To students who dont study STEM, do you wish you studied STEM?
I realise STEM isnt for everyone and some people are not good enough at say mathematics to study STEM. Do any of these students wish they could have studied STEM for salary or interests?
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I dont wish I studied STEM since I have no interest in it and I'm awful at Maths and science subjects so I would have just failed anyway. HOWEVER I do wish I loved and was good at Maths/sciences so that I could have taken a STEM subject but unfortunately Im just not that way inclined.
I'm happy with studying History because I'm not that practical so couldn't do engineering etc
I wonder if I'd be better off having gone into a high end engineering, but I don't think I could've gotten all A's back at A level.
Original post by Gears265
If I had money and a guaranteed career insurance, I would of not studied a STEM subject but heck money and career prospects come first.
Guaranteed, but yeah, I agree.
If it was down to pure passion, I'd be studying languages, not natural sciences lol
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yes i wish i took science a levels but now it's too late for me. im planning to do an english degree which i look forward to, but in the back of my mind i'll always be thinking what am i doing spending £27,000+ reading fictional books, self teaching myself (technically) while listening to arrogant pretentious professors talk bs.
if i could turn back time i would've like to done at least two science a levels and try getting into dentistry school. it's too late for me now and i wish i had not listened to my teachers when they told me to follow my passion, the way this educational system RESTRICTS your options as you go higher up the ladder really pisses me off.
if i could turn back time i would've like to done at least two science a levels and try getting into dentistry school. it's too late for me now and i wish i had not listened to my teachers when they told me to follow my passion, the way this educational system RESTRICTS your options as you go higher up the ladder really pisses me off.
Original post by L'Evil Fish
Guaranteed, but yeah, I agree.
If it was down to pure passion, I'd be studying languages, not natural sciences lol
If it was down to pure passion, I'd be studying languages, not natural sciences lol
Thanks for edit (lol the reason I should stick to maths) yes, if it was based purely on interest and passion for a subject I would go for something along the lines of philosophy, history or politics. Unfortunately Maths, Engineering and Science are my, how do I say it, naturally have a familiarity for. Plus like I said, my family don't exactly have the best financial situation and so it is paramount I graduate with high career prospects to support them. It is how the real world works. If you got a solid foundation behind you though and strong family finances you have the freedom to study what you want and still have a job waiting for you in the family business.
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Original post by Gears265
Thanks for edit (lol the reason I should stick to maths) yes, if it was based purely on interest and passion for a subject I would go for something along the lines of philosophy, history or politics. Unfortunately Maths, Engineering and Science are my, how do I say it, naturally have a familiarity for. Plus like I said, my family don't exactly have the best financial situation and so it is paramount I graduate with high career prospects to support them. It is how the real world works. If you got a solid foundation behind you though and strong family finances you have the freedom to study what you want and still have a job waiting for you in the family business.
Tbf philosophy and maths are meant to be quite related. Economics would be a good one
Are your forté?
Indeed!
although I think most arts can be kept as a hobbyOriginal post by L'Evil Fish
Tbf philosophy and maths are meant to be quite related. Economics would be a good one
Are your forté?
Indeed! although I think most arts can be kept as a hobby
Are your forté?
Indeed!
although I think most arts can be kept as a hobbyOh indeed, logic is perhaps the closest we touch on the disciplines when they come together. But I did attend a history and philosophy lecture once, and I must say I thoroughly enjoyed it.
That's the word. Numbers and logical thinking, they always did come more naturally.
Considering the fees that come with it, a hobby is the best way of expressing those interests I believe. Things have become more serious regarding university, a common knee-jerk when the higher education system is overwhelmed by the number of people attending. It was never meant to be the norm but rather for specialist subjects while apprenticeships and first hand experience served majority of the industries.
Original post by L'Evil Fish
Guaranteed, but yeah, I agree.
If it was down to pure passion, I'd be studying languages, not natural sciences lol
If it was down to pure passion, I'd be studying languages, not natural sciences lol
That's quite sad
Original post by L'Evil Fish
Guaranteed, but yeah, I agree.
If it was down to pure passion, I'd be studying languages, not natural sciences lol
If it was down to pure passion, I'd be studying languages, not natural sciences lol
Give it a few years and you'll appreciate doing NatSci at Cambridge so much.
Sometimes I wish I hadn't studied a STEM degree, then I wouldn't have to spend my days in labs with socially inept students that start shaking when you say hello.
Nope, I study what I love, I've no interest whatsoever in stem, I'd hate it and I'd be **** at it. Gimme an essay on the theories of the origins of language or a class of pre-intermediate English learners to teach pls.
Living with a bunch of engineers is handy though. They fix stuff.
Living with a bunch of engineers is handy though. They fix stuff.
Original post by Quantex
Sometimes I wish I hadn't studied a STEM degree, then I wouldn't have to spend my days in labs with socially inept students that start shaking when you say hello.
Genuinely laughed. This is pretty much what happened when I met my chem eng housemate a few days ago
I just want to fuss themOriginal post by Gears265
Oh indeed, logic is perhaps the closest we touch on the disciplines when they come together. But I did attend a history and philosophy lecture once, and I must say I thoroughly enjoyed it.
That's the word. Numbers and logical thinking, they always did come more naturally.
Considering the fees that come with it, a hobby is the best way of expressing those interests I believe. Things have become more serious regarding university, a common knee-jerk when the higher education system is overwhelmed by the number of people attending. It was never meant to be the norm but rather for specialist subjects while apprenticeships and first hand experience served majority of the industries.
That's the word. Numbers and logical thinking, they always did come more naturally.
Considering the fees that come with it, a hobby is the best way of expressing those interests I believe. Things have become more serious regarding university, a common knee-jerk when the higher education system is overwhelmed by the number of people attending. It was never meant to be the norm but rather for specialist subjects while apprenticeships and first hand experience served majority of the industries.
History is very interesting, I love learning about it.
Yeah for sure, I think people should be able to study what they want to an extent. If it won't help in the long run, stick to something that will, if you really are passionate about something, you'll carry it on in your spare time.
Original post by Plagioclase
That's quite sad
That's not to say I don't like science though, it's very interesting! And if I get into what I want, it'll be very rewarding.
I just didn't have the same excitement I feel with languages.
Original post by TunaTunnel
Give it a few years and you'll appreciate doing NatSci at Cambridge so much.
Yeah for sure!
Original post by Quantex
Sometimes I wish I hadn't studied a STEM degree, then I wouldn't have to spend my days in labs with socially inept students that start shaking when you say hello.
We're not all like that, heck I hope not anyway
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