<p>them are fightin’ words</p>
<p>@Jimmyofw I agree with you, that is what worries me about UCLA</p>
<p>I think you should strongly consider not going to UCLA. The problem is the UCLA major is not something you seem to be very interested in. If you are passionate about CS, you may always regret going to UCLA. San Diego is not that far away. You can come to LA several times a month.<br>
The fact that you are already having second thoughts says a lot. I think UCSD and UCSC would be good choices. Have you visited both campuses? </p>
<p>@JIMMYofW </p>
<p>The humanities are more than a mere hobby, buddy.</p>
<p>@Cayton </p>
<p>I couldn’t agree more. This perspective gets so annoying! As a music major, I’m pretty used to it though. I might as well be telling people I’m majoring in ceramics lol (no offense to ceramics majors if that actually exists). Not everyone has to be a scientist or a mathematician. Btw, I haven’t seen another music major the entire time I’ve been on cc.</p>
<p>@music1990 </p>
<p>The world needs musicians, philosophers, historians, and authors as much as it needs scientists, doctor, mathematicians and engineers.</p>
<p>Snobby STEM majors should understand that by now.</p>
<p>@Cayton </p>
<p>Lol I know man. I bet this is going to start an argument, but oh well. Besides, college doesn’t have to be job training. I’m going because I want to learn more about what I love, not just for a degree. When people in STEM fields tell me how much harder their major is, I just want to tell them try taking advanced music theory. It’s actually really hard. I’m sure it’s the same for philosophy. I bet it can be really, really hard. Although philosophy gets a little bit more respect because it’s more of an academic field in most people’s minds. And I don’t want to take anything away from STEM. It’s just not for everyone.</p>
<p>@music1990 </p>
<p>I’ve seen some of the terms thrown around in music theory and the field looks pretty hard to do well in, so all the more power to ya, man.</p>
<p>But whatever you do, don’t produce the next Rebecca Black. I will hunt you down if you do. :)</p>
<p>@Cayton </p>
<p>haha you don’t have to worry about that. I wouldn’t do something like that to the world. </p>
<p>And yeah, it can be pretty hard. I’m sure there are more difficult fields, but it’s not exactly easy. For me, majoring in music really wasn’t even a choice because it’s the only field I’ve ever wanted a career in. Since I was 4.</p>
<p>What type of career do you plan on pursuing after college?</p>
<p>@CollegeDropout1</p>
<p>I’m really sorry if your thread got hijacked, but at least it’s keeping it at the top to give people a chance to see it and respond to the original post.</p>
<p>@music1990 </p>
<p>I don’t really know. I wanted to be a teacher for a while, but I’ve changed my mind on that. I’m not sure what I’ll do, but I’ll figure it out. At least you’ve got your career plans figured out.</p>
<p>@music1990
What aspect of music are you majoring in (performance, buisness, production, etc…)?
And where do you plan on transferring to?</p>
<p>@Cayton
@music1990
Humanities/Music/Arts all the way! I believe contemporary western culture places a little too much emphasis on scientific modalities these days. Although important, that kind of paradigm tends to neglect the human experience as a holistic whole. </p>
<p>@AnthroFlo </p>
<p>Well I’m studying music composition. In school, we study mostly classical music. I like classical music, but I would like to write soundtracks for movies and stuff, and I also like pop and electronic music. So when I transfer, i hope to study a variety of genres. And if I get into Cal, I’ll go there.</p>
<p>@Freetofly112 </p>
<p>I’m with you! Science is definitely important, but so are liberal arts. It used to be acceptable to go to college to expand your horizons and learn about yourself. Now it’s all about job training, and getting a good job. But I’m going mostly for the old reason.</p>