Comments on: An Easy Major http://drexelpublishing.org/2009/05/20/an-easy-major/ providing literary publications that highlight outstanding writing ranging from student work to international submissions Tue, 15 May 2012 17:05:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Victoria S http://drexelpublishing.org/2009/05/20/an-easy-major/comment-page-1/#comment-290 Victoria S Wed, 27 May 2009 16:47:20 +0000 http://drexelpublishing.org/?p=680#comment-290 I feel your pain. I'm an Education major, and I'm constantly accused of having an "easy" major. The other day I was on the phone with my parents and saying how stressed I was that in the next week I have to write a research paper, a three-week lesson plan unit, and a syllabus (among other things) and my own mother said something along the lines of "yeah, but it's not like the work is THAT hard." What business majors (as well as engineers and most students of the sciences) don't understand is that majors that rely heavily on theoretical knowledge are just as hard, if not harder, because unlike cramming for a multiple-choice final, we have to actually know our stuff!! I feel your pain. I’m an Education major, and I’m constantly accused of having an “easy” major. The other day I was on the phone with my parents and saying how stressed I was that in the next week I have to write a research paper, a three-week lesson plan unit, and a syllabus (among other things) and my own mother said something along the lines of “yeah, but it’s not like the work is THAT hard.”

What business majors (as well as engineers and most students of the sciences) don’t understand is that majors that rely heavily on theoretical knowledge are just as hard, if not harder, because unlike cramming for a multiple-choice final, we have to actually know our stuff!!

]]> By: Maia Livengood http://drexelpublishing.org/2009/05/20/an-easy-major/comment-page-1/#comment-266 Maia Livengood Fri, 22 May 2009 02:10:44 +0000 http://drexelpublishing.org/?p=680#comment-266 A Lebow student complaining about a workload? That's sad. Business students are the ones who deserve the slacker stigma (and after living in the Business Learning Community for three terms, I say that with confidence). The only class that I've ever really had to do any real reading for is English. In fact, my English textbooks are the only books I've bought all year! Rock on English majors. A Lebow student complaining about a workload? That’s sad. Business students are the ones who deserve the slacker stigma (and after living in the Business Learning Community for three terms, I say that with confidence). The only class that I’ve ever really had to do any real reading for is English. In fact, my English textbooks are the only books I’ve bought all year! Rock on English majors.

]]> By: Emily Homrok http://drexelpublishing.org/2009/05/20/an-easy-major/comment-page-1/#comment-265 Emily Homrok Thu, 21 May 2009 01:50:18 +0000 http://drexelpublishing.org/?p=680#comment-265 Story of my life! I'm a film major... ("Yeah, well that IS an easy major," haha.) The business kids never see us lugging hundred pound cases full of lights through the rain at 5 am and agonizing over the consequences of shooting with Tri-Ex or Plus-Ex stock. Hang in there English major! Story of my life! I’m a film major… (“Yeah, well that IS an easy major,” haha.) The business kids never see us lugging hundred pound cases full of lights through the rain at 5 am and agonizing over the consequences of shooting with Tri-Ex or Plus-Ex stock. Hang in there English major!

]]> By: Tim McGovern http://drexelpublishing.org/2009/05/20/an-easy-major/comment-page-1/#comment-263 Tim McGovern Wed, 20 May 2009 15:45:10 +0000 http://drexelpublishing.org/?p=680#comment-263 That is laughable. Nobody from LeBow should be commenting on the ease of an English major. I spent a year and a half as a Business Admin. major and it was very painful, mainly for the reasons you pointed out, but ... hard? Absolutely not. More work, possibly although I don't think there's a huge discrepancy either way. The main problem with the business program is it doesn't really specialize you in anything. I mean you don't need an undergrad degree in Business Administration to work in the "business world" or get an MBA. Basically, the Bus. Ad. program is the Engineering program (with easier Mathematics and without the Physics) combined with the Economics program (without having to know anything that Marx or Smith ever wrote). I don't really see what that gets you except a watered-down education. That is laughable. Nobody from LeBow should be commenting on the ease of an English major. I spent a year and a half as a Business Admin. major and it was very painful, mainly for the reasons you pointed out, but … hard? Absolutely not. More work, possibly although I don’t think there’s a huge discrepancy either way.

The main problem with the business program is it doesn’t really specialize you in anything. I mean you don’t need an undergrad degree in Business Administration to work in the “business world” or get an MBA. Basically, the Bus. Ad. program is the Engineering program (with easier Mathematics and without the Physics) combined with the Economics program (without having to know anything that Marx or Smith ever wrote). I don’t really see what that gets you except a watered-down education.

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