What Does Your Major Matter? Forum

r6_philly · Post by **r6_philly** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:00 am

Ignatius Reilly wrote:
r6_philly wrote:
Ignatius Reilly wrote:
whats your major?
Computer Science
thats credited.

I was also a math and mechanical engineering major, choose not to finish - CS had the best career outlook. But I like math + physics the best.

2L2011 · Post by **2L2011** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:02 am

Dude, if your so great in those areas, why not just do that?

r6_philly wrote:
Ignatius Reilly wrote:
r6_philly wrote:
Ignatius Reilly wrote:
whats your major?
Computer Science
thats credited.
I was also a math and mechanical engineering major, choose not to finish - CS had the best career outlook. But I like math + physics the best.

r6_philly · Post by **r6_philly** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:02 am

Ignatius Reilly wrote:
r6_philly wrote:
2L2011 wrote:GRE, really......really.........nah you can't be......yep B-school.
WTF?!?! Keep the sewage in the gutter where it belongs.
GMAT = B school
GRE = grad school in sciences
If I wasnt lazy as hell i wold totally have gone to grad school for phd

My wife is looking at PhDs, it's pretty cool to not pay tuition and get paid $35k for 5 years to get funneled into a life-long career starting at 80-90k. I think it's very cool for a second income in the household.

2L2011 · Post by **2L2011** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:03 am

Yeah, but who givesashit?!? Going to lawschool takes a BA(An AA in some states) Why waste your life in that crap?
People cry rivers about too much debt, that may be why.

dr123 wrote:You have to take the GRE for a lot of Lib Arts grad programs too.

r6_philly · Post by **r6_philly** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:04 am

2L2011 wrote:Dude, if your so great in those areas, why not just do that?

I did, I am.

I am getting a JD so I can start my own firm in 5-10 serving my current industry (web/info assurance/privacy).

r6_philly · Post by **r6_philly** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:04 am

2L2011 wrote:Yeah, but who givesashit?!? Going to lawschool takes a BA(An AA in some states) Why waste your life in that crap?
People cry rivers about too much debt, that may be why.

dr123 wrote:You have to take the GRE for a lot of Lib Arts grad programs too.

You missed the part about top grad programs pay you to go to school.

HBK · Post by **HBK** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:06 am

I have actually heard of fluff majors being brought up in interviews with firms. What made you want to major in... General Studies??

Do not yet have any data on whether it effects the hiring, but I assume a basket-weaving major may have a tougher time than an EE.

dr123 · Post by **dr123** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:06 am

2L2011 wrote:Yeah, but who givesashit?!? Going to lawschool takes a BA(An AA in some states) Why waste your life in that crap?
People cry rivers about too much debt, that may be why.

dr123 wrote:You have to take the GRE for a lot of Lib Arts grad programs too.

If you're paying to get a PhD you're doing something seriously wrong. Every PhD program I've ever heard of pays you (not much though) to teach 100 level classes

2L2011 · Post by **2L2011** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:07 am

You are going to LOVE ProfessionalResponsability.

r6_philly wrote:
2L2011 wrote:Dude, if your so great in those areas, why not just do that?
I did, I am.

I am getting a JD so I can start my own firm in 5-10 serving my current industry (web/info assurance/privacy).

r6_philly · Post by **r6_philly** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:08 am

dr123 wrote: If you're paying to get a PhD you're doing something seriously wrong. Every PhD program I've ever heard of pays you (not much though) to teach 100 level classes

TBF, people do it all the time. And pay a lot too. Read my response above ... a couple of programs at Penn we looked at pay $35k stipend.

r6_philly · Post by **r6_philly** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:09 am

2L2011 wrote:You are going to LOVE ProfessionalResponsability.

Why?

2L2011 · Post by **2L2011** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:11 am

oh, I won't ruin it for you. You'll find out.

r6_philly wrote:
2L2011 wrote:You are going to LOVE ProfessionalResponsability.
Why?

r6_philly · Post by **r6_philly** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:14 am

2L2011 wrote:oh, I won't ruin it for you. You'll find out.

No I know it. Why?

2L2011 · Post by **2L2011** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:15 am

Priceless, like talking to a 3year old. "No I know the answer already......so now you can tell me..."

r6_philly wrote:
2L2011 wrote:oh, I won't ruin it for you. You'll find out.
No I know it. Why?

r6_philly · Post by **r6_philly** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:17 am

2L2011 wrote:Priceless, like talking to a 3year old. "No I know the answer already......so now you can tell me..."

No talking to you is like talking to a 3 year old. You are wrong all the time but just act like you don't realize it. You can't express what you want to say. And when people ask you for clarification, you get cranky.

kalvano · Post by **kalvano** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:19 am

Goddamn, it's annoying as hell when people put the quoted text below their response.

rman1201 · Post by **rman1201** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:20 am

+1

kalvano wrote:Goddamn, it's annoying as hell when people put the quoted text below their response.

2L2011 · Post by **2L2011** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:22 am

kalvano wrote:Goddamn, it's annoying as hell when people put the quoted text below their response.

jeremysen · Post by **jeremysen** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:25 am

kalvano wrote:Goddamn, it's annoying as hell when people put the quoted text below their response.

Feel like the site administrators would put the extra line on top of the quotes instead of below, if they intended us to type on top.

NU_Jet55 · Post by **NU_Jet55** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:26 am

Why is there so much bullshit arguing about nothing on TLS these days?

Your major doesn't matter.

/thread

r6_philly · Post by **r6_philly** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:29 am

jeremysen wrote: ...

It's ok, he's funny. (I read what you wrote)

2L2011 · Post by **2L2011** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:30 am

jeremysen wrote:
kalvano wrote:Goddamn, it's annoying as hell when people put the quoted text below their response.
Feel like the site administrators would put the extra line on top of the quotes instead of below, if they intended us to type on top.

irenic · Post by **irenic** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:34 am

I feel very strongly that my major has helped me with law school admissions. Of course, I have no way to prove that. I do think that an applicant with a major that stands out does help though. Just my 2 cents

2L2011 · Post by **2L2011** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:36 am

I feel the giant bulge in my pants and raised eyebrow smile helped me in MY admissions......but like you said, we'll never know.....

irenic wrote:I feel very strongly that my major has helped me with law school admissions. Of course, I have no way to prove that. I do think that an applicant with a major that stands out does help though. Just my 2 cents

FiveSermon · Post by **FiveSermon** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 3:09 am

r6_philly wrote:
2L2011 wrote:Perhaps not at harvard, but plenty of other schools do have it.

My point is GPA and LSAT matter MORE than Major or school. Even a 4.0 at university of pheonix(in ANY major) trumps 3.9 from Duke in any other major.

It does not at T6.

And you have proof of this from...?

Maybe Y and S. Maybe H also. But CCN? Basketweaving 4.0.

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