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Old 11-17-2011, 06:34 PM
 
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Yeah it's a shame we don't put more emphasis on votech training and fund community college and adult continuing education programs.
I fund adult continuing education every time I go to a strip club.
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Old 11-17-2011, 06:52 PM
 
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1. Journalism
2. Horticulture
3. Agriculture
4. Advertisting
5. Fashion Design
6. Child/Family Studies
7. Music
8. Mechanical Engineering Technology
9. Chemistry
10. Nutrition
11. Human Resources
12. Theater
13. Art History
14. Photography
15. Literature
16. Art
17. Fine Arts
18. Psychology
19. English
20. Animal Science

No wonder this nation is screwed! Check out how many students graduated with these degrees in the 2008-2009 timeframe! And to think that thousands of students are in DEBT over this crap!

Useless College Majors, From Journalism to Psychology to Theater - The Daily Beast
You're overlooking getting a phd in Psychology, becoming a clinical psychologist. HR- you can always find a job. Nutrition, become a licensed or hospital based nutritionist.
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Old 11-17-2011, 07:17 PM
 
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A Chemistry degree is not useless in Houston. You can land a good paying job with an Associates in Chemistry here.

Now in Minneapolis....
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Old 11-17-2011, 07:37 PM
 
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1. Journalism
2. Horticulture
3. Agriculture
4. Advertisting
5. Fashion Design
6. Child/Family Studies
7. Music
8. Mechanical Engineering Technology
9. Chemistry
10. Nutrition
11. Human Resources
12. Theater
13. Art History
14. Photography
15. Literature
16. Art
17. Fine Arts
18. Psychology
19. English
20. Animal Science

No wonder this nation is screwed! Check out how many students graduated with these degrees in the 2008-2009 timeframe! And to think that thousands of students are in DEBT over this crap!

Useless College Majors, From Journalism to Psychology to Theater - The Daily Beast

I would really debate the "agriculture" degree. That, coupled with buisness and Chinese or Portugese, is a VERY marketable degree. US ag firms are dying for buisness ag grads who are proficient in Portugese or Chinese and are willing to live overseas.

The rest of them are crap. However, one of my best friends got a psychology degree thirty years ago. We used to kid him that would prepare him well for his career at Burger King. They guy is worth a hell of alot more than me and is a very successful commercial realestate broker. Sometimes personal motivation and dedication can be better than a degree.
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Old 11-17-2011, 07:39 PM
 
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I fund adult continuing education every time I go to a strip club.
Weird, I just support meth habits and prostitution whenever I go. But then again I'm only there for meth-fueled orgies with hookers who moonlight as strippers. And the buffet.
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Old 11-17-2011, 09:35 PM
 
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You're a math graduate, right? What gets harder than DI and Calc III?
Advanced stochastic processes... different fields in discrete mathematics..... my humble opinion...
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Old 11-17-2011, 10:04 PM
 
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Why is my degree (Political Science) not on the list? 60% of Poli Sci majors use it as a stepping stone to Law School, and law school is such a bad idea these days. It's kind of useless otherwise. I can't find a job with it.
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Old 11-17-2011, 10:32 PM
 
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Where is Women's Studies?

English and Literature are the same thing, so this appears to be a duplicate listing -- unless they meant Comparative Literature or specific language literature excluding English Literature.

Yeah, where is Poli Sci?

Where is History?
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Old 11-18-2011, 12:20 AM
 
Location: Texas
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So that we're not entirely negative, let's also take a look at the most useful majors:

Useful College Majors from Engineering to Mathematics to Business - The Daily Beast
Surprise, surprise. Degrees heavy in math and sciences...
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Old 11-18-2011, 12:21 AM
 
Location: Texas
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IThe rest of them are crap. However, one of my best friends got a psychology degree thirty years ago. We used to kid him that would prepare him well for his career at Burger King. They guy is worth a hell of alot more than me and is a very successful commercial realestate broker. Sometimes personal motivation and dedication can be better than a degree.
The degree was useless. The guy wasn't useless.

I agree...it's more often the person and not the education (or lack thereof) that makes the biggest difference as to where they go in life. Connections and a good personality help, too.
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