What is your Major?

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What is your major?

  • Athropology

    Votes: 5 2.4%

  • Biochemistry

    Votes: 17 8.2%

  • Biology

    Votes: 43 20.7%

  • Business

    Votes: 7 3.4%

  • Chemistry

    Votes: 12 5.8%

  • Economics

    Votes: 10 4.8%

  • Education

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Engineering

    Votes: 22 10.6%

  • Fine Arts

    Votes: 8 3.8%

  • History

    Votes: 2 1.0%

  • Language

    Votes: 2 1.0%

  • Math/Computer Science

    Votes: 8 3.8%

  • Microbiology

    Votes: 10 4.8%

  • Nursing

    Votes: 2 1.0%

  • Physiology

    Votes: 7 3.4%

  • Psychology

    Votes: 18 8.7%

  • Social Sciences

    Votes: 4 1.9%

  • Other

    Votes: 31 14.9%
  • Total voters
    208
If you looked up my answer to this question on multiple threads you would probably get several answers. I have switched multiple times, but I think I have finally settled on public health. Good times.
 
Mine is Forensic Chemistry, but I'm switching to Bio before my GPA tanks lol. Advanced Inorganic = no fun 🙁
 
Elpenor said:
Most of those polls are years old.
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And what do the people from years past have in common?

A lot of them are in medical school now.

Besides which, we had a poll just a month ago about what peoples' majors were. I didn't list it because I figured you'd already seen it. Admittedly, it's not the most thorough, but at least the maker of that poll could SPELL.
 
PreMedder said:
haha 👍 plus, we got all the comp sci'ers in for support 😎
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I'm offended that math and comp sci were lumped together. I think we both deserve our own categories.

Also offended at another one of these threads.
 
Trexate said:
I'm offended that math and comp sci were lumped together. I think we both deserve our own categories.
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I agree with being offended. But maybe if our majors win they will earn the right to have seperate but equal polling options in the future "what is your major" poll that will more than likely appear next month :laugh:
 
mrdrdrjp said:
I agree with being offended. But maybe if our majors win they will earn the right to have seperate but equal polling options in the future "what is your major" poll that will more than likely appear next month :laugh:
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Should I just remake a new thread right now? Keep "athropology" but just separate comp sci/math?

/sarcasm.
 
Im a dual anthropology/forensic science major. with a minor in biology and chemistry. Kinda busy... LOL
 
futureDrC said:
Im a dual anthropology/forensic science major. with a minor in biology and chemistry. Kinda busy... LOL
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Unfortunately, Anthropology is not an option in this poll. Would you be interested in sampling the Athropology instead?
 
Come on useless business degree people! We can do it!
 
pennstate4life said:
Fine Arts. Lol
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Yeah, well, that's what I chose since theatre isn't given as an option.

Also, something like 66% of music majors that apply to medical school are accepted (the highest of any major), at least that was the case when the only study I've ever heard of comparing majors and medical school acceptance was published in 1994. I doubt it's changed much, though. 🙄
 
Janieve said:
See here, here, here, here, here, and here.

And use the search function.

Edit: And if you're going to put my major up there, SPELL IT CORRECTLY. ANthropology.
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I must admit, I'm quite sick of seeing this poll asked so frequently. What's more, so much is always left out in these things. For example, you do not have physics as an option...

I know some of them are old, but that doesn't mean we need a new one every month. Once a year even would be nice but that doesn't even happen.
 
Other: Experimental and Molecular Nutrition
 
Cleavername said:
its pretty hard to get a job for that major unless u went to an ivy lol.

biochem/economics here.
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Realistically its pretty hard to get a job with any major. However this doesn't mean that philosophy shouldn't be represented!!
 
wow. this is strange. I thought that premeds would be 50% bio ,25% chem/physics and 25% other...
 
I wonder who the five who checked fine arts are... didn't know there were any on SDN and IMO fine arts+premed is more unconventional than philosophy+premed.
 
schrizto said:
I wonder who the five who checked fine arts are... didn't know there were any on SDN and IMO fine arts+premed is more unconventional than philosophy+premed.
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the smartest guy i know is a fine arts major and if he doesn't go top 10 there isn't much hope for anyone.

government + a post-bac ftw over here
 
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service
Major: Science, Technology, and International Affairs (1 major)
Concentration: Biotechnology and Global Health
 
gravitywave said:
the smartest guy i know is a fine arts major and if he doesn't go top 10 there isn't much hope for anyone.

government + a post-bac ftw over here
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I don't want to start a ****-flinging party, but I always wonder why people choose to major in things like fine arts. If you major in biology, you become a biologist. If you major in chemistry, you become a chemist. Majoring in fine arts does not make you an artist, though. It's very likely that you were already an artist if you decided to major in fine arts.
 
Chemdude said:
I don't want to start a ****-flinging party, but I always wonder why people choose to major in things like fine arts. If you major in biology, you become a biologist. If you major in chemistry, you become a chemist. Majoring in fine arts does not make you an artist, though. It's very likely that you were already an artist if you decided to major in fine arts.
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A+ on ignorance, dude. Nice work! 👍
 
Chemdude said:
I don't want to start a ****-flinging party, but I always wonder why people choose to major in things like fine arts. If you major in biology, you become a biologist. If you major in chemistry, you become a chemist. Majoring in fine arts does not make you an artist, though. It's very likely that you were already an artist if you decided to major in fine arts.
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I have a few problems with this. The only one that I'd like to point out, however, is that the % of people who actually do something related to their major for a career is very low.
 
You guys are misunderstanding me. I'm not trying to degrade people who are majoring in fine arts. I'm just questioning the practicality of majoring in fine arts. What will a degree in fine arts add to your qualifications and abilities? Does getting a fine arts degree make you a better functioning artist? Personally, I don't think so. I think that art and even the criticism of art do not necessitate a formal education in the fine arts. Artists are born artist; they are naturally talented.

Of course, everyone is going to say that it doesn't matter what you major in as a premed, so you might as well major in something that you enjoy. I agree to some extent, but I also like to see practicality in education. IMO, majoring in fine arts is not practical. But hey, it's just my opinion and I respectfully disagree with anyone who thinks otherwise.
 
Chemdude said:
You guys are misunderstanding me. I'm not trying to degrade people who are majoring in fine arts. I'm just questioning the practicality of majoring in fine arts. What will a degree in fine arts add to your qualifications and abilities? Does getting a fine arts degree make you a better functioning artist? Personally, I don't think so. I think that art and even the criticism of art do not necessitate a formal education in the fine arts. Artists are born artist; they are naturally talented.

Of course, everyone is going to say that it doesn't matter what you major in as a premed, so you might as well major in something that you enjoy. I agree to some extent, but I also like to see practicality in education. IMO, majoring in fine arts is not practical. But hey, it's just my opinion and I respectfully disagree with anyone who thinks otherwise.
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You have a rather closed-minded definition of an artist. It's not entirely your fault since people not knowledgeable with the field often throw around the term "artist" as if anyone can deserve it. Someone's five year old draws a picture and "Oh, Junior's an artist!"

Having a couple friends in art school and being a bit artistic myself, art school actually DOES train people for a career (however, those aiming for the most preprofessional fields often discount this, and honestly I think it's only because artists don't get paid very well for the work they do). Being an artist requires a good work ethic and good technique, but most of all unlike training in science/medicine etc, art school makes you constantly draw on creativity to the point that you have to live off of it. Creativity is innate, art school helps hone it.
 
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