<p>Well, some universities have good curriculum, and others don’t, but that’s not quite my point.</p>
<p>My point there was that a lot of people who go do the psychology major seem to be naive about it, and go into the major with a vague, ridiculous outlook like “I’m fascinated by the human mind.” It’s sort of like saying you don’t want to major in English because you know how to read and write - way, way oversimplified.</p>
<p>I wish psychology were populated by intelligent people who knew and reflected on the place of the major, rather than people going “hey studying the mind sounds cool”.</p>
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<p>Quoted for truth. I was going to be a psychology major, but I’m thinking that now I’m either going to Double Major with Psych. and Econ or just major in Econ and minor in psych. I can learn about psychology on my own, like most other things.</p>
<p>Either way, I’m an economics major because I find the subject is pretty interesting and more applicable than what I have majored in otherwise.</p>
<p>I dont really know what i want to do, so I think i will go with engineering.
Engineers make a decent amount of money and usually get jobs straight out of college.</p>
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Well, I guess I’ll just have to see for myself the kind of people you’re talking about and if I am one ;D.</p>
<p>Gotakun - you won’t be one as long as you don’t accept easy answers too easily and question and understand your own observations fully. </p>
<p>If you’re even asking the question whether you’re one of those people, probably you’re not - their defining characteristic is being naive.</p>
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<p>Let’s not get the wrong idea here. I think a well-presented psychology course can be very interesting. But what one has to understand is that a course is a way to condense the observations of somebody who had thought about something for a long time so a lot of information is delivered, along with a way to get working knowledge of a skill. </p>
<p>Taking psychology classes is great. I just am commenting that some people take a very naive approach to them, and probably don’t get as much out of them…and/or some classes are probably BS.</p>
<p>Basically, one should have the attitude that understanding the intricacies of the mind and its effects on the rest of existence is a subtle, tough thing. Some psychology majors really think they know more than they do, and it’s very irritating to someone who can recognize how flawed their thinking can get [they may have read about a bunch of case studies in psychology class, and may think their knowledge is nontrivial…that’s great, but without knowing basic logic with which to deduce correct things, they fail].</p>
<p>I’ve always been a math nerd, but I didn’t know what I wanted to do with it. In middle school, I read something by W.D. Hamilton and I was hooked. I can’t imagine doing anything else.</p>
<p>Evolutionary Biology</p>
<p>Because I like anything that flies and/or blows up. And I want to be Tony Stark (minus the playboy side, but with the great attitude).</p>
<p>Mechanical Engineering with a heaping helping of Computer Science on the minor side.</p>
<p>When I was doing some biology labs, I discovered that cells fascinate me like nothing else. After assessing my strengths and weaknesses and deciding what kind of role I’d like to play in the world, I chose biology. Specifically, a career in some kind of biomedical research.</p>
<p>I’m absolutely fascinated with stories and- especially- the ability to bring stories to life. I’ve always loved watching behind-the-scenes footage and seeing how production works in movies and television, and I’ve known for a very, very long time this is what I want to do. </p>
<p>Television Production.</p>
<p>Political Science - A grade inflater for law school.</p>