Universities have opened
for Fall Semester. Since I have nothing
to do, I was looking at the “majors” offered at a few universities. I was surprised to find strange majors. Here are a few examples:
Winemaking – Cornell University
Golf Course Management – Ferris State University , Michigan
Bakery Science (how to
operate a bakery) – Kansas
State University
I just remembered I wrote
a post 3 years ago about college majors.
I am re-posting here:
(Courtesy: Yahoo)
Many readers of this blog have already completed their
education and have started their career. But if any young student ask for
advice, they can give something along the following lines.
They should not select a major in any subject that involves
dealing with real facts. These include math, chemistry, physics or biology.
Let us say you choose math as a major. The professor may ask
the following question: A goat is tied to the outside corner of 4 yards by 4
yards pen on a 16 yard leash. How many square yards of grass can he eat? If you
do not come up with an answer that the professor has in his/her mind, he/she
will flunk you.
Same goes for chemistry major. Calculate the pH of the
solution that results from mixing the following four aqueous solutions
together. You don’t come with a correct answer you fail.
Same is true for physics or biology major and subjects like
that.
My advice is to select a major in subjects like English,
psychology, philosophy or sociology. These are the subjects no one understands
what others are talking about and there are no real facts.
Take for example Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. If
you have to write an essay on Pip, you can write about Process Industry Practices.
The professor who reads hundreds of similar boring papers on Pip will think you
are very different and creative. He will also view you as an “out of the box”
thinker.
It is easy to major in philosophy. All you have to do is sit
in a room and do nothing all day. Wear a t-shirt that says “Sh*t Happens” and
take some drugs like MDMA.
It is easy to major in psychology also. In later years, when
you become a psychologist, all you have to say is only one sentence. For
example:
Patient: I hate my mother
Psychologist: Thank you for sharing that with me
Patient: I am depressed
Psychologist: Thank you for sharing that with me
Patient: I want to kill you, you fat slob
Psychologist: Thank you for sharing that with me
Finally, seriously, nowadays they don’t want any “expert” as
a CEO. The multi national corporations are looking for liberal arts majors to
be their leaders. (I am talking about U.S.
