Do you judge people based upon their major in college?

[GodlessAstronomer]

this thread has me convinced that engineers will never shake the reputation of being condescending know it alls.

In all fairness TridenT is studying computer science and so far every engineer who has responded has disagreed with him.

 

[Bateluer]

Only if their major is retarded, basket-weaving stuff.

 

[Locut0s]

Only if their major is retarded, basket-weaving stuff.

Again I judge people based on the type of person they are. I could care less what letters are after their name. Since there are no actual degrees in basket weaving what type of degree do you actually mean? There are lots of people making a living as artists that I actually look up to for example.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Since there are no actual degrees in basket weaving what type of degree do you actually mean?

I can't speak for Bateluer but for me, woman's studies, aesthetics and psychology (if you have no intention of post-graduate study) fall into this category.

Philosophy is close, but there is work in ethics and similar areas you could go to if you study the right types of philosophy.

 

[mattpegher]

TridenT
I know its popular to be critical and judgemental online, but in the real world such a limited view of others will only serve to hurt you. It will make you devalue many very interesting and wonderful people based on a single criteria. I know what you are implying. "How could someone spend so much money and time on a degree that may lead to few career opportunities" I will agree that our colleges are full of people that lack goals but I think you will find that these are not limited to liberal arts majors. Also, our world is full of valuable career paths that you or I would not choose for ourselves.
I meet a broad range of people in my practice, and I consider most a valuable part of our community. Our lives are enhanced by those around us and would certainly be more difficult if everyone chose the same path.

 

[Locut0s]

I can't speak for Bateluer but for me, woman's studies, aesthetics and psychology (if you have no intention of post-graduate study) fall into this category.

Philosophy is close, but there is work in ethics and similar areas you could go to if you study the right types of philosophy.

What if you intend to become a "philosopher", I mean teach and publish in philosophy? I know that may sound lol worthy to some but every university and college of size has a philosophy department. My father is friends with a number of people in the philosophy department at his college, good people.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

What if you intend to become a "philosopher", I mean teach and publish in philosophy?

Yup this applies to any degree - if someone is teaching it to you then there must be at least some demand for teachers in the subject. So if it's really your life-long dream to be a philosophy teacher then sure, it makes sense to study philosophy.

 

[MotF Bane]

Trident is no engineer.

This.

 

[Paul98]

Not at all, making judgements on people based on preconceived notions is never a good thing.

Does it really matter if they know or don't know what they are going to do after college? People change what they want to do, go for more schooling, get a job find out that they don't like what they are doing and go in a totally different direction. The vast majority of people going to college are still just trying to figure things out. It doesn't really matter if they can get a "good" job out of college anyway. These good engineering jobs right out of college are nothing compared to what you can get with some more schooling.