Author Topic: College Major Recommendations (Read 1799 times)

Änσnymσus · « **on:** May 28, 2012, 06:20:24 PM »

What is a major that is generally grouped under Liberal Arts and Sciences that can lead to a paying job right after a B.A. degree?

Änσnymσus · « **Reply #1 on:** May 28, 2012, 07:37:56 PM »

If you find out, let me know.

My liberal arts BA didn't get me anything but debt, and I got it four years ago.

LordPhan · « **Reply #2 on:** May 28, 2012, 07:44:24 PM »

I suggest you take that money you are going to spend on College and buy land, then learn to make money off of said land.

Perhaps work a parttime job while you learn to utilize the land and ultimately end up being your own boss with no limitations on pay other then your will and abilities.

Änσnymσus · « **Reply #3 on:** May 28, 2012, 08:01:10 PM »

Land is incredibly expensive.

Änσnymσus · « **Reply #4 on:** May 28, 2012, 08:01:14 PM »

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If you find out, let me know.

My liberal arts BA didn't get me anything but debt, and I got it four years ago.

Not going to college is not an option in this situation.

Perhaps the question should be rephrased as what B.A. degree is a good transition into some graduate degree that can lead to a good paycheck?

As in, what is a good B.A. degree that could get one into a Physician's Assistant programme, etc.

Änσnymσus · « **Reply #5 on:** May 28, 2012, 08:05:44 PM »

Switch the A to an S and you'll have a chance.

Medical, engineering, business, science, and mathematics are the way to go.

Änσnymσus · « **Reply #6 on:** May 28, 2012, 08:26:50 PM »

My sister got her degree in dietetics. She worked as a dietician for a couple years, which made her a shoo in for every physicians assistant program she applied for.

I agree, liberal arts probably won't get you too far if you're interested in a hefty paycheck.

Änσnymσus · « **Reply #7 on:** May 29, 2012, 10:13:22 PM »

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If you find out, let me know.

My liberal arts BA didn't get me anything but debt, and I got it four years ago.

Same here.

My worthless English degree only got me the ability to annoy co-workers and family members when I correct their grammatical errors.

I get avoided at parties and other social gatherings, if I am invited at all to such events and actually do go.

Well, at least it helps me avoid occasions of sin by being preemptively frustrated in the attempt to seek intelligent life out there in a world where "intelligence" is as rare as piety or chivalry or common sense. It angries up the blood much less. At least that's what I tell myself to feel better sometimes...

:farmer:

Änσnymσus · « **Reply #8 on:** May 29, 2012, 10:49:19 PM »

My major is Electronics Engineering (Math Dept. is under college of Liberal Arts and Sciences). A BS in Electronics Engineering will earn one about 60-80K right out of school, and there are PLENTY of jobs for engineers (not just electrical/electronics). Good jobs, fun jobs, well-paying jobs! Just be prepared to learn to love Mathematics! In fact, ANY STEM major (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) such as physics, math, engineering, biology, astronomy, are all great majors, and could honestly use more Catholics (traditionally many Jєωs and atheists in the sciences).

Änσnymσus · « **Reply #9 on:** May 29, 2012, 10:58:03 PM »

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My major is Electronics Engineering (Math Dept. is under college of Liberal Arts and Sciences). A BS in Electronics Engineering will earn one about 60-80K right out of school, and there are PLENTY of jobs for engineers (not just electrical/electronics). Good jobs, fun jobs, well-paying jobs! Just be prepared to learn to love Mathematics! In fact, ANY STEM major (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) such as physics, math, engineering, biology, astronomy, are all great majors, and could honestly use more Catholics (traditionally many Jєωs and atheists in the sciences).

:applause:

Gosh, I wish I had picked math! the biggest regret of my life (outside of consent to sin and mortgaging my house) is not going for math as a major.

Science and math are the way to go!

No one cares if you can write a cascade of clauses composed of polysyllabic words, decorated with ornate diction and complex syntax, if your potential boss may see that as a liability.

In an idiot-o-cracy such as the USA, knowing too much hurts you in the job market, unless you know the right people in the right places, or are willing to prostitute yourself to the highest bidder (that's how you make it to the White House: the difference between Obama and Monica Lewinsky is that one of them wore a blue dress!).

Änσnymσus · « **Reply #10 on:** May 29, 2012, 10:59:50 PM »

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My major is Electronics Engineering (Math Dept. is under college of Liberal Arts and Sciences). A BS in Electronics Engineering will earn one about 60-80K right out of school, and there are PLENTY of jobs for engineers (not just electrical/electronics). Good jobs, fun jobs, well-paying jobs! Just be prepared to learn to love Mathematics! In fact, ANY STEM major (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) such as physics, math, engineering, biology, astronomy, are all great majors, and could honestly use more Catholics (traditionally many Jєωs and atheists in the sciences).

PS, if it's PA school you want, my friend is in one right now. It was hard to get accepted, even with her Biochemistry B.S....

Änσnymσus · « **Reply #11 on:** May 29, 2012, 11:08:19 PM »

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My major is Electronics Engineering (Math Dept. is under college of Liberal Arts and Sciences). A BS in Electronics Engineering will earn one about 60-80K right out of school, and there are PLENTY of jobs for engineers (not just electrical/electronics). Good jobs, fun jobs, well-paying jobs! Just be prepared to learn to love Mathematics! In fact, ANY STEM major (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) such as physics, math, engineering, biology, astronomy, are all great majors, and could honestly use more Catholics (traditionally many Jєωs and atheists in the sciences).

:applause:

Gosh, I wish I had picked math! the biggest regret of my life (outside of consent to sin and mortgaging my house) is not going for math as a major.

Science and math are the way to go!

No one cares if you can write a cascade of clauses composed of polysyllabic words, decorated with ornate diction and complex syntax, if your potential boss may see that as a liability.

In an idiot-o-cracy such as the USA, knowing too much hurts you in the job market, unless you know the right people in the right places, or are willing to prostitute yourself to the highest bidder (that's how you make it to the White House: the difference between Obama and Monica Lewinsky is that one of them wore a blue dress!).

LOL I actually started out with a Religion degree. Somehow I ended up talking to an EE professor (now my advisor!), who said, "Oh, religion. Have fun working at McDonald's!" He then told me about all the people in town he sees every day who got their degree in English, History, Art- and work at McDonald's, Burger King, Wal Mart. Well, my dad was actually an engineer (avionics) and I was always interested in science, but the math scared me away. I still struggle with math. A LOT. But even Einstein did, so I remember that (and my future paychecks) while struggling through it. Math scares so many people away from sciences but if they would stick it out it gets easier, and actually becomes fun. I like the challenge of solving a difficult math problem now. Anyways, agreed, science is the future!

Änσnymσus · « **Reply #12 on:** May 29, 2012, 11:17:58 PM »

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If you find out, let me know.

My liberal arts BA didn't get me anything but debt, and I got it four years ago.

Not going to college is not an option in this situation.

Perhaps the question should be rephrased as what B.A. degree is a good transition into some graduate degree that can lead to a good paycheck?

As in, what is a good B.A. degree that could get one into a Physician's Assistant programme, etc.

For PA school, your choices are Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Pre-Med. Sorry but that's about it, and even with one of those degrees, it's very difficult to get accepted to PA school. My friend is in an Air Force PA school right now.

Änσnymσus · « **Reply #13 on:** May 29, 2012, 11:34:24 PM »

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Math scares so many people away from sciences but if they would stick it out it gets easier, and actually becomes fun. I like the challenge of solving a difficult math problem now. Anyways, agreed, science is the future!

Math is the most beautiful thing the natural intelligence of man can express!

Contemplating how someone can gracefully solve a complex algebraic equation can produce an aesthetic delight that can rival the thrill of beholding the sublimity of the mountains, or the excelsitude of the sidereal marvels that round about in the sky, or the beauty of good art.

That's why the Neo-Platonics were attracted to mathematics, and why Pythagoras chose mathematics as an oracular and mystagogical instrument whereby to lead the pre-Christian heathens to some form of transcendence.

Änσnymσus · « **Reply #14 on:** May 30, 2012, 12:29:18 AM »

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Math scares so many people away from sciences but if they would stick it out it gets easier, and actually becomes fun. I like the challenge of solving a difficult math problem now. Anyways, agreed, science is the future!

Math is the most beautiful thing the natural intelligence of man can express!

Contemplating how someone can gracefully solve a complex algebraic equation can produce an aesthetic delight that can rival the thrill of beholding the sublimity of the mountains, or the excelsitude of the sidereal marvels that round about in the sky, or the beauty of good art.

That's why the Neo-Platonics were attracted to mathematics, and why Pythagoras chose mathematics as an oracular and mystagogical instrument whereby to lead the pre-Christian heathens to some form of transcendence.

Unfortunately it has also given us Kaballah, banking and usury! LOL nicely said. Very inspiring. I like Richard Feynman, father of quantum computing, who says:

"To those who do not know mathematics it is difficult to get across a real feeling as to the beauty, the deepest beauty, of nature ... If you want to learn about nature, to appreciate nature, it is necessary to understand the language that she speaks in."
The Character of Physical Law (1965) Ch. 2

But I replace "nature" with "God"- math is the language of God!

Of course, as an engineer, I take it with a grain of salt, as did my ultimate hero, Nikola Tesla, the Master of Lightning and Inventor of the Twentieth Century (and Orthodox Catholic! One of the few great modern scientists who wasn't a Jєω):

"Today's scientists have substituted mathematics for experiments, and they wander off through equation after equation, and eventually build a structure which has no relation to reality."
The Electrical Experimenter, forgot year.

After all, a mathmetician can prove that x=y all day long, but if it doesn't work in the lab, then it just doesn't work.

Also, as a fellow Catholic, I like Tesla's views on God and science:

"The gift of mental power comes from God, Divine Being, and if we concentrate our minds on that truth, we become in tune with this great power.
My Mother had taught me to seek all truth in the Bible."
My Inventions

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