<p>UAkid needs to get out a little more into the real world…</p>
<p>There are countless examples of the English Lit majors making huge salaries and living the big life while their poor engineering friends are living miserable lives devoid of either monetary value or any actual happiness.</p>
<p>It’s the person, not the major. People who major in “General Studies” can still get strong jobs after graduation if they have the right personality and spent some time developing certain skills.</p>
<p>Most entry-level jobs are quite simple, and advanced engineering degrees ain’t going to be much of much help. And after the entry-level, you are in more control of your own life and so your major and junk doesn’t matter anymore (you can go start your own company, etc). </p>
<p>Sigh, silly kids nowadays. The mere fact you show such disrespect for people studying other fields show that you are going to have quite a difficult time in the real world, despite your whatever ‘degrees’ (lol).</p>
<p>While i think a lot of BA degrees are somewhat BS, a rigorous liberal arts program is just as good as practical stuff like science, business and engineering. I’d rather go through business school than major in English Literature at Oxford because the latter would utterly kick my ass. </p>
<p>Yeah you could learn a lot of it online but some professors really make you think and push thought-provoking discussions. Working with others helps you open your mind to things you may not have thought of on your own.</p>
<p>I’ve always said that if I won the lottery I’d probably stay in university indefinitely and try to learn everything… I’ll admit that I’m largely doing my degree because of the job opportunities (I do like working with computers but I’d rather not be a tech consultant all my life) but if I didn’t have to worry about work I’d most certainly do something like philosophy.</p>
<p>Why are you assuming someone would do poorly in engineering in your rebuttal? I’d rather go through engineering, do well, and get a career then “learn” and “broaden my horizons” but have no, um, what’s the word? Oh yeah, job.</p>
<p>And to answer the question I’d assuming a lot of drum circles, acoustic guitar playing and weed. No math or calculators, but a lot of books about fictional stories with fictional plots and fictional characters.</p>
<p>And you might win the lottery too… Getting an engineering degree or other BS degree pretty much guarantees a job making way more than what a food server does.</p>
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<p>Even if I’m bad at engineering, which I’m not, I’d rather suffer through and get a job than enjoy the experience and not have a job in a BA program. 6 figure salary after 10 years easily makes up for pain and suffering over 4 years.</p>
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<p>With a BA, entry level is McDonalds. Not much of a launch pad. BS entry level jobs are usually not simple. Why do you think engineers have the highest starting salaries? Graduating with an engineering degree alone proves you’re at least smart enough to survive 4 years in a brutal work environment.</p>
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<p>Society speaks with money. The fact that BS degrees have avg. salaries astronomically higher than BA degrees shows who is worthy of respect.</p>
My argument was that Bachelor of Arts is a degree designation,not a major(s) as UAKid had errorneously concluded.One cannot major in BA,but one can obtain a BA in a major.The term “BA Majors” as used by AUKid is meaningless since at liberal arts colleges ALL disciplines are designated as BAs,INCLUDING the “useful” majors like math science,etc.</p>
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He wasn’t saying that a BA IS a major. He was referring to the majors that would fall under a BA degree.
I’ll agree to disagree on what he was actually trying to say, it all comes down to how you read his post. :/</p>
<p>I know that in psychology a BA takes a lot less work than a BS and is much less impressive, but I do not know about other majors like chemistry.</p>
<p>Well, they at least want to learn something. The reason why schools offer business degrees is to cash in on the students who want to get a certificate without learning anything.</p>
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<p>People who argue ‘why go to school if you can just read a book’ probably haven’t attempted to study an academic subject seriously. There are a few reasons why school is better than self-study when it comes to learning things. It’s easier to learn things with structured readings and with external motivation like grades, tests, etc. Also, you can get a lot more from listening to experts on the subjects talk and asking them questions than from just reading books.</p>
<p>I am pursuing both a BA and a BS. I can tell you through looking at grad schools and future jobs that some prefer BAs and some prefer BS degrees. Almost all of them want strong written and communication skills, which you tend to get more with a BA. Generally, BS degrees prepare you for specific jobs whereas BA degrees prepare you for a broad range of jobs. If you know you want to be a doctor, then get a BS. If you want to work in something broad like human resources, then get a BA. That’s it.</p>