Why didn't you decide to study Literature or Philosophy?
>>7331943
I fell for the STEM meme unfortunately.
Anyways designing ships won't be that bad I reckon.
because the secrets of being are found elsewhere my friend
OP here. I'm really passionate about literature, but I'm going to start Computer Science next year. How fucked am I?
don't feel like spending money for it.
I was going to major in philosophy but I dropped it for history and politics because I'm better at that (even though it's a bit Winston-Churchill-Biography-core)
I wish I'd majored in lit now, though. That was always my strength in highschool and those classes always had the most lasting impact on me. I guess I'll try to take some lit electives next year
>>7331943
Unemployment isn't a worthy prospect
i'm smart
I studied Literature and it really was a piss-poor decision.
Everything I learned was on my own volition and class discussions barely scratched the surface. I'd say do STEM if you want to. Otherwise don't bother with a University degree because studying Humanities will neither give you a better chance in the job market, nor enrich your knowledge of literature.
>>7332116
I hate retards like you I really do.
If you do want to be employed listen to him but if you have a safety net or don't mind risking an english degree having good profs you can discuss lit with and seminar classes later on are very helpful.
>>7331943
OP don't regret you can still study lit on the side.
>>7331954
You're fine bro. You literally can't write in the twenty-first century without Ph.D.-level expertise in algorithms and statistical methods, anyway. You need different tools than Goethe or you're just going to be competing with Goethe and then you'll lose.
>>7331943but I did and now I'm kind of ambivalent about it
Still deciding on if i want to or not. I'm not sure it's worth it. University is practically free in my country though, so i probably will next year.
At the end of it i'll have a degree which can only help my job prospects and should hopefully give me more time to actually studying it compared to having to work.
>>7332116
>Otherwise don't bother with a University degree because studying Humanities will neither give you a better chance in the job market
Yes it will. Having a degree is practically essential in the modern world if you want to rise above the worth jobs on offer. Of course there are exceptions, but it's not a bad choice.
If you're in americlapland or somewhere like that which is going to get you in considerable debt, then it's not as good of a decision though.
>>7331943
I did though.
And yes, I'm employed. In my field, not as a service or retail worker.
>>7332121
>I hate retards like you I really do.
Sorry, but my University course was very poor. We were given six contact hours per week and rarely had to turn in an essay. There were a few good professors, but the best ones just tended to act as mediators of discussion rather than contribute to the discussion themselves. The worst and most frequent were disinterested PhD students who were more interested on their own studies than those of the class. Many of the students did not even read the material before coming to class and were unfamiliar with some very basic literary works and concepts. One girl mistook medieval spelling as a printer's error. Another said that her favourite book was John Green's The Fault in Our Stars. Needless to say, discussion was limited.
This was supposedly one of the best universities in Britain for Literature.
I am not interested employment prospects. I was interested in gaining a more deep and comprehensive knowledge of literature than I already had. University fell very short of my expectations, and the expectations of a lot of young people.
It's all very well to tell people to just "study what you love", but I would add a word of caution: Make sure you are getting what you want out of your course - intellectual stimulation above all else - before you sign up. That is all.
>>7332127
what are you on
>>7331943
I'm a stubborn fool and finished in my initial STEM major to prove something to nobody in particular. I took a lot of Phil and lit electives and the courses were mostly phenomenal (elite liberal arts college) but I just wasn't ready to believe I could make my way in the world without some semi-technical skills. Now that I'm older and wiser I wish I'd gone for a Phil or cognitive science major and hedged my bets between consulting and academia.
>>7331943
But I did, anon.
>>7331943
OP, as someone who have gone through a similar situation, i will tell you my story.
I majored as an engineer last year. When i finished, i talked to a professor of the faculty of letters here in my university. The guy is really well know in my coutnry, he is the most know person in the translations of James Joyce and Shakespeare. He said to me that eventhough studying letters can be beneficial for an aspiring writer, an engineer who read one book a week is worth far more than a student of letters who doesnt apply himself. He told me that reading was fundamental, and that most people don't get that. He said that if i wanted to go back to college, i just try go for a master, but it wasnt required to be a writer.
>>7331943
i like money.
>>7331943
I am studying Philosophy, Harvard Law here I come!
I'm studying Literature. What is close or even loosely related to Literature that I could double major in just in case I start caring about money? I wanted to double major in Linguistics but found out that the job prospects for it were a bit low as well.
>>7331954
Programmer here. You're in for a shit ton of money and the financial resources to retire early, travel the world and live the literary lifestyle.
Also, don't fall for the permanent employment meme:
Get a few years experience, network, build some connections, then become a contractor as soon as possible to earn amazing day rates whoring yourself out to big businesses that piss money down the drain for corporate masturbation projects.
ps. Don't listen to these fags with their worthless humanities degrees. A degree doesn't make a good writer or a philosopher, only reading and thorough analysis does. You can do that yourself.
>paying 300k to read books
I am though.
/sci/ memes got to me when I was making this choice. I deeply regret it.
Because I can read literature and philosophy in my own time.
>B-b-but muh in class discussions!
>>7332164
Except that only applies to certain degrees. Most humanities have unemployment rates on par or worse than a GED holder.
>>7332539
Do you think this will continue in the coming years/decade?
Perhaps the Golden Age of the programmer is ready to tail off soon and might not be ripe for those who want to get into it today.
I studied history.
"History is the queen of the humanities."
Gordon S. Wood
Get on my fucking default cross- and interdisciplinary level, you 'specialist' branches.
>>7332539
http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/02/05/382664837/map-the-most-common-job-in-every-state
>>7332585
>b-but I spend 500k to speak to a apathetic proffesor for five minutes!
Academics will never learn--the best literary discussions are with Irish whores in Dublin
>>7331943
Because I'd rather have a real job with a bachelors of science in chemistry
>>7332585
I can't meaningfully engage with the texts or field in the same way some who's studied can. It hurts seeing how underdeveloped my thoughts are on these subjects compared to those that majored in these subjects.
>people seriously waste their young years studying a subject just to avoid unemployment instead of pursuing their actual interests/passions
You poor fools, as if that's what we need in STEM, a bunch of cowards who are afraid to take risks and get a degree as an insurance against uncertainty.
>>7332614
Is this the mindset that academia has instilled in you? What an inefficacious, submissive mentality. Mere cock envy.
>>7332600
>Get on my fucking default cross- and interdisciplinary level, you 'specialist' branches.
OP is asking about philosophy. Philosophy, done right, is beyond any shadow of a doubt the single most cross- and interdisciplinary academic subject.
>>7332539
>hahaha, I'm gonna make so much money I'll be living the landed gentry life at age 35
A dollar for everytime I heard genius plans like these and I'd be the one who was already retired, dork.
>>7332603
Artsy fartsy arses full of farts.
>>7332638
You had an arse full of farts that night, darling, and I fucked them out of you, big fat fellows, long windy ones, quick little merry cracks and a lot of tiny little naughty farties ending in a long gush from your hole.
Why are all these idiots saying go to university and do a STEM subject? If you want to do a STEM subject, don't go to fucking University - get an apprenticeship in the field you want. I imagine most of you want money and that's how you get it.
