What Do You Despise About Your Major?

[Hans]

Graduating from accounting, working now as a journalist....

Degrees only add that sense of security, they got nothing to do with what you gonna do in the future (or how successful you will become...)

Hell, I know a guy earning US$100,000 per month and he is a uni drop-out... Bastard....

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Interesting topic.

Let's see,....... 4 years at Yale majoring in political science and I still have that occassional tinge of regret for not pursuing my first love which is English Literature and philosophy. There is a certain mechanical rigidity about studying politics. Everything feels a little structured. haha... Oh well...everything for a reason I guess.

I never thought it really mattered what you studied at HYP, so I'm curious why you chose Political Science instead of Philosophy.

 

[Josh_Star]

To ShiftyPowers:

Well before I entered university, I was quite involved in youth political organizations/movements. I guess that had initially provided the impetuous for me to do political science. It was a quick decision.

Philosophy was my favourite subject. It was something I liked reading about. I guess I thought it was more of a 'hobby' than an academic route worth pursuing at that time. I hope I get the chance one day though!

Loads of people are very picky abt choosing their course structures at Yale. I guess its almost like a time-honoured tradition to gain admission in to the more popular combinations, like Economics, law and even political science.

 

[night]

It's a bit weird for me, but ever since I came to the US, I realized that that I can pursue my passion in music production and composition if I prove that I'm brilliant at it. Ever since that moment, I totally lost the motivation to do anything in computer science and constantly see it as an obstacle in my creative process. It's depressing really because it's 5am and I just started working on a graduate homework assignment which I'm supposed to hand in in 4 hours.. meh..

 

[Pogba4Now]

I'm studying medicine. I started in Malaysia, but just got a transfer to the Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada) and my classes start in August there.

Pros:
- Good money. Very well paid
- Well respected by everyone
- Twinning program: got the chance to start in Malaysia first (cut down on cost - fees/living costs are cheaper in Malaysia) and continue in Canada. I'll eventually get my degree from Memorial Uni, Canada.
- There are only 17 universities offering medicine in Canada. The opportunity to study medicine there is a privilege.
- Very wide options for the future: I could work in an office, lab, operation theatre or at home as private practice
- Very challenging.
- Very rewarding

Cons:
- f ucking expensive fees.
- f ucking long course. More than 5 years to get that damn MD degree
- f ucking competitive. very hard to get into residency program (specialisation)
- you study most of the time. No choice
- Even if you study hard, you can still fail
- you are surrounded by nerds - people who get horny when they see books
- coffee overdose almost everyday
- Digital Rectal Examination