Academia Ghetto Thread

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

And then both Nigel and Suu were taken to exotic far off locations for the spring and summer to spread their knowledge, wit, and feminine charm in the name of SCIENCE and HISTORY.

Let us hope!

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

So, one of the side effects of working on a lab science and a social science degree at the same time is that I cannot even fucking believe how much more work one is than the other. Seriously. WTF. A 4 credit 300-level chemistry or biology class is probably four to five times the amount of study time commitment of a 4 credit 400-level psych, sociology, public health, or even systems science class. And, you have to take MORE science classes to get a BS in biology or chemistry than you do to get a BS in psychology.

These two things are not in the same league. At all.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I guess maybe that's reflected in the fact that you can get a job with one, and with the other you're qualified to work in any bookstore or coffeeshop in the nation.

But still.

[LMNO]

Cain, the only thing I can personally compare this to is that I've been trained in percussion instruments and styles in several continents, learned how to play 7/4 and even 13/8 time signatures, and more obscure but really, really cool techniques ("linear drumming" is fascinating, but most people can't tell what you're doing)...


...and what I'm usually asked to play is a variation on any given AC/DC drumbeat.

[Doktor Howl]

I guess maybe that's reflected in the fact that you can get a job with one, and with the other you're qualified to work in any bookstore or coffeeshop in the nation.

But still.

Pretty much that.

[Cain]

I guess maybe that's reflected in the fact that you can get a job with one, and with the other you're qualified to work in any bookstore or coffeeshop in the nation.

But still.

Actually...

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/04/the-myth-of-americas-tech-talent-shortage/275319/
http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2011/09/answers-for-sen.html
http://abstractengineer.blogspot.com/2013/04/stem-graduate-surplus-infighting.html

But you know, I'm only a social sciences major, and so clearly too dumb for anything more than working in a bookstore.

[Doktor Howl]

I guess maybe that's reflected in the fact that you can get a job with one, and with the other you're qualified to work in any bookstore or coffeeshop in the nation.

But still.

Actually...

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/04/the-myth-of-americas-tech-talent-shortage/275319/
http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2011/09/answers-for-sen.html
http://abstractengineer.blogspot.com/2013/04/stem-graduate-surplus-infighting.html

But you know, I'm only a social sciences major, and so clearly too dumb for anything more than working in a bookstore.

Interesting.  Social sciences majors are, over here, a byword for "educated unemployed", mostly due to the sheer number of them.  Interesting how even that turns out to be a truism.

[LMNO]

I have a feeling that even the so-called "liberal arts" are more rigorous and well-defined in other countries as opposed to amurrica's.

[Suu]

History majors often joke that if you can't hack it in history, you can always transfer to psychology or communications.

[Cain]

Well, you know, numbers are hard and stuff, I'm only a social sciences major, so don't simply trust my take on it

[Suu]

Well, you know, numbers are hard and stuff, I'm only a social sciences major, so don't simply trust my take on it

It's okay, Cain. We'll live off of grants and write papers forever together.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I guess maybe that's reflected in the fact that you can get a job with one, and with the other you're qualified to work in any bookstore or coffeeshop in the nation.

But still.

Actually...

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/04/the-myth-of-americas-tech-talent-shortage/275319/
http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2011/09/answers-for-sen.html
http://abstractengineer.blogspot.com/2013/04/stem-graduate-surplus-infighting.html

But you know, I'm only a social sciences major, and so clearly too dumb for anything more than working in a bookstore.

I'm talking about the American university system, which I've heard is different from most others in the world. And I'm kind of starting to understand why people from other countries make fun of it.

Because seriously, it's not that liberal arts majors are dumb, it's that they're getting shorted on the education they're paying for. IMO. I actually feel a little stiffed on my second degree, because WTF. But not only is it an easier degree in terms of course content and expectations, there's also the matter of the core requirements; for a BS in psychology the core requirements total 60 credits. For the BS in biology, they total 103 credits. The rest of both degrees (180 credits total) are general university requirements and electives. It is almost impossible to conclude, simply based on this, that the two are equivalently rigorous, and my experience, being almost finished with one while just getting into the thick of the other, is that they are not even close.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

But you could choose to take my observation and experience in the US university system as a personal affront and slam on your education, I guess, if you're inclined that way.

[hirley0]

History majors often joke that if you can't hack it in history, you can always transfer to psychology or communications.

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http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php?topic=28631.msg1359935#msg1359935

[Suu]

On that note, I am examflouncing for absorption in eternal midtermland this week. Prof just gave us the review sheet for Thursday and it's 100 terms she wants us to short answer on the fly, plus a short essay, in addition to the five page  comparative analysis for just her class. I have another paper due as well.