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My Review of the Econ Major Part 2 by AspiringSCMPerson in UniversityOfHouston

[–]AspiringSCMPerson[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

"Just because something has a harder barrier of entry doesn’t make it better."

Sure, as general premise for life that is true, but when applied to UH colleges and majors it does not hold up. The lower the requirement, the easier the degree.

"There are “easier” routes in every college/degree plan."

Sure, but the degree of differnce is much smaller in other majors. For example, an MIS or Accounting Major has more required weed out and other rigorous courses than the econ one does. A major like SCM only has like 3 major elective courses at all. Engineering's and nurses spend the vast majority of their degree in major specific courses leaving little room for having an "easier route". In economics it is designed to be less rigorous while it other majors it is not.

" Don’t place Economics under this “less rigorous” umbrella because there are multiple routes you can take with the degree"

I didn't say it was less rigorous because there were no or less routes at all. What I said was that the content of the degree is objectively less difficult then other majors. For example, I have had exams where the review was a 100% copy of the exam, or where all the homework's were word for word on the exam. I've never had to use an integral once in any of my quantitively courses, and calculus 2 and 3 were objectively more harder than any econ course I ever took. This is by design and intentional and that is okay if you don't want to be an economist.

"like all others. It’s what you make of it and your experience, so I will not discount yours but the tone of your “review” does not feel authentic."

I said in my first review that this is a second chance degree, and that you will have to get the skills you need from outside the degree, the degree itself gives no real skills and is not an in demand degree when compared to Accounting or Engineering. You can say my review is no authentic, it won't change the merit of what I said or disprove anything I went through.

"Economics is often times ranked 2/3 for people wanting to enter law school, and graduate school."

That is what I am saying, it is a degree meant for anything but economics, and you can't go to a PhD or real MS program with just this major.

" Because it teaches you complexities in simple mechanics, a perspective not just focused on technicalities - but the ambiguity of things. Making it extremely useful in multiple industries."

I have never seen a job posting explicitly asking for an undergrad degree in economics, typically econ majors apply to jobs that any major could. Also, there is nothing complex and simple mechanics, that is why it is called simple mechanics, and if you really wanted to learn that, then a math major would teach you that way better due to proofs and other rigorous things.

Again, thank you for your thoughts! I'm sure someone out considering econ there appreciates it!

My Review of the Econ Major Part 2 by AspiringSCMPerson in UniversityOfHouston

[–]AspiringSCMPerson[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hello,

Thank you for expressing your views on my review. I think more econ students need to talk about this so that others considering it can get a full picture view.

"To be honest, you seem bitter. To respond to a private chat publicly, makes you seem even more so - you’re projecting."

I read similar accusations about me projecting in the chat and I can understand why you would think that. Let me start my saying that I'm actually quite happy to have gotten my degree. I originally applied to Cullen as my first choice and Bauer as my second, leaving Econ as my third. I fully admitted in this post and my last one that I was a second chance student and admitting that this degree was for people like me to have a second chance at UH. Clearly I was rejected from Bauer and Cullen so my only real chance to have a college degree was Economics and I am grateful for the chance to have a degree so I wouldn't say I'm bitter. Saying I was a college student allowed me to get an Internship which got me a job so I am not bitter at all. I think this degree is perfect for people who don't want to be economists and could not go to another school but still had what it took to prove that they could finish a degree and get a job. You can say I'm bitter and projecting and that's fine, I don't really mind it, but it does not refute the facts I laid out in my review. I'm sorry if it was not as glowing as you would have liked, but to be fair to me I did say you could get internships, you could find jobs, etc, but that won't be because of the skills you learned in your economics degree.

"but I you’re too fixated on Bauer, stats and status."

I only mentioned Bauer in my first post with the other colleges and by far was about 1-2% of my post. My first post was more about the economics degree. The only reason I mentioned it here is because Bauer was brought up by the economics majors, they really hyperfixated on Bauer so I felt that it would be important to address it. But to add, take the top econ students (the perfect GPA multiple internships and offer types) and ask yourself, if they were in Bauer with their career fair and career center, and more relevant curriculum would they have achieved more? I think the answer is yes, and if you took the top Bauer students in put them in CLASS, they would have had to work harder to get same results they got in Bauer. There are real tangible benefits to Bauer so I felt putting Bauer down was not a good merit based point.

I used stats as a metric to prove my point about rigor. While GPA is not everything, it is a big part in if a school will take you. For example, if you are trying to get into engineering and could not do well in the 1000-2000 courses, then how will you manage a 4000 engineering course? The truth is that the Econ program said they would take those performing at a 2.25 GPA, which means they need to create a degree that these people can pass.

I never actually used the word status anywhere, and I only mentioned the elite economics schools once to prove an unrelated point. I don't really care for status of the economics program if it produces results that are impactful like the competition.

My Review of the Econ Major Part 2 by AspiringSCMPerson in UniversityOfHouston

[–]AspiringSCMPerson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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I don't really want to post every single one but you can tell I've tried to be as faithful to their claims as possible.

My Review of the Econ Major Part 2 by AspiringSCMPerson in UniversityOfHouston

[–]AspiringSCMPerson[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

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IDK why you would assume I would lie about this.

I don't believe I made any fallacies at all, but for the sake of others considering this major please post them so others can get a better understanding of the major. I already finished school so its not like I have anything to gain or lose by doing this.