Why STEM is objectively superior to non STEM degrees.

Yeah, the campus looks really nice and combining the courses are great. Would definitely recommend but i didnt initially apply for maths and econ, just Maths then requested to transfer. I personally didnt want to live in london and didnt like UCL maths that much but they're good for more of the applied stuff (guess thats what counts). But yh, all the best in the future. Note this is more of my alter ego speaking lol

Why dont you want to live in London?

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That awkward moment when you realise maths is philosophy.

That awkward moment when you realise the M in STEM stands for maths.

So philosophy, a humanities, underpins all of STEM.

Is Philosophy part of STEM? Can a philosopher do abstract algebra?

You're just proving how an intellectual mind devoid of humanities is so stunted.

How are you even asking this question?

Who do you think Pythagoras was?

Most of the stuff you praise STEM for is basically its ability to be incorporated into the dominant economic system in being able to churn out technicians. That puts it on more apar with polytechnics. Where as the humanities are higher up the academic hierarchy in being about seeking knowledge for its own sake. Not that I would expect you to see that as it requires someone to actually think about things beyond getting a job in a bank.

Oh - this thread is back is it... sigh.

How's your Economics degree going OP?

STEM is superior in every measurable way, this should be made very clear to students from a young age.

Perhaps philosophy does underpin Maths. There are fundamental assumptions we make in maths before we do anything. But it's about its use in this world.

How does it put it on par with polytechnics? Your logic does not follow. You seem to obsessed with analysing it deeper than necessary. STEM is a growing field, we've barely scraped the surface of physics, there are things in this universe we have yet to figure out. Technology is growing exponentially. You make it seem like everything has been discovered.

Humanities seek for knowledge does not help with the growth of our world and our as much as STEM does.

STEM is superior in every measurable way,

So you're saying someone studying History at Cambrdige won't get a better job or a more respectable degree than someone at, say, Greenwich? Or someone doing Law at a top Uni will earn less than someone doing Chemistry when it involves the big Law firms who pay silly amounts? No. Unless you're doing underwater basket weaving, they all just depend on how relevant the degree is to the job you want and what uni you went to. A degree in chemical engineering at Oxford, is just as commendable as a degree in History at the same uni, it's just a case of the former going into a job involving science, and the student taking history can go into law, IB, chartered accountancy etc etc. At a job like these, I would always prefer someone who can get their point across with evidence and efficiency, as opposed to someone who can test for salts and what not. Sure, it's still a great degree, but it's all about how relevant it is to your dream career.

So you're saying someone studying History at Cambrdige won't get a better job or a more respectable degree than someone at, say, Greenwich? Or someone doing Law at a top Uni will earn less than someone doing Chemistry when it involves the big Law firms who pay silly amounts? No. Unless you're doing underwater basket weaving, they all just depend on how relevant the degree is to the job you want and what uni you went to. A degree in chemical engineering at Oxford, is just as commendable as a degree in History at the same uni, it's just a case of the former going into a job involving science, and the student taking history can go into law, IB, chartered accountancy etc etc. At a job like these, I would always prefer someone who can get their point across with evidence and efficiency, as opposed to someone who can test for salts and what not. Sure, it's still a great degree, but it's all about how relevant it is to your dream career.

That awkward moment when you realise the M in STEM stands for maths.