Do you judge people based upon their major in college?

[classy]

I didn't graduate from college. But I have a decent job and I believe a solid future ahead of me in IT.

 

[PricklyPete]

You strike me as some one still in college.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

As for the OP, I'd be lying if I said I didn't mock liberal arts students fairly often.

Honestly, I still kind of poke fun at them too, but mainly because I don't understand why you'd waste money getting a degree like that unless you intend to pad your GPA to move on to law school or something. I'm not saying liberal arts degrees aren't interesting or even quite a bit of work, but I don't think there is a good ROI there.

Now, in an ideal world, I would've majored in history or something as I find that the most interesting subject but since I like a roof over my head and food on the table, I chose engineering instead.

 

[Wyndru]

Wow, I need to learn how to read. deleted.

 

[datalink7]

My Philosophy degree ended up being more useful than just about any other degree I could have gotten for my career. :shrug;

 

[Capt Caveman]

you have not even graduated yet....and you are already looking down on people?

It's why he has no friends and why he'll never get a girl. It's a sad attempt to make himself feel better about his pathetic life.

Funny thing is he had to go to CC first and more than likely won't even graduate from undergrad. The VPs of any company he works at more than likely won't have engineering degrees yet he'll still look down on them b/c of their majors. Classic loser.

 

[Gibson486]

I wish I could find the article I read a few months ago, I think my wife sent it to me but I can't find it now. It was an open survey done amongst a bunch of top corporations and their hiring habits and majority of them stated that they don't specifically pick candidates based on the elite-ness of schools. Of course they might be just saying this because they would be ripped apart if they came off prejudiced.

The article went on to survey ivy league grads vs. state schools though, and found a surprising even distribution of success from the grads.

Well, when it comes to engineering, it does matter a little. Coming from a "solid school" gives more credibility than some unknown school in Maine. But once you have that experience, it does not matter as much. That said, i really do believe MIT is in a world by itself. Yeah, there are schools that can touch what it offers, but its alumni and the way they have things structured kind of puts them in a world by itself. When you compare how they handle govt grant spending compared to other colleges, you kind of see why MIT pretty much is ahead of everyone.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

The OP sounds like a perfect example of the arrogance of youth. To most adults I know, undergrad major is essentially irrelevant. From my perspective engineering would not have been a realistic or interesting path, nor would it have appealed to the many successful attorneys, judges, and doctors I know. That doesn't mean they are not pragmatic - it just means they're different from the OP.

 

[SlitheryDee]

No, I judge people primarily based on their gender, race, age, sexual preference, and political opinion.

 

[Linflas]

Usually I do. People who major in things that are not engineering tend to strike me as, "I'm not planning on getting a decently paying job after college." And sometimes as, "I'm a student who gets a useless degree while racking up lots of debt." (Private school+Useless major)

I ask what they plan to do with that major and they generally respond with how they don't know. :thumbsdown:

So basically you approach college as a 4 year trade school with a lot of irrelevant stuff you are forced to learn while learning your trade.

 

[Matthiasa]

To be fair an engineering degree is practically a "4 year" trade degree with the purpose of ending up doing some amount of engineering after completion. Without the degree it is often close to impossible to end up actually doing that, at least now anyways.

 

[corwin]

So you're looking down on people who's primary concern may not be in making money? My wife has a masters in social work and is currently self employed working almost exclusively counseling soldiers, you would look down on someone who wants to help others even though they may not make as much money? Sounds more like you're just a dick and extrememly selfish and too preoccupied by money, there's way more to life kiddo

And personally I only have a GED but I make quite a bit more than she does...so what does that make me?

 

[Gibson486]

To be fair an engineering degree is practically a "4 year" trade degree with the purpose of ending up doing some amount of engineering after completion. Without the degree it is often close to impossible to end up actually doing that, at least now anyways.

You actually did real engineering in your curriculum? If it wasn't for my 3 co-ops, the only real engineering i would have done was on my capstone.

 

[TecHNooB]

I did this initially. The better approach is to take care of your own shit and have fun with everyone.

 

[NutBucket]

I don't unless they are a Liberal Arts or Art History major

<-- Engineer

My wife has an Art History degree. Within a year after she got it she realized she probably should have majored in something else....something she could actually get a decent job with. That said, she's nearly finished with her master's in physical therapy.

<-- Also an engineer

 

[TakeNoPrisoners]

You shouldn't look down on other majors. The world always needs more good history or english teachers.

 

[GotIssues]

So you're looking down on people who's primary concern may not be in making money? My wife has a masters in social work and is currently self employed working almost exclusively counseling soldiers, you would look down on someone who wants to help others even though they may not make as much money? Sounds more like you're just a dick and extrememly selfish and too preoccupied by money, there's way more to life kiddo

The OP is the stupid dumbass that seems to think that he's getting the top jobs at Microsoft, Google, etc immediately upon graduation, where all his benefits are paid for and he'll be banking, at minimum, $60k/year and be close to $100k/year within 5 years.

He's just the typical dumbass kid with a hyper-inflated sense of self-importance and no real grasp on the real world. When he gets out of school (with or without a degree) and gets pimp slapped by life a few times, maybe he'll figure it out (maybe, he's pretty dumb).

Also, I feel really bad for people whose main drive in life is to make money. Sure, it's important to a certain degree (gotta eat, have a place to live, and some for fun), but it isn't the end-all-be-all that too many people seem to think it is.

And personally I only have a GED but I make quite a bit more than she does...so what does that make me?

You must be a drug dealer. No one without an engineering degree can make significant amounts of money or have any reasonable level of intelligence.

 

[Capt Caveman]

English major = Indecisive loser

You should look in the mirror. The English majors I know are in marketing/advertising and my cousin was a senior technical editor at Adobe but got tired of dealing with stupid engineers. Then went off to get her masters and now is a social worker. I'm guessing most of these folks are doing better than you in career fulfilment.

 

[Numenorean]

Usually I do. People who major in things that are not engineering tend to strike me as, "I'm not planning on getting a decently paying job after college." And sometimes as, "I'm a student who gets a useless degree while racking up lots of debt." (Private school+Useless major)

I ask what they plan to do with that major and they generally respond with how they don't know. :thumbsdown:

Yeah all of those BA, MBA, CS, etc. folks will be starving on the street and begging you for money.

Wait...no they will probably be giving you their orders at the McDonalds.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

i judge people based on anything i learn about them.

it doesnt need to have a negative connotation

 

[SKORPI0]

Nope, I based them on what knowledge they've gained, how they perform, how they treat others (respect). Having a degree is just a step to the real world and getting/ending up with a career you may or may not enjoy doing. I've seen engineering majors practicing their degree for a short time, then switch to a completely different successful career later on. Ending up with a degree is not a guarantee to a good paying job, just another step towards it. All those lessons you took won't even cover what you'll have to learn on the job (with no professor giving you tips). You have to gain real world first hand experience first.

 

[grrl]

I don't know whether to laugh or cry at the idea of being looked down upon by as great a loser as the OP.

 

[SandEagle]

wow, OP you are so shallow.

i judge people by the type of car they drive. anything less than a Honda and they aren't even in the same social class as me. losers.









btw, i'm joking. . i look down on no one. well, except the OP in this case

 

[randomrogue]

Lets not confuse looking down on people (which is what the OP is doing) and poking fun at different majors. I don't have a problem with people giving each other a hard time over their major. Philosophy Majors for example: "Have you seen any ads in the paper looking for Philosophers?"

Nobody really uses their education. At best you use 10&#37; of it. I like to tell myself that I learned how to think analytically but truth is I could do that before I went to class. It's a guild system. We like to hire people from the same major but lets face it, with a few exceptions (medicine), anyone can do most jobs. Yes Mr Engineer you aren't going to be doing Partial Diffeqs or Fourier transforms or solving entropy problems. Most of you are going to be soldering capacitors to a board. It's highly exciting stuff that surely nobody with a business degree could ever master.

 

[brblx]

i judge people based on the fact that they went to college.