<p>Interesting article and really continues to baffle what the media reports and what folks say here on this board about biology majors. </p>
<p>Bascially it points out which majors are happy with their career paths upon graduation and who aren't. The table says that Biology majors are the sixth happiest with career paths upon graduation. It lists most majors and is interesting.</p>
<p>So either:
1. The media has it wrong
2. Posters here have their info wrong (which I don't believe)
or
3. Biology grads are happy making $13/hour sitting on a bench and having no benefits</p>
<p>I’d hardly brag over a 48% satisfaction rate. I sure as heck would not buy a car with a 48% approval rate. Also keep in mind most of those biology grads got further education in professional school. I I was a doctor making $200k I’d be satisfied too.</p>
<p>No one is bragging here but it is still higher than 2/3’s of the other majors. Also, the polling went from 1999-2009, so it’s highly unlikely that the 48% satisifed went to med school and are now making 200k.</p>
<p>I love the reaction here. I’ve been reading these threads for some time, and the second someone mentions something at least a TINY BIT positive about a science-related major, Scchoe2 jumps on it to take out any sparkle that might’ve light up.</p>
<p>I take absolutely ZERO stock in yahoo articles of this nature. They are usually always based on one person’s opinion which is so biased and not thought out that it cannot be trusted one bit. It is easy to morph the statistics into something that fits your viewpoint. Also this is based on a survey, so you have to understand that those responding are either going to be very happy or hacked off and far fewer are going to be in between.</p>
<p>The problem with Psychology is that the courses are so easy and fun, and then along comes the demands of real life. The contrast must be soul-crushing.</p>
<p>It’s not really surprising that new grads don’t have a clue at all how the real world works. Hell I was there. I was very happy at first with my job in chemistry being a lab rat. Of course after a few years you finally start to catch on and realize that temp job after temp job is a horrible way to live and that you are destined to being under/un-employed for pretty much the rest of your life.</p>
<p>i was just wondering…
i want to be an immunology major but i got a 4 on my ap bio test and i had A first semeester and B+ second… will that reduce my chances of getting into a good college? as in Berkeley or Uchicago?</p>