[quote=CA renter] . . . BTW, you need to acknowledge the weakness of your STEM degree and start reading a few history/sociology/political science books . . .[/quote]
Actually, I’ve known MANY successful people who majored in these subjects (AND “public administration”) and went on to be VERY highly paid lawyers, professors and bureaucrats.
Believe it or not, the truth is, lawyers are held to the highest levels of trust and confidence (by EVERYone) and they essentially rule the western world. And “business” makes the world go ’round.
Those three subjects are s-o-o-o important, along with physical and cultural anthropology. I’ll stop short of adding psychology to the list because PSY 101 (required for most college degrees) is pretty dry and boring and is a prereq to all other PSY classes (which most students don’t take).
If one doesn’t have even a working background of the three subjects mentioned by CAR, I have found that it is difficult for them to understand how the world works. You can claim I’m “living in the past” all you want but history IS the reason why things are as they are. You can’t take it away.
On this forum, I have seem time and time again the same posters chagrined and deeply disappointed about issues which are NOT new and for which they can do nothing about (ex. “public pensions”). By their repeated posts, they are implying that they think the world should be different (I’ve done the same thing with the unfairness of the SS laws) . . . . but it isn’t and it isn’t going to change for them.
The ONLY ways for joe6p Pigg to attempt to “make a difference” are to vote in each and every election, assist your favorite candidate(s) in their campaign efforts, personally lobby the CA Legislature or Congress thru your representatives on issues you feel strongly about, or better yet, run for public office yourself! It will surely be an eye-opener, whether you become elected … or not. And lastly, ACCEPT REALITY as it is.
In addition, macro and micro economics were the only subjects I needed to complete my “Associate Degree” and I have been acutely feeling the pain in recent years from never taking them.
It’s too late now to bother pursuing an AS because I have a graduate-level paralegal certificate, which trumps an AS, manyfold. The degree wouldn’t do me any good at this late date. My kids have given me their old college textbooks and I am slowly picking my way thru them on my own. I can confidently write for the CA Supreme Court but I feel extremely handicapped in the financial arena (investments) and am actively looking for good help. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses but STEM degrees aren’t for everyone and they are NOT the be-all, end-all.
I know the UC (nearly ALL campuses) currently favor the foreign (primarily Asian) student who will pursue a STEM major and whose parents will gladly pay 277% of CA resident fees over a CA resident applicant of any stripe. Even though I feel the Regents have a legal, ethical and moral “duty” to educate qualified “B student” CA residents (as they have in the past) whose parents have undoubtedly paid property taxes for many years (sometimes on multiple properties) which indirectly supported the UC system, I accept reality that my “B-student” kids couldn’t and won’t be able to get accepted there (except into the two campuses [UCM/UCR] they aren’t interested in attending).
Due to recent severe impaction on several major CSU campuses, I am encouraging my youngest to attend a liberal arts college out of state (they want to major in accounting) where they would be eligible for nearly a full-ride scholarship as a B student. They still have their heart set on UCSC and one CSU campus and I am not averse to applying for them. But I want to apply for at least ONE out of the three out-of-state school where they will be eligible for a “free ride.”
I think the vastly different setting, combined with small classes, accessible academic advisors, and teachers with “connections” (several “UC” defectors and retirees) will help them see the world in a brand new way.
There’s nothing wrong with having a strong liberal arts background with a major in a business field. Nothing at all.
