<p>Mine for mathematics: "So are you going to be a math teacher, because what else can a math major do?"
There is plenty a math major can do, especially if one gets a PhD in the subject, which would provide fat paychecks.</p>
<p>I’m usually careful to say Biology/Education, because if I just say biology the automatic reply is : “So you want to be a doctor!”</p>
<p>No.</p>
<p>“Nurse? Why not just be a doctor?” T_T</p>
<p>^Pfft! Don’t listen to them. Nurses make plenty, especially in certain practices. (Some make more than doctors do.) Plus, it’s a rewarding job! =) </p>
<p>Don’t listen to those idiots. =P</p>
<p>English- “Why don’t you major in something in something that’ll get you a job?”</p>
<p>-mentions double major-</p>
<p>“Oh, well, still. Why not drop English and major in two things that’ll get you a good job?”</p>
<p>Oh yes, because my job is the most important thing in my entire life.</p>
<p>Knowledge & Passions >>>> Job</p>
<p>…in my opinion, of course. I’m sure some people on CC will disagree. =P</p>
<p>“What are you majoring in?”</p>
<p>“Advertising?”</p>
<p>“Oh…why not major in business? You could get a lot more job offer with that.”</p>
<p>“You’re too smart for that.”</p>
<p>Or my personal favorite: “Isn’t that what all the athletes and stupid people major in?”</p>
<p>For whatever reason, people think that advertising is a soft major, when it’s really business oriented and is one of the most competitive fields there is.</p>
<p>Rixs- I agreee…I believe a successful job is formed out of passions. However, there are limitations to that like how I would like to become an astrophysicist, meaning research and maxed out salaries of hovering below 100k, which would not provide me with the type of lifestyle I am use to and I feel obligated to give back to my mother for working so hard to provide the kind of life I have.</p>
<p>Also nurses can make quite a bit of money…100k easily at a respected hospital with a bachelors…and 180k+ with an advanced degree.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>No nurse makes 100,000 UNLESS they are the supervisor/director or have an MSN or seniority. The average nurse, BSN or Associate’s, makes only $50,000/yr.</p>
<p>Economics - good luck finding a job ever</p>
<p>Finance - “how are you going to spend all that money?”</p>
<p>buy a ****ing yacht to bang my trophy wife on you dumbass</p>
<p>Actually there are young nurses at Stanford University Medical Hospital that get 100k a year. The average in some area like Silicon Valley averages around 80k.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>Link? Level of Education? Profession?</p>
<p>I have done my research (I’m heading into Nursing), and the only way for a Nurse to make that kind of money is if they are a director/supervisor, have seniority or a MSN (for anesthesia or Nurse Practitioning).</p>
<p>But a regular Nurse who is just an RN? Probably not.</p>
<p>Philosophy, Politics, and Law (PPL)</p>
<p>“You’re majoring in ppl [people]?! What, you want to be a social worker?”</p>
<p>Grr… No I don’t. </p>
<p>Note: This was also posted somewhere else but I like these threads XD so i am “double” posting…</p>
<p>“What’s your major?”</p>
<p>“Spanish.”</p>
<p>“Oh, so you’re going to be a Spanish teacher?”</p>
<p>“Are you trying to kill yourself?” and “Why don’t you take easier classes, like [insert humanities class]”</p>
<p>Engineering</p>
<p>“Do you have a social life since all you must do is study all the time?”</p>
<p>“Nurse? Why not just be a doctor?” T_T
I named a 10 page research paper about nursing those exact words lol</p>
<p>@ThePrincessBride, I also have not heard income for nurses that high. It’s good money either way. I certainly don’t mind. I believe the average nurse nowadays makes 60k. It continues to increase from there too, with bonuses and vacation time.</p>
<p>Engineering</p>
<p>“wooooo tough one”</p>
<p>but that doesn’t bother me, compared to</p>
<p>“wooo…tough one, you’re a girl so like…are you good at math?”
I honestly have no clue what to say to that? Um…no s*** I’m good at math.</p>
<p>Classics:</p>
<p>“What’s that?”</p>
<p>“So, like, English?”</p>
<p>“So you want to teach?”</p>
<p>Electrical Engineering:
“So… are you just looking for a husband/favorable male:female ratio/etc.?”
“How are you not socially inept?”
“Is that a lot of math?”
And my least favorite- “You’re like really smart, right?”
I have no clue how to answer that. They reiterate it when they hear what my school is too: “So… you are smart.” I guess…?</p>
<p>Math</p>
<p>“So you want to be an accountant? or a math teacher?”</p>