Monday, August 29, 2005
Haha, dumb freshmen
Continuing the theme of ignorant confidence, today we discuss double majoring. Not satsified with their stress level with one major, idiotic students take on a second major so they can be even more proud of being stressed students.
Administrators also worry that students are shouldering the burden of double degrees under the misconception that it will win them points with employers.
There is no data or evidence to support that belief, many university officials said.
But students say that their double majors have given them a leg up in applications and admissions.
"I just know that for graduate school in economics, it is a plus if you have an extra background in mathematics and statistics," said junior Dan Nguyen, who plans to graduate with a degree in both economics and statistics.
It is indeed a plus. But you don't need a second major to have a background in mathematics and statistics. Why not just take some mathematics and statistics courses? But overall, it seems that the ignorant students think they know what the admissions folks want. Having actually talked to people involved in admissions, I know that they don't really care which or how many majors you have, they'll look at the transcript which says which courses you took.
But hey, what do admissions folks know? The dumb undergrads know better.
"I wanted to go to England ... I wanted to visit Stonehenge and backpack through Europe," said Di Fan, a sophomore majoring in molecular and cell biology and psychology.
Fan, who has decided against studying abroad during the school year because her courseload is too heavy, said going abroad would have been a way to experience a new culture.
"I would not be going there for molecular cell biology," she said. "I would be going there for culture."
Apparently, Di Fan hasn't heard of 'vacations.'
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