Here's a bit of a discussion I had with some friends on a discord server.
Kai is Tired10/02/2020
i may not be in this major any more but the chair for computer science is very nice and helpful in his emails to the entire major so i wont tell him
Neubauje10/02/2020
Chair?
[10:55 AM]
You were in computer science? I'm in computer science right now!
Alexmexcaramel10/02/2020
Y'all are still studying?:0
[10:56 AM]
I'm @ dentist and I feel like I'll fall over because I'm sleepy....it's early
Kai is Tired10/02/2020
i am but a small child and am still in college
Neubauje10/02/2020
I have one Bachelor's degree already but it's functionally useless, so I'm going for a second one
[11:11 AM]
Using employer's money, hell yeah
Kai is Tired10/02/2020
niceeeeeee thats how to do it
difinity1 (a mystery!)10/02/2020
@Neubauje yes it was!
Alexmexcaramel10/02/2020
OH!I see
[11:29 AM]
I graduated last year
Kai is Tired10/02/2020
congrats!!
Alexmexcaramel10/02/2020
I'ld like to get ah uHHHH second???bachelor???degree?I suppose
[11:30 AM]
I'm still constantly studying but it's mostly general and technical knowledge
[11:30 AM]
Don't really get a paper for that
[11:31 AM]
Thanks!!!!
[11:31 AM]
I get confused over what anything american regarding education means,,,,
[11:32 AM]
Yesterday my boss made my job sound really fancy but I can't recall the exact wording he used
[11:33 AM]
Anything related to food is profitable and worth constantly studying and improving for tho
[11:33 AM]
I think
Kai is Tired10/02/2020
thats fair, i'm currently being told that one of the degrees im currently studying for is useless unless you have a shit ton of certificates/internships to go with it which is like hard rn
Alexmexcaramel10/02/2020
Why tho?
[11:38 AM]
Ah yes,,, the thought of getting opportunities to do all that are a little limited atm
Kai is Tired10/02/2020
hell if i know....to show that you're willing to learn?
Alexmexcaramel10/02/2020
Computer science, was it?
[11:39 AM]
What does it entitle?
Kai is Tired10/02/2020
i was in computer science i switched to like computer information systems.....its like the more data entry side i think i just switched
Alexmexcaramel10/02/2020
I see words but I'm still a little confused,,,,,
[11:40 AM]
So coding?ish?
Kai is Tired10/02/2020
not really? its like taking the programs that programmers make and like applying them to businesses
[11:41 AM]
there's some coding but not as much
[11:41 AM]
which is a fucking relief
Alexmexcaramel10/02/2020
Ahhh I think I sort of get it now
[11:42 AM]
Coding sounds hard
Kai is Tired10/02/2020
it definitely is for me
Neubauje10/02/2020
I am hoping to be a wiz at coding
[12:21 PM]
But I will likely have to lean heavily on my coder friends, if the first sample was any indication
[12:23 PM]
For context, @Alexmexcaramel - a Bachelor's degree (at least in America) represents at least 4 years of college, and is supposed to indicate that you have a very good foundational knowledge of a somewhat broad field of study, plus general knowledge like math, writing, history, philosophy, etc.
[12:23 PM]
However, some degrees are more useful than others.
[12:25 PM]
STEM degrees (science, technology, engineering, and... math??) Are supposed to be the most useful- lots of relevant jobs out there that need a degree like that
[12:26 PM]
Other types of degrees are less useful, because they qualify you for very specific jobs that are in low supply, high demand. Folks with these degrees sadly joke that they usually wind up with a job teaching that particular subject matter to other poor schmucks
[12:26 PM]
And then... there's Art.
[12:33 PM]
A lot of people like to put an A in STEM for Art, making it STEAM - and I love the interdisciplinary inclusion and respect, but unfortunately it doesn't really apply in the context of Bachelor's degrees
[12:34 PM]
If you are looking to hire someone as an artist, in any sense of the word, you don't need them to show you a degree in order to prove that they have the knowledge they'll need...
[12:35 PM]
You just need their portfolio. In fact, if someone has a degree in Art, but no portfolio? You're not going to hire that person.
[12:35 PM]
And you can make a very respectable portfolio without ever paying a dime to a college institution.
[12:40 PM]
So a Bachelor's in Art is basically just a generic Bachelor's, meaning... you've learned how to jump through the hoops necessary to get the degree. But you got pretty much duped out of your money in the process. Maybe you're not very smart or mature. Maybe you're aimless. Maybe you will make for an excellent cog in the corporate machine.
...I have a Bachelor's degree in Art. I work for a bank, as a glorified phone-based secretary, doing various things that are not much different than customer service
Neubauje10/02/2020
My Bachelor's of Art cost me 5 and a half years of my life, and thousands of dollars
[12:53 PM]
And this is what I have to show for it
Neubauje10/02/2020
Just uh... bit of context there. Not bitter about it or anything.
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