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I remember in college I thought about getting a Geology degree. And of course all of your professors in school are examples of people it worked out for. It’s
by techpineapple 1y ago
I remember in college I thought about getting a Geology degree. And of course all of your professors in school are examples of people it worked out for. It’s really hard to get past the romanticism of college, it’s a beautiful thing all of this knowledge you can attain! Geology’s fucking amazing! So is anthropology and all the other, I’ll call them second tier (offense not intended) sciences.
But college needs to be entered with a real sober balance between romanticism (yes you should take geology 101 as a freshman, and maybe even minor it) and pragmatism (actually, you need a job)
I’m not sure if regulation is the answer. I do think it’s somewhat reasonable to say something like you can only get financial aid for one of the top 20 majors by benefit to the country. But yeah, maybe do a business degree in college and your passion on edx afterwards.
And like, per your example, it’s also not intuitive what makes money. Hospitality is probably way more lucrative than most of the sciences.
And it’s interesting how science is romantic in this very mature feeling high level way. An anthropology degree is probably harder than a hospitality degree.
- taylodl 1y agoI would argue even science is a slog - who's hiring them? At some point, you have to realize you're either working for research or academia and there are very few positions available, and they almost always require a Ph.D. I know we keep stressing STEM, but the 'S' is tough. Here on HN we're all fully aware that even the 'T' is a tough sell in college these days. What does that leave college for (BROADLY speaking): - Engineering (absolutely) - Medicine (absolutely) - Law (absolutely) - Science (absolutely, but better have a backup plan) - Business (not needed, but helps) - Technology (not needed, but may help) As you say, it's great to learn different things in college, but one needs to be mindful as to whether it's the most economical means for learning.