<p>Im a guy, but people also wonder why Im interested in an anthropology major at ucla. They also ask me why I dont do engineering or go into business. Any other guys/other people get crap from other people about this?</p>
<p>um yes. as a philosophy major i would say i have heard them all.</p>
<p>I tell people if I didn’t want to be an engineer, I would’ve been a history major. Once they hear that, they always say, “What the hell for, you want to teach?” Yes, I do, haha. Some people are just too focused on the money after school than to think hey, people might actually like this stuff.</p>
<p>Yup. English major here. I’d take the fact that I enjoy the ridiculous amount of reading and writing in my English courses over the fact that I’d be miserable trying to get through Calculus any day.</p>
<p>did you put guys in " " because you agree that you can’t be considered a guy if you are a liberal arts major? :)</p>
<p>I’m a guy and will be majoring in Anthro as well. I tell them UCLA doesn’t have a Business Admin undergrad program, everyone knows that! Lol I don’t like engineering, Bio, etc. I then tell them that I really like Anthro because it dips into fields like Economics, Political Science, Sociology, etc. I want to make sure I enjoy my classes and earn a high GPA. I also tell them I plan on attending grad school and years from now no one is going to care what my undergrad major was, they’ll only care that I graduated from UCLA.</p>
<p>Because “you can only get a job in Ancient Greece with a liberal arts degree.” - Conan O’Brien.</p>
<p>Another English major. I agree with everything silenthillnight and indierocknroll said. “why the hell do you want to be a teacher in this economy?” – I think it’s especially in times like these that someone needs to step up and do it in order for future generations to thrive. Solely caring about a high-paying job is such a selfish, passionless cop-out.</p>
<p>haha that Conan O’Brien commencement speech was awesome!!</p>
<p>i am still hanging onto the idea that my superior intellect and stellar street smarts will be more than enough to get me through life. combine that will a UCLA undergrad degree (liberal arts or otherwise) and i will have no choice but to succeed!</p>
<p>right?</p>
<p>Don’t know how many more of those "What are you gonna do with that?‘’ inquiries I can take. And I haven’t been asked that too many times, which should tell you that it annoys me a lot. I get it from people who never went to college too. I think they’re jealous. </p>
<p>Anyway, how many businessmen and engineers do we need? Most people in my CC are already majoring in that. If I would have majored in anything else it would have been Biology, but the prereqs are ridiculous. I’m a philosophy student, by the way.</p>
<p>Liz is absolutely correct! Trust me, the UCLA name will open doors to internships and entry-level jobs. Employers will immediately think you’re smart because you attended UCLA.</p>
<p>I don’t know SMCguy… look at Alexandra Wallace. Heh.</p>
<p>Anyway, I do agree with Liz and Keely as well. I feel like at times I’m stuck between the idea of breaking into a lucrative career, perhaps law or entertainment, and fulfilling my longtime desire of becoming a high school English teacher. I honestly don’t believe that I’ll ever feel satisfied unless I know that I’m contributing more directly to others in society, rather than myself. I feel that I would enjoy working in public relations or practicing law, but I also know that I would love teaching English and at least this way I get to inspire and influence others while doing something I love. A true win, win. I feel so lucky to be content with studying what I really love.</p>
<p>I cannot relate more. I am a Womens Studies major. Most people don’t even know what it is, which I guess I can’t get upset over, but then I get the puzzled looks and the “well what do you do with that?”. I don’t know, shove it up your ass? Just kidding.
I love what I am studying and the path I am on. I have fleeting moments where I think I will switch, but only to study religion which is just as “useless” in other people’s eyes. I admire anyone who is an engineer or lawyer, but I don’t know if it is for me. It would be nice of course to earn $100k a year, but how does that contribute to anyone besides myself?</p>
<p>i am of the personal opinion that job prospects are not any better for social science majors than for humanties majors. that is why i think its silly that some how poly sci is understood to be a far lucrative option than, say, philosophy. or history ect. (the only exception being econ.)</p>
<p>also guys remember this is only our undergrad degree. i decided on a humanties major because i know i will go on to grad/law school and believe that a humanities major is the best “old-fashion” broad academic foundation. i chose philosophy specifically for that reason. i wanted an undergrad major that would require intensive reading comprehension and critical analysis. </p>
<p>a business or marketing degree wouldnt meet my needs that way.</p>
<p>I understand liberal arts and all that, but women studies? why in the world would you do that?</p>
<p>What? Liberal Arts =/= Humanities. A Liberal Arts Major takes courses in every field (Science, Humanities, the Arts) to have a well rounded education. You guys are talking about having a Humanities/Social Science major. </p>
<p>And yeah, having a hard Science/Math/Engineering degree is probably worth more than a Social Science/Humanities major (I’m a Poli Sci Major).</p>
<p>yes you are correct. i was assuming OP was talking about any major other then a career oriented one (engineering/business/science/etc).</p>
<p>is psychology BA at UCLA considered a liberal arts major or a health science major?</p>
<p>“So, uh, you really want to be a teacher?”
“History? That’s great. You must really love teaching!”
“History, sounds boring.”
“So uh, what kind of jobs can you get with that?”</p>
<p>When people reply with these statements, there is always that negative tone in their voice. Also, I often get that look as if I was throwing my away.</p>