Dr. Calhoun talked to us about STEM, or science, technology, engineering and math careers. He gave us astonishing statistics about how few of these jobs are taken. What a surprise; it seemed to me that EVERYONE in my graduating class wanted a job involving one (or all) of these fields of study. (Needless to say, several of my friends went off to big schools to major in engineering or medicine. Hello math and science geeks! But that's ok, I still love them. ;D)
Getting back on track, I am a FRENCH MAJOR. I can say that, "No, I'm not going into a STEM career because I suck at math." I am DEAD SET against a field in science (booooring), math (ugh), engineering (that's physics and crap, right?) and technology (I don't mind that too much, except I couldn't fix a computer in a million years)... or at least I was. Seeing that there are such few graduates in these fields and readily available jobs (with good pay, Dr. Calhoun greatly emphasized) miiiiight just make me more interested in a STEM-related occupation. Math's not so bad; I mean, all it comes down to is adding and subtracting, right? (Just go with me here, this is my self-motivation speech.) And with my affinity for roller coasters, I could come up with some pretty sweet designs. But, oh, j'adore le Français... und Deutsch... y claro el Español!
In the end, I guess STEM careers are tough yet rewarding. I'm more of a language major, though.
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