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<p>This is the engineering quest. To spread the word that the major you are currently studying is the toughest one ever.</p>
<p><em>sigh</em> This thread needs to quiet down or something. Every time I turn around there’s another response.</p>
<p>As a parting word; I’m a physics/engineering major. Engineering isn’t the ‘toughest [major] ever’ but find one that beats physics and all I will say is ‘well done’. Tootles.</p>
<p>The fact of the matter is that everybody here is arguing over which kind of intelligence is more… intelligent. Math/science is a skill that most people lose after they finish taking math classes, unless you use it in real life. English/Language is a skill that you would continue to use, even after you stop formally learning about it. They are in essence two different types of intelligence, and yes, people can be fluent in both skills. It’s pointless to argue, like saying apples are more colorful than oranges.</p>
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<p>Thank you! We always hear about mathematics, music, or science prodigies, but we rarely hear about literary ones. Even employers say that there are few people that can write well. That’s why there are always people hired to do technical or business writing. If anyone can write decently, why couldn’t they do it themselves? </p>
<p>I’m surprised no one has said communication yet. I actually don’t care about majoring in what many call BS because if one has the natural ability and work ethic to succeed, they will.</p>
<p>Just thought you might appreciate a little burst bubble. Maybe standardized testing isn’t the best indicator of english prowess.</p>
<p>And honestly, I do not think one major is better than another. I think that if you pick a major that makes you happy, you have picked a worthwhile major. This includes dance, communications, physics, whatever. If you’ve picked a major that’s really hard just so you can brag about it, or if you’ve picked it because it’s going to make you a lot of money, then you’re wasting your time at college and at life. If the point of life is not to be happy, then what is it?</p>
<p>“It’s pointless to argue, like saying apples are more colorful than oranges.”</p>
<p>Someone already said that just not in a paragraph.</p>
<p>lol MissSilvestris is like the Ann Coulter of engineering. I can sense the venom oozing out of this post:</p>
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<p>“lol MissSilvestris is like the Ann Coulter of engineering. I can see the venom oozing out of this post:”</p>
<p>You win XD</p>
<p>Did she ever bring up any statistics to prove what she was saying because it just seems like a collection of personal experiences(she is obviously really smart going by her scores)?</p>
<p>Wow.</p>
<p>I feel sorry for her thinking lib art majors can’t do anything but liberal arts. lol.</p>
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<p>While this is true for most engineering majors, it is definitely not true for math majors. Since they have to write tons of proofs, string together a ton of arguments, and generally have a more abstract, yet logical basis of thought, they tend to write papers with much better arguments. Can the style be improved? Most certainly, but content-wise, I’m certain that they write the best of non-writing based majors, and are certainly at or near par to their English/history/other lib art counterparts.</p>
<p>Engineering. It’s for people with an inferiority complex.</p>
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<p>Yeah, mathematics is an excellent exercise in reason. Because of that I think it would be good for every major to require an intro to proofs class. I think you’d convert more math majors that way . . . the mathematics that most liberal arts majors see is just boring computation.</p>
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<p>You may think that you are joking, but actually what you are saying is 100% true. Christ, engineering students are insufferable.</p>
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<p>“Engineering. It’s for people with an inferiority complex.”</p>
<p>That is the best way I have ever heard anyone describe engineering majors! Wow! </p>
<p>As a chemistry/chemical engineering double major, I officially authenticate that as the truest statement ever made about anything.</p>
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<p>I read in the preface of the writing section of the SAT prep blue book that Shakespeare would not have done very well in the 25 minute writing portion.</p>
<p>“every major to require an intro to proofs class.”</p>
<p>Oh God no.</p>
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<p>Yeah it’s a test of how well you can churn out a boilerplate 5 paragraph essay.</p>
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<p>oh hell yeah.</p>
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<p>No way.
That kind of math is for math kids to enjoy.</p>
<p>Well, we seem to have trashed all of the (supposed) slacker majors. How about turning to majors that are a lot more difficult that you would expect? My vote: agriculture (animal science, soil science, crop science, etc.). Don’t think so? Think about it. Almost every major in agriculture involves heavy doses of science and math: chemistry? tons. biology? hello. microbiology? uh huh. genetics? yep. physics? you bet. math and biostatistics? yeah. biochemistry? yep, with organic chem as a prerequisite. And where do you find all of the pre-veterinary students, who make the pre-meds and engineers look like slackers? You guessed it – in the agriculture majors, especially animal science and genetics. Cornell CALS has a reputation as the best college of agriculture in the world for a reason: it’s friggin’ hard.</p>
<p>How did this get to 11 pages so quickly?! Everyone should just study whatever the hell they want and stop overanalyzing other people’s majors. People don’t automatically suck at whatever’s not their major. I do better in English/History classes in college than most Liberal Arts majors in my classes. Some Arts students did well in Math/Sci but aren’t interested in those. The fact is people can only major in 1 or 2 subjects in College, that doesn’t mean you suck at everything else.</p>
<p>The Engineering majors will build your airplanes, cars and trains one day, the English majors will write the books/articles/TV you watch, the Architect majors will design the house you live in, the Nursing/preHealth majors will save your life one day, the Psychology majors will listen to you blab after you’re divorced and alone, the Hotel Management majors will run the hotels you stay in, the Education majors will teach your kids, you get the point…So, don’t be a jerk. : )</p>
<p>Gbesq, I don’t think anyone thinks Agriculture/Animal Science is easy…everyone knows those are pretty hard…Cornell CALS is known for being hard, here in NY at least.</p>
<p>A few pages are devoted to spongebob and his maker so only 9 pages of wasted arguments.</p>
<p>The only mean people were the science kids. :(</p>