Students Ditching Technology Majors - Find Out Why

Science/engineering majors are dropping as college students opt for other options. Ana and John discuss a survey explaining why students are choosing their majors differently now. Is it the bad economic times? Are the students just lazy? Or is it our culture?

What about you? Did you choose a high tech major? How do you feel about your choice? What about your work load compared to other students?

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[pavelcernik]

"the best investment you can make in america is buying a politician"

- cenk uygur

[tytuniversity]

@pavelcernik Yeah, but you need a bit of cash before you can do that. :) - John

[hippiechickie18]

I'm a girl and I chose computer engineering. I'm one of the only females in my classes. Yeah, it's difficult and expensive, but the knowledge you gain and the pride you have in your accomplishments are priceless.

[wasserbrunner]

There is a massive cult of people who spend their lives learning about computers. That's not an issue.

[PressXtonotdie]

@hippiechickie18 Good on you! I'm working towards getting the entrance requirements for a bachelor of engineering and computer science at the moment.

[resistnzisfutl]

I got out of IT (network administration) and am getting into civil engineering. IT in that field sucks because most of the jobs are being outsourced. I'm hoping civil engineering will be more difficult to outsource since a person has to be present on the ground at least some wherever the project is located...

[deathdealer13cat]

@Taxexemptionable I just wanted to say i know where your coming from because i have friends who think like you, but you DO NOT have to sacrifice everything to get a STEM degree. I am a computer science major and i have a wonderful social life. I got more friends now than i ever had in high school. I go to parties and other social events on a regular bases. While its true i cant go to every social event i still find time to have fun.

[nat5309]

WAIT a second, I would've choose to go in some technological thing program here in Canada, but they would not accept me in the program with the grades I have, I know i could actually make an effort and succeed in those fields but the doors are closed from the beginning.

[thedragonking61]

@TJ11286 ive noticed that there arn't as many people who are from the U.S area who deal with the core majors the most im seeing coming out the U.S are people who are going for the big businesses or acting type of career lines recently if youve noticed the east Asian community has been in the biggest rise in these areas i mean look at the technology thats coming out of there recently

[ty99999returns]

I am glad i'm majoring in math, more money for me and less job competition XD. all math and sciences/comp science is is about understanding algorithms (a finite procedure).

[alvarocordova2001]

@AllNightDayDream I would direct you to Dr. Norman Matloff's because he has appeared before congress on this very topic, is a professor of a STEM related field, and his knowledge of corporate environments on said fields. He can explain it better than me.

[niriop]

Look, if people aren't going to do it, people aren't going to do it and SHOULDN'T do it. Why devalue a degree by getting a column of idiots or those concerned only with their careers to study for it?

You should do what you love and succeed in it for it's own sake. That's what my ECON100 lecturer told me: a degree is a signal to the employer. A good degree serves a signal that the person is a good worker; in the end the content of the degree doesn't matter only the will and sucess of the person.

[TJ11286]

Ana and John, I have one answer for you. Why are students ditching STEM majors? BECAUSE THEY ARE HARD!! I have a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and these types of fields will always weed out those who can't cut it. You can't fake your way to a STEM degree. It will catch up with you. I'm one of the few American (of any race) Mathematicians I know. The rest are all from Europe and India and East Asia.