Reminds me of the old saw..
Q: What is the most frequently repeated phrase you hear a liberal arts major say?
A: Do you want fries with that?
Variant...
Science: why does it work?
Engineering: how does it work?
Management: what makes it work?
Liberal arts: you want fries with that?
My son is finishing his junior year in High School. He is in the National Honor Society and gets straight A’s.
I was having a discussion with another parent in my office last week about colleges. He is the resident liberal. I told him I would not send my son to schools like Amherst College, Bowdoin, or other high priced liberal arts colleges. He was awarded a scholarship for $15k/year to Elmira College(50k/year). I told this guy my son was going to a school that taught Chemical Engineering or something similar. The liberal guy said these schools train you to be critical thinkers. He expressed the value of reading Falkner and such. I told him if my son wants to read Falkner, I will buy him the book on Amazon.
People that go to these liberal arts colleges, unless they are getting a full ride are just setting themselves up for
problems later in life. The only reason to go to these schools is for pre-med degrees.
FYI, I know two guys I worked with that went to Amherst College and Bowdoin College on full sports scholarships. They were both high school starting quarterbacks at local schools. Both came out of college with a smug cocky arrogance(they are also good looking). The one is now in his mid 30’s married to a rich girl he met at Bowdoin and has two kids. He has become more humble as he has aged. His wife works at a very expensive private school in Mass.
The other guy worked here for about a year. He was a nice guy but he was lazy. He was not that self motivated. I think because he had been given everything. He now works for an insurance company in Boston.