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09-13-2007, 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Amiricanmade
Who went/goes there and is majoring in Political Science or Communications? Do you like it? Easy? Hard?
. Communications is a good major (all the hot white chicks are in this major), but its pretty competitive. Good luck!
09-13-2007, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Wired 24/7
If you don't know why you're picking a major, you should not pick that major.
If your reason for NOT picking a major is "it sounds hard" then prepare to have a sh1tty job
If your reason for NOT picking a major is "it sounds hard" then prepare to have a sh1tty job
09-13-2007, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Wired 24/7
If you don't know why you're picking a major, you should not pick that major.
If your reason for NOT picking a major is "it sounds hard" then prepare to have a sh1tty job
If your reason for NOT picking a major is "it sounds hard" then prepare to have a sh1tty job
However, in reality, i think more than 50%, if not 70-80% people ended up doing a job that is different from their major..
I would say choose an easy major, get a higher GPA, graduated from a high reputation university.. as you will have a greater chance to find a job after you graduated.. and then start from there since experience counts more than education..
09-13-2007, 03:15 PM
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"Thats the right way to say about it.
However, in reality, i think more than 50%, if not 70-80% people ended up doing a job that is different from their major..
I would say choose an easy major, get a higher GPA, graduated from a high reputation university.. as you will have a greater chance to find a job after you graduated.. and then start from there since experience counts more than education..."
Yes, great advice lol
Be a music major, get the degree and go teach high school...
However, in reality, i think more than 50%, if not 70-80% people ended up doing a job that is different from their major..
I would say choose an easy major, get a higher GPA, graduated from a high reputation university.. as you will have a greater chance to find a job after you graduated.. and then start from there since experience counts more than education..."
Yes, great advice lol
Be a music major, get the degree and go teach high school...
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Graduated there in 2006. There was a GRIP of people going there that took that major... it appeared that Political Science is a major for people who had no clue what they wanted to do and that was the "way out" or "fallback" major that they would do just so that they have a titled major and because it is easy, there is almost nothing you can do that would actually applies to that major. Best oppinion is to pick something else. But UCLA is a fun place, if you're lucky, try to get into the dorms! Those were some good times 
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Originally Posted by VashZ350
^^^^booooo SUC 
haha a fraternity at UCLA had a shirt with a Trojan condom logo on it and said: "A Bruin is good for LIFE and a Trojan is only good for ONE NIGHT!" hehe nothing like the competition between these schools
09-15-2007, 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by UHATEIT
Graduated there in 2006. There was a GRIP of people going there that took that major... it appeared that Political Science is a major for people who had no clue what they wanted to do and that was the "way out" or "fallback" major that they would do just so that they have a titled major and because it is easy, there is almost nothing you can do that would actually applies to that major. Best oppinion is to pick something else. But UCLA is a fun place, if you're lucky, try to get into the dorms! Those were some good times
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Originally Posted by nooooorb
This applies to a lot of students but not all. A buddy of mine graduated from UCLA with BS and MS in PoliSci. He's worked in various levels of government/politics from city government to state government to an internship in DC. If you've planned to be in that field well enough and that is what you really want to do, then you'll certainly be OK and it will not be a "fallback" major for you.
I agree very well put! If it applies to what you want to do it's great! But I remember lots of people using it as a fallback because they heard it was easy and had nothing else ion their mind, in those cases its pointless, but if you plan to use it for your career then by all means its good.
09-15-2007, 12:53 PM
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Thanks for the feeback guys. I was debating between Poli Sci at UCLA or Marketing at CSUF and i was leaning towards CSUF but just wanted to konw how you guys liked it. Thanks for the feeback.
09-17-2007, 12:59 PM
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Thats the right way to say about it.
However, in reality, i think more than 50%, if not 70-80% people ended up doing a job that is different from their major..
I would say choose an easy major, get a higher GPA, graduated from a high reputation university.. as you will have a greater chance to find a job after you graduated.. and then start from there since experience counts more than education..
However, in reality, i think more than 50%, if not 70-80% people ended up doing a job that is different from their major..
I would say choose an easy major, get a higher GPA, graduated from a high reputation university.. as you will have a greater chance to find a job after you graduated.. and then start from there since experience counts more than education..
Unless you have one of the BEST GPA's in your class, if you have a VERY popular major like Econ / Poli Sci (and generally, the "easier" majors are more popular) then you will have a lot of competition for getting into graduate school / law school / getting a job.
Remember the "easy majors" are popular not just at UCLA, but they are popular at cal state colleges, USC, UCSD, UC Davis, UC Irvine, Riverside, etc. That's a hell of a lot of people who will have a resume that looks *identical* to yours. Therefore most of the time, the people with GPA of 3.7 - 4.0's will get their choice of job, grad school, law school, etc, and the people who got 2.0 - 3.5 will have a rough time.
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09-23-2007, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Wired 24/7
I have to disagree again... easy major is still not the way to go unless you can be sure you will be in the TOP of your class.
Unless you have one of the BEST GPA's in your class, if you have a VERY popular major like Econ / Poli Sci (and generally, the "easier" majors are more popular) then you will have a lot of competition for getting into graduate school / law school / getting a job.
Remember the "easy majors" are popular not just at UCLA, but they are popular at cal state colleges, USC, UCSD, UC Davis, UC Irvine, Riverside, etc. That's a hell of a lot of people who will have a resume that looks *identical* to yours. Therefore most of the time, the people with GPA of 3.7 - 4.0's will get their choice of job, grad school, law school, etc, and the people who got 2.0 - 3.5 will have a rough time.
Unless you have one of the BEST GPA's in your class, if you have a VERY popular major like Econ / Poli Sci (and generally, the "easier" majors are more popular) then you will have a lot of competition for getting into graduate school / law school / getting a job.
Remember the "easy majors" are popular not just at UCLA, but they are popular at cal state colleges, USC, UCSD, UC Davis, UC Irvine, Riverside, etc. That's a hell of a lot of people who will have a resume that looks *identical* to yours. Therefore most of the time, the people with GPA of 3.7 - 4.0's will get their choice of job, grad school, law school, etc, and the people who got 2.0 - 3.5 will have a rough time.
Agree totally. I am over UZLA...CSUF it is.
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