<p>so i didnt know which forum to put this thread in, but i figured this one would work since it has had other racial threads...so is it me or do a lot of indians (and sometimes other asians) go into medicine, engineering, or business? i find it hard to believe that ALL the people in those fields are really doing it b/c they really want to and love it, but instead because their parents forced them into it and/or for money. that just really bothers me...any thoughts?</p>
<p>i totally agree, i wish there was some way to stop these people from working in those fields jsut for the money</p>
<p>medicine, engineering, business, AND law</p>
<p>What's wrong with going into a field for money? Why would that bother you?</p>
<p>If anything, it's the smart thing to do. They know what they're doing.</p>
<p>If everybody did what they <em>wanted</em>, well, things will be bad for everybody.</p>
<p>I want to have sex all day. Does that mean I become a porn star? NO.</p>
<p>^ Rofllllllllllllllllllllll</p>
<p>"If anything, it's the smart thing to do. They know what they're doing."</p>
<p>no its not. they'll end up regretting later in life how they failed to pursue what they really wanted. theyll be depleted of character, be bored alot, and think life is all about materialsim and money</p>
<p>Yes lots of Indians are doctors and engineers, so what? Don't worry about it.</p>
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"If anything, it's the smart thing to do. They know what they're doing."</p>
<p>no its not. they'll end up regretting later in life how they failed to pursue what they really wanted. theyll be depleted of character, be bored alot, and think life is all about materialsim and money
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<p>And not having to worry about losing a job or paying for the bills and provide for their families.</p>
<p>Besides, what else CAN you do if you are an immigrant? Engineering, medicine, and business are the jobs of the 20th century. Many minorities choose practical jobs because that's what they came to this country for: opportunity that their countries didn't have. These jobs exist and pay well because there is a demand for them because they benefit society and, most importantly, exist in part because of ECONOMICS. I used to live in student housing with my parents and, believe me, it sucked. I can only imagine a world in which hardworking minorities choose joke majors like English and Philosophy if it's their passion.</p>
<p>"i totally agree, i wish there was some way to stop these people from working in those fields jsut for the money"</p>
<p>Yes let's stop an entire race of people from working in the fields of medicine, engineering, business, and law</p>
<p>Amen to lollybo^</p>
<p>Though I'm not going to call out English and Philosophy, I will say that I wouldn't imagine pouring thousands of dollars into a college education for those degrees.</p>
<p>Maybe because of my culture/ethnicity and/or my upbringing, the reason I do not know, but it seems only logical to choose to spend 4 years of your life and thousands of dollars studying something practical and that will get you on your way to wealth and financial security rather than a life of paycheck to paycheck living and debt. I'm not saying philosophy and English will result in debt, but I think wealth is much more probable in a profession of law, medicine, business, and engineering.</p>
<p>Only if you are a minority. If you have plenty of money and come from a wealthy family, then why not study your passion and become an enlightened individual? Non-practical liberal arts majors can be very interesting, and I envy people who have the privilege of learning art.</p>
<p>There's a reason why there is no good proletarian art.</p>
<p>it bothers me too [as an indian]. Yes I am a minority, but I do not come from a poor family. My mother is a doctor and my dad is an engineer and they make plenty of money. Both my parents have tried to encourage me to study my passion and to not stick to the typical indian stereotype, yet I still want to become a doctor because surgery is damn fascinating to me. It annoys me when people always say that I want to be a doctor because I am indian. That is not the case and is simply a STEREOTYPE. Having been around indians and seen my parents fulfill their dreams, I have realized why indians normally become doctors, engineers, business people, or lawyers.. because we are minorities. Coming from india, to a new country where there is a lot of discrimination [yes, hard to believe eh?] is very overwhelming. The plain and simple truth is that since you spend so much sweat and effort into becoming a successful human being, that many people in those particular professions are highly respected. This is what draws many indians to these professions. I am not saying that other professions are bad.. i am just stating from the viewpoint of a typical indian. And not all indians are like this, many try to find what they are passionate about and chase their dreams.</p>
<p>BTW: its not just for the flipping money, if it was just for the money, why would we be spending an arm, leg, and a brain to pay for our college tuition, while spending years beyond years in college to become a doctor/engineer/lawyer. No one is stupid enough to do that. Oh and if we are regretting it later in life, why is there not a shortage in doctors if you claim that all asians/indians act so abnormal and go into these professions? I suggest you think before you post stupid comments, they can be offensive. Get the real story before yacking.</p>
<p>majors like english, philosophy, government, music, art, etc are all like hobbies man...i can go to my local library and read the entire section on any one of the subjects and be just as, if not more, knowledgable than a college grad who majored in one of those. i mean its great to study medieval literature and physics in the 11th dimension, but they arent applicable in the real world.</p>
<p>As for those putting down English and Philosophy, I would point out that both are fairly common undergraduate majors for future law students. So, they certainly don't belong to the same category as something like "African American Studies" or "Art History".</p>
<p>My friend at Stanford majored in government and has landed a job at a management consultancy. People from Harvard study the strangest things and get jobs at Goldman Sachs, Mckinsey, etc.</p>
<p>Where you go to college is much more important. And I study at lowly McGill, so I'm majoring in economics w/a minor in math. So I agree, if you go to Podunk U, you better study something useful and get a good GPA.</p>
<p>I want to have sex all day. Does that mean I become a porn star? NO.</p>
<p>why not?</p>
<p>mckinsey, goldman, etc hire intelligence. keep in mind that only employers like mckinsey, goldman, etc will hire people who majored in english, etc, assuming they are coming from top schools like harvard. the reason they can do so because they have training programs and teach the kids about the field and mckinsey, goldman, etc know the harvard grads will learn quickly--afterall, theyre harvard grads. but if you talk about the REST of the economy--like small and medium firms (and even some big firms)--they dont offer training because providing training means using up capital and time, which the smaller companies dont have alot of. so they must hire people who attained the desired skills in college. that is why for the majority of college students it is wiser to major in something that is applicable.</p>