Poll: Is your 4 year degree more useless than mine?

[iGas]

Underwater basket weaving isnt a fulfilling pursuit?

If that the case then a Master in Science is a basket weaving degree as well.

My sister hold a Master in Bio Chem and her research job in medicine 10 year ago yield less than $40K CAD per annum (she started out for much less than $30K).

 

[Dr. Detroit]

Makes my BA's in History and Anthropology look like PHD's

I so wanted to major in Anthropology - Cultural.

I took 24-credits of Anthropology but ended up getting my BS in BA with a focus in Accounting.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

One of my former students is majoring in film studies. Unless Siskel or Ebert die, I can't figure out what you would do with such a degree. "you'll study film history, theory, and criticism, as well as the basics of film production."

Another awesome degree that would be fun getting.

I took two film studies courses. Had a awesome instructor and watched cool movies while writing papers and learning about http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mise_en_scene

 

[Hacp]

What degree do I need to be a middle manager?

 

[Freshgeardude]

still in high school here, but im planning on majoring in aerospace engineering. so thats not useless when I eventually want a phd in that and become an astronaut one day

 

[Hacp]

still in high school here, but im planning on majoring in aerospace engineering. so thats not useless when I eventually want a phd in that and become an astronaut one day

You become an astronaut by joining the military

 

[datalink7]

I got a degree in Philosophy, which was probably about the best degree I could have gotten for my field.

 

[nonameo]

I'm doing mathematics. I guess that just makes me a sucker? I don't know, I'm kind of thinking maybe I'll go for a master's, but I just don't know if I'll be able to swing it financially.

 

[gorcorps]

LOLZ at your life

 

[Hacp]

I'm doing mathematics. I guess that just makes me a sucker? I don't know, I'm kind of thinking maybe I'll go for a master's, but I just don't know if I'll be able to swing it financially.

If you're doing math, try taking the 1/p and 2FM tests. If you pass both, you'll be in high demand. They take a lot of studying though, my cousin passed them after a couple months of pure study.

 

[mav451]

still in high school here, but im planning on majoring in aerospace engineering. so thats not useless when I eventually want a phd in that and become an astronaut one day

Heh I have some advice for rising engineers: Take like a day or two to visit a university - ask permission of course, to sit in on a lecture. Preferably 300-400 level. Probably the most important is the capstone course - as that is supposed to represent a real-world project. If you like what you see, great, but better to find out now rather than 4 years from now...

 

[Dr. Detroit]

I'm doing mathematics. I guess that just makes me a sucker? I don't know, I'm kind of thinking maybe I'll go for a master's, but I just don't know if I'll be able to swing it financially.

Great degree. Once you graduate you should study and become an Actuary. High paying skilled position!!!

 

[Matthiasa]

I hope my EE degree will be worth something when I graduate... Though if i would get a masters afterward maybe... hmmm yeah I hope its not worthless.

Heh I have some advice for rising engineers: Take like a day or two to visit a university - ask permission of course, to sit in on a lecture. Preferably 300-400 level. Probably the most important is the capstone course - as that is supposed to represent a real-world project. If you like what you see, great, but better to find out now rather than 4 years from now...

If he would do that for anything but a project heavy class he will most likely be scared away.

 

[Matthiasa]

/hits forum and its no delete button...

 

[nonameo]

If you're doing math, try taking the 1/p and 2FM tests. If you pass both, you'll be in high demand. They take a lot of studying though, my cousin passed them after a couple months of pure study.

Actually becoming an actuary is sort of like a second option(well, one of them) that I am looking into. I am thinking I want to take a stab at teaching and see how that goes. However, if I don't like it at least I have something I can fall back on, no?

 

[Cheeseplug]

One of my former students is majoring in film studies. Unless Siskel or Ebert die, I can't figure out what you would do with such a degree. "you'll study film history, theory, and criticism, as well as the basics of film production."

I know someone that just graduated last year with a degree in film studies, and now she is working with the onion.

I was going to come to this thread and say, "that degree isn't useless" and that, "degrees aren't there to get you a job, they are there to teach you to think" or that "It is a university, not a trade school, too many people expect a degree to directly equal a job in a related field to the degree"

BUT

Man, what a worthless degree.

 

[Hacp]

Actually becoming an actuary is sort of like a second option(well, one of them) that I am looking into. I am thinking I want to take a stab at teaching and see how that goes. However, if I don't like it at least I have something I can fall back on, no?

Its better to get the tests under your belt first. Try taking them when you're still in school because that's when you have the most free time, especially for a math major. The tests are hard, I think there's a 30-40% pass rate?

 

[nonameo]

Its better to get the tests under your belt first. Try taking them when you're still in school because that's when you have the most free time, especially for a math major. The tests are hard, I think there's a 30-40% pass rate?

Hmmm that's a good point. I'll have to keep that in mind.

 

[AreaCode707]

My internet fiance!!! Missed you!

Eh, I often hear arguments that English/Communication was a waste but I enjoyed it, got to stretch my mind, and the piece of paper allowed me to get my job and earn $$$. That latter part is the only thing that determines whether a degree is useful or useless, to my mind.

 

[Skeeedunt]

LOL you have a degree in "I DO WHAT I WANT!!"

 

[pyonir]

My internet fiance!!! Missed you!

:wub:

 

[Buttzilla]

My 4 year degree was pretty useless, Asian American Studies...I didn't know what I was doing at the time, wasn't really focused and pretty much too busy chasing girls and being lazy. It hit me my 3rd year that I needed to buckle down and get crap done. By then, it was too late and I had to find something fast and quick to graduate in.

Anywho, I spent the last few years correcting all the academic mistakes I've made at UCSB. Just got my master's in biology with an emphasis on physiology which has opened many more doors for me.

 

[Farang]

I have what is essentially a general studies degree, and it is glossed over in interviews, so probably nearly as worthless.

I do wish I had a solid marketable skill to fall back on, but that isn't necessarily the fault of my major. None of the clear, lucrative career paths that certain majors give you were ever very appealing to me. I don't want to be an engineer, or an accountant, or a manager of engineers of accountants. I don't know exactly what I want to do but it isn't those things so I never chose to work for them. In fact I think I intentionally avoided them because I knew that if I chose something like accounting, I would fall for the comfort of that $45k salary and never leave the field and have a whole pile of regrets because of it.

But really the reason I chose a worthless degree is that I had a free ride in college and never really wanted to be there. I just knew I'd be stupid to turn down the free ride.

 

[TehMac]

You become an astronaut by joining the military

You can do both, but joining the Airforce would be the best bet.

 

[mugs]

One of my former students is majoring in film studies. Unless Siskel or Ebert die, I can't figure out what you would do with such a degree. "you'll study film history, theory, and criticism, as well as the basics of film production."

Fortunately for him Siskel did die.