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Thank you for the honesty. It is a touchy subject. Whereas there are several examples of graduates or dropouts within humanities who did very well for themselv

by flexie 11y ago

Thank you for the honesty. It is a touchy subject. Whereas there are several examples of graduates or dropouts within humanities who did very well for themselves (most famously superstars as Zuckerberg, Jobs and PG) it's almost always outside the fields they studied. PG didn't set up the most famous philosophical school, Zuckerberg didn't make the largest psychological experiment (or did he?).

puranjay 11y ago
Well, most entertainers, writers, comedians, etc. tend to have a humanities background. But these people (like Patton Oswalt) are outliers; they are so ridiculously talented that they would've done with or without any degree. The more time I spend in humanities, the more I realize that this is a field only for the exceptionally talented or the exceptionally hard working. I'm neither of these things. I just happened to grind away and had a strong analytical mind. This also means that if you get an application from a humanities grad who has 'made it' within or outside the field, you should take notice - it's likely that this grad worked far harder/smarter than a STEM major to get where he is.