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Alternative explanation for the spike in freshmen interest: the engineering/cs classes are 95% men where I am. Liberal arts has more even mix. Not only is ste
by yakult 11y ago
Alternative explanation for the spike in freshmen interest: the engineering/cs classes are 95% men where I am. Liberal arts has more even mix.
Not only is stem widely considered harder and requires crazier time commitments, it also exacts a toll on your sex life. These are young people at the peak of their productive cycles and this is a very large consideration.
- wfo 11y agoThis idea can be extended beyond simple sexual desire: engineering as it is taught in prestigious universities is an enormous time commitment which dominates your entire life for the prime 19-23 4 years that maybe you should be spending learning about the world and interacting with people. People see this and reject it; they'd prefer to make friends and have fun than disappear into a black hole for 4 years only to emerge as a creature which they suspect will be allowed by the capitalist system to make money.