Comment Re:Yes (Score 1) 422
My roommate in college was a music major. He started in a class of about 300, finished with about 20 of the starters left. Most people don't realize how much math is involved in music ed. Most just wanna be VanHalen and think Bach rocks- music theory ALWAYS weeds out the weaklings. Course, my roommate thought he had the talent to play music people wanted to listen to, and wound up being disappointed. I think he works in a record store now. No matter how much "education" in music one acquires, you can't fool the ear.
Had another roommate who, bored with school as a CS major, ditched his belongings and bought an 18 wheeler to see America. Now he owns 18. Last I spoke with him, he's worth 4 million (rode the tech wave up, had no home-no wife-no personal expenses thus money to invest - and bailed at the right time)
OTH, I did humanities, then CS, then accounting, now law school. managed to pay for each with the former, but with so many careers demanding advanced degrees, one has to take into account whether the discipline will be as interesting after 6 years of school as it was at the beginning. Choosing a degree based on the market is stupid. Choosing based on personal level of interest can never steer you wrong. Good times or bad, you'll always be happy with a discipline that makes you want to get out of the bed in the am.
Had another roommate who, bored with school as a CS major, ditched his belongings and bought an 18 wheeler to see America. Now he owns 18. Last I spoke with him, he's worth 4 million (rode the tech wave up, had no home-no wife-no personal expenses thus money to invest - and bailed at the right time)
OTH, I did humanities, then CS, then accounting, now law school. managed to pay for each with the former, but with so many careers demanding advanced degrees, one has to take into account whether the discipline will be as interesting after 6 years of school as it was at the beginning. Choosing a degree based on the market is stupid. Choosing based on personal level of interest can never steer you wrong. Good times or bad, you'll always be happy with a discipline that makes you want to get out of the bed in the am.
