<p>Depends who it's coming from. For a Mathematics major, English is very hard. For a History major, English would be managable.</p>
<p>kinglin, I mean overall. I'm an English major at a top 25 school. If I graduated w/ a 3.6, how would I fare in the law school admission process?</p>
<p>Good question. I'm also majoring in English and I want to head to law school after this.</p>
<p>I'm an English major too!!! lol... and an Economics major.</p>
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One of the easiest majors is Elementary Education. Studying how to educate elementary students? Come on. My cousin is majoring in it and she wrote a paper on Dr. Seuss and reading out loud to a class.
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<p>I agree that being an Education major at any level is an easy major. The sad thing is once you graduate it's such an incredibly taxing job mentally, emotionally, and physically. Teach for a year and see how drained you are at the end of it if you do it right.</p>
<p>Liberal arts majors are usually much easier than math and science majors academically, but can be challenging in their own way and may not neccessarily be easy in the real world. That's why there are so many "science for liberal arts" classes but not the other way around.</p>
<p>One of my friends who is a physics major failed his school's required writing seminar. People have different types of intelligences and you really can't value one more than the other. I seriously doubt biochem majors see the value in reading Faulkner or studying creative writing or art or music and vice versa. And if you are one of the gifted few who can grasp both worlds, then congratulations.</p>
<p>psychology is not an easy class. Try learning about base rate neglect if you think it's that easy.</p>
<p>Why does everyone think Marketing is a joke major? Marketing certainly isnt the most taxing, time consuming area, but it's hardly a joke. Just because it's the most liberal artsy of the business majors doesnt make it a joke.</p>
<p>What is marketing about?</p>
<p>There seem to be two "sides" in this thread, and I think this is just because the two sides don't realize they're talking about different things!</p>
<p>On the one hand, there's the issue of what Person X will have the easiest time majoring in. Obviously this depends on who Person X is. If Person X effortlessly proved the Pythagoreon theorem when he was six years old, majoring in math would probably be easiest. If Person X is fascinated by ancient Greece and Rome, then this passion would probably make classics the easiest.</p>
<p>Then there's the separate issue of, across the general college population, people in what majors have the greatest (and least) average intelligence? The answer: physics, math, engineering, and similar fields (which includes philosophy, by the way) are at the top. Education, accounting, communications, social work, and sociology are at the bottom. Other things are scattered through the middle, with sciences generally near the top and humanities generally near the bottom (with exceptions, like English being quite high and zoology quite low). This is evidenced by average GRE scores in these majors, and even some studies involving IQ tests. So if you're going to say something like, "History requires just as much intelligence as physics does, just a different kind," then you are deluded. Now, what does that tell us? Not much; it might let physics and math majors (who, by the way, may be failing writing classes and are simply doing what's easiest for them, but that doesn't change the fact that they are, on average, more intelligent) have a collective pat on the back, but it should hardly affect anyone's choice of a major (the first issue is more relevant to that).</p>
<p>where does psychology fall?</p>
<p>This thread epitomizes blind leading blind.</p>
<p>Haha. If everyone just worried about themselves and did not care what everyone else majored in we would all be fine. Just major in what you interested in!</p>
<p>i think that fashion design is a very hard major i don't know what category it fits into but its very technical and challenging im studying art history and i have to compare 2 19th century artists and write 10 pages on it and i consider that much easier than fashion design</p>
<p>Haha geology!</p>
<p>I know a girl who's a Rec & Leisure major..we always give her a hard time and ask her to set up lawn chairs for us and schedule nap times..really, though, with that major you would probably become a park ranger or someone who leads outdoor leadership retreats, etc.</p>
<p>Physics majors are NOT, BY ANY MEANS, smarter than social science or humanities majors. I, personally think physics is hard (and not to mention I despise physics), boring and repetitive because I peaked out at B- in REGULAR high school physics but consistently got As in AP US History and english. I also know someone who was the opposite: they consistently got As in AP Physics but couldn't get an A in history and/or english to save their life. I also know people in my AP Econ class and regular econ classes who are geniuses in science but are having trouble with econ. So based on the sample of data I have here, to me science majors are not by any means harder than social sciences (including business) or humanities. And I'm not saying that because I intend to major social science (econ/finance specifically). So for those who are more inclined towards the social sciences, good for you, the social sciences are highly versatile majors that are in demand anywhere. If you're inclined towards the sciences and math, good for you, they're in high demand by employers as well. The only difference between the chem major and the econ major is that the chem major will likely work for GlaxoSmithKline and the econ major will likely work for Morgan Stanley.</p>
<p>physics/engineering/math majors certainly cannot be deemed "smarter", because obviously they'll know more in one area, while the social science/humanities majors will know more in their specialized area...however, it can be assumed much more time, effort, and personal discipline is needed for physics/math/engineering majors because they contain theories/formulas/ect, all while trying to understand the concepts that pull everything together...</p>
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The answer: physics, math, engineering, and similar fields (which includes philosophy, by the way)
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<p>Just wondering, why/how is Philosophy considered a more intelligent major and put on par with those other majors? I'm considering a major in Philosophy.</p>
<p>I'd say Sociology is probably one of the easiest majors. There aren't a ton of go-between courses before you actually feel like you're studying Sociology. The prereq's for the major itself are just as pertinent as the upper-level classes. Not like math and science majors, where you have to take a ton of math classes and science classes before getting into your major.</p>
<p>The other thing with Sociology is that you don't have to have a particular bag (subject you're good at) to get into it or find it interesting. You have to know some study skills and be a half-way decent writer of academic English, but other than that, Sociology is one of those majors that you're ready for right out of high school.</p>