This has kind of been building up inside of me for a while, so if it sounds really bitter, that is why!
So, until very lately, I was considering being a chem major. But I decided to spend my time in college enjoying what I learn, so I picked languages instead. So, just to head off the “you’re just jealous you’re not going to be making a shit-ton of money, so you’re bashing STEM majors!” comments. (Which there will probably be none of, because there are no comments. Very tricky.)
I am sick of biology majors (which are the only kind of majors I’ve seen doing this) being elitist pricks.
Okay, strong statement, but I am so sick of it. I have seen so many facebook statuses and heard so many biology majors in person talk about how pointless, inconsequential, easy, useless other majors are. “Why do you even care about your GPA when you’re majoring in something that isn’t even difficult?” a Bio major asked the other day.
Maybe it’s just because so many of my Facebook friends are majoring in biology. Maybe it’s because my dorm has like 80% bio majors. Maybe I’m just noticing them whining more than other majors.
But guess what?
Memorization isn’t that hard. And any major is hard, you dipshit, they all require some kind of work, because guess what? Everyone has to do work. You might think it’s easy, writing four papers a week to keep up with a bunch of English classes, but I don’t see you doing it. And what about teachers? I’m sure education majors have to draw up lesson plans, which would be absolute torture for me. Music majors have to practice their instrument and probably even identify a bunch of musical compositions and styles that would all sound alike to me.
Every major is work. That’s why it’s college. And maybe you’d fly through a Chinese or Japanese or FrenchandSpanishdoublemajorandGermanminor like you were sitting home on your parents’ couch watching game shows.
But until you do, shut the fuck up and whine to your fellow bio majors in private.
Because I’m not sure how many more inane comments I can take before I expound upon this rant right on your facebook status, and that would just make both of us look like idiots. And trust me. There is much more I want to say.
