re: Top 10 most and least regrettable bachelor degrees according to new survey

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i think alot of people would be surprised by "biology" or "biological sciences". probably a lot of people majoring in that trying for med/dental/vet schools but not good enough to get in. without the advanced degree those are worthless.

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That’s exactly the problem. They’re to med/dental school what poli-sci is to law school.

Best bet if biology is your aptitude and you want something to fall back on is to go to a university with a molecular biology concentration (that’s where the jobs are) or go over to engineering and do chemical engineering with a concentration in biological engineering.

Edit: That or minor in business or computer science. Biology as a sole major is a bit of a scam. You have options of health professional school, advanced degree, or combining your biological knowledge with another skill set that is actually what makes you marketable, like professional writing or computer programming.


Edit: Bio students are usually reluctant to minor or double major with something else because, 70 percent of them are first-and-foremost pre-med students, and nothing scares a pre-med student more than not making a 4.0 GPA average because you took something a bitter harder than the typical rote memorization of qualitative data that is biology (i.e., very light on math).

I think the word has gotten out since I was an undergrad, and you see a lot more biology major/computer science minors, biology/molecular biology concentration, etc. than you used to.

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i think alot of people would be surprised by "biology" or "biological sciences".

probably a lot of people majoring in that trying for med/dental/vet schools but not good enough to get in. without the advanced degree those are worthless.

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Yeah, I suspect that’s exactly what is happening. Probably the same for poli-sci as well.

There are a couple of entries on those lists that surprised me:

- “Medical/clinical assisting” on the most-regretted list. I’m curious to know exactly what programs they have included in this bucket. I would think many of these degrees would have decent value. Maybe it’s a lack of any upward mobility?

- Psychology on the least-regretted list. Seems like another degree that doesn’t create much value without a masters or doctorate. Do the majority of psych majors actually become psychologists of some sort?

Why would anyone want to be a teacher in today’s society in insane. The pay is horrible. Most of the kids have no parenting or respect for anything. Spend hours of your free time grading and lesson planning only to be cursed out and threaten by students and ignorant parents constantly.