in my classes, but they just work that much harder to get decent grades. Saying that you aren't intelligent enough is just you being too lazy to put the effort in

[31415926535]

pretty sure the majority of CEO 10k a day do business/admin/marketing degrees

this is why these courses are the best. harder than the arts but easier than STEM, i enjoy the course for the most part and still have similar income potential if you get a good degree at a decent school

Engineering is the most common undergrad degree held by CEOs.

People taking anything like business/admin/marketing aren't doing to become a CEO (well they may think they are but that isnt going to happen), they're going to be employed by those big companies to do the runt work of the company while the company pickup grads that have done much harder degrees to be the ones that come up with the innovation within the company.

[jamesbwbevis]

That's bull****. Anyone can pass anything if they're willing to put the effort in. There are some retarded people in my classes, but they just work that much harder to get decent grades. Saying that you aren't intelligent enough is just you being too lazy to put the effort in

lolz not true man. I tried learning programming for 3 years and just couldnt cut it. Not everyone has the ability. I agree some people just need more effort, but theres plenty of people who can study something for 3424 hours and still only see marginal improvement. fact of life.

are you saying that anyone can be good at anything? theres no such thing as aptitude/talent? get out of town brah.
also, IMO someone who has to work there a$$es off just to get an average grade probably wont do very well in that career. there are so many talented people out there in programming for example, that even if i pulled half decent grades I dont think id ever be the best guy for a potential job

[Beararms]

Some people enjoy doing what they do rather than having some soul sucking job for the next 30 years even though they get paid well. They arent doing **** to affect you so I dont know why you give them crap.
The ones that get the "easy" degrees then complain are the ones you should bitch about.

[nads786]

My degree was in Health Administration (Business admin for a better way to think about it). I think its useless, most of the learning I did was at my internship and learning on my own. Majors are important but adaptability is even more important. You have to be able to learn new things and adjust accordingly.

Everything you learn in school does not always apply to the real world. If you want to be successful with a BS major, you have to be able to sell yourself, keep learning new and relevant things and learn them quickly!

IMO the worst thing about a BS major is nobody will give you a chance because you haven't proven anything. If you do any of these majors I would suggest spending your time getting as many internships (paid and non paid) as possible otherwise you got no shot.