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acollegedegreedidmoansomethinginthepast,butnowitdoesn't.everyyearcollegestudentsfloodintothejobmarketwhereonlythebestonesarechosen.
thosewithacsdegreeorabusinessdegreearemorelikelytogetagoodjob.so,shouldcollegegiveprioritytopracticalcourseslikecsandbusinessovertraditionalonesashistoryandgeography?inmyopinion,everycourseisofthesameimportance!
yes,it'struethatapracticalmajormeansmoreworkopportunitios.butisahighsalaryjobthatimportant?ahappymoodismoroimportantforus.thoughyoumaynotgotasmuchmoneyasastudentwithacsdegree,heorshomaynotgotasmuchhappinessasyou;imagineit!
hesitsinfrontofthecomputer,typing,exhaustedandunhappy,youlieonthegrass,readingyourfavoritepoet'spoem,relaxedandhappy.don'tworryaboutyourjob;ifyouaregoodenough,youhavethesamechanceasothers.
asweknow,practicalcoursesarecloselyrelatedtofundamentalones.acomputermajordoesn'tmeanyoulearncornputersciencefor4years,instead,youhavetolearnmathandphysitsinthefirsttwoyears.also,ambaentranceexamcontainsthreeparts:english,math,logicanalysis,whichmeansifyouonlyknowbusiness,youcannotpassit!don'tforgetalltheappliedsciencesarebuiltuponthefoundationoffundamentalsciences.
lastbutnottheleast,haveyouconsideredifwegaveprioritytopracticalcourses,whatwouldhappen?onlytwokindsofjobs?csandbusiness?teachersteachonlytwocourses,andallstudentschoosetobeacto(chieftechnicalofficer)oramanager?theworldwillbefilledwithcomputerexpertsandbusinessmenbutnoartists,nohistorians,nophysicianhowboringitwouldbe!
soeveryone,choosethemajoryouhaverealinterestin,learnandenjoyitasmuchasyoucan.don'tbeafraidofjobhunting.goodjobswillhuntforyouifyouaregoodenough!