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The Skool thread (how smart is TA?) (pg. 17)
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| Dervish |
| quote: | Originally posted by Meat187
then buy a few sheep and a nice little house on Islay and spent the rest of my time sipping whiskey there. :) |
:wtf: Why Islay? It just sounds pretty specific! |
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| Renzo |
Bachelors in Finance from the University of Miami
2 years into a J.D. in Law...took some time off...applying now to finish up
Would like to get an MBA soon. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| None beyond secondary. Enrolling in a local 2yr college to then transfer to a uni. Going into Mech Eng. |
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| Protege |
| Is anyone actually going into a good career with all these degrees and good GPAs? I spent close to $100 grand on a degree and went into a field where a degree isnt even necessary (Air traffic control). I hope that piece of paper comes in handy one day. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by Protege
Is anyone actually going into a good career with all these degrees and good GPAs? I spent close to $100 grand on a degree and went into a field where a degree isnt even necessary (Air traffic control). I hope that piece of paper comes in handy one day. |
I plan on going into some field that requires the degree I am going for. |
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| Meat187 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dervish
:wtf: Why Islay? It just sounds pretty specific! |
Because Islay Whisky is great and I was drinking some when I made up that plan. |
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| winston |
| quote: | Originally posted by tachobg
Currently year 2, technically a math major, but I take all sorts of random stuff. Reading some of the comments, I just want to say -- you've never really done math or science properly if you think it is just using equations with little understanding of what they mean. Sure, the early years require rote learning and few can appreciate algebra/trig/etc as something more than a tool, if they appreciate it at all. Luckily for me, math classes generally stopped being like that around sophomore year of high school and I've loved it ever since. 3-4 four years later, I'm taking math/science classes where you don't get told what to do and there's no clear right answer. If you're doing theory for example, you have to *invent* whatever mathematical structures you need in order to prove some result. No one gives you a formula. In fact, very often *you* have to give the formula :) If you're applying theory, you also can't just plug in formulas (whether you or someone else derived the formula); you have to worry about implementation, algorithms, etc. Also, most tests are designed to make you think creatively -- to weed out those who just remember formulas without understanding and to reward those who are inventive and really understand the material. For that reason, it's not unusual for test averages to be 40-50/100 and even lower.
That said, I've taken a few great philosophy courses and learned that it's also important to be able to reason about things that are not clearly defined. This does not mean to write bull, but to present clear arguments, even if the subject matter is fundamentally murky and poorly understood (e.g. consciousness, creativity, ethics, etc). My profs had little tolerance for bs or unclear thinking and were generally quick to point it out in papers.
So I wouldn't say math/sci is necessarily easier or harder than humanities when both are done right. This means math/sci profs should challenge students to do more than just regurgitate memorized info, and humanities profs should have no tolerance for bull. More importantly, self-respecting students of the above should do the same.
And ultimately I think both humanistic and scientific thinking can inform one's life on many different levels. I find myself thinking as often about how some bit of math explains something very 'non-scientific' in my life as I do about how something inherently philosophical does the same. |
I approve of this comment, I'm a third year Business Administration Major from DePaul Kellstadt School of Business with a minor in Interdisciplinary Physics (that I will continue well into my masters).
I also have an IB Diploma (along with GCSEs and other credits I had to work hard for while in high school).
I am currently studying Quantum Mechanics & the mathematics I'm presented with require alot of creativity and abstract thinking; quantum Mechanics also has alot to do with philosophy & theology. I am very happy to have discovered QM, It has changed my life; I will never be the same, hopefully I'll incorporate all I've learned into a life of engineering & technological advances. |
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| we_R_DNA |
Graduated Kindergarten
High School Diploma
Associates Degree in Science
*In-progress* Undergraduate Major Physics Minor Mathematics |
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by we_R_DNA
Graduated Kindergarten
High School Diploma
Associates Degree in Science
*In-progress* Undergraduate Major Physics Minor Mathematics |
haha, i was going to minor in math; then i found out it wasn't going to be on my diploma. so i said it. |
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| -FSP- |
I'm currently a philosophy major in a community college. 1 semester away from transfering. Might minor in econ or sociology.
I'm screwerd aren't I?
i wanna make some scrilla, too bad i can't with a major like that. |
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| we_R_DNA |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
haha, i was going to minor in math; then i found out it wasn't going to be on my diploma. so i said it. |
The minor is required but it is just one extra math class and then I have a minor in mathematics. |
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by we_R_DNA
The minor is required but it is just one extra math class and then I have a minor in mathematics. |
yeah, i think it was 2 extra classes i would have had to take |
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