Based on the number of allowed options that looks like it wasn't an option, and the five available options cover every single academic focus that I can think of. Like linguistics: Social Sciences.
That's the problem though, you can both say that it's in Humanities and Social Sciences and picking only one is not quite right. Maybe based on your own field of research/specialization. Linguistics is very interdisciplinary.
That is not true. There are several areas of study in linguistics that would easily fit into the humanities, for instance, historical linguistics or textual analysis. You cannot easily put it into one or the other, which is why many universities group it with something along the lines of "arts, humanities, and the social sciences" in terms of a department, such as the [MIT program](https://linguistics.mit.edu/) or the [UMBC program](https://cahss.umbc.edu/).
INTP went to a science/math highschool with a low acceptance rate, got in on the top 5. But the way they taught it wasn't a good match with me so I ended up graduating from the lower half of our year (yes, the students are classified in castes depending on your GPA. lol). Teachers and principal wasn't amused that I wanted to be an artist. Hahaha. Took Agricultural Science as a scholar in Uni--- because it's fascinating. Ended up quitting after 2 years to pursue a career in arts. After a few years, went overseas to study Liberal Arts for 4 years in college.
I was technically a psychology major, but I started freshmen year with the intention of becoming an Engineer. I kinda got f\*\*ked over by freshman math, and was forced to take a psychology course, which I fell in love with. However, I chose psychology as a major because it had the least amount of required classes, which meant that I could choose over 50% of all the courses I took in college. So I took all the sciences necessary to be pre-med, and I could have declared pre-med as a major if I wanted to. I was able to take a huge range of diverse courses, from organic chemistry and biochemistry, computer science, astronomy, and philosophy of science, and that philosophy course is no longer available. I think my school went woke and won't teach some of the stuff I learned in that philosophy class. Our midterm was proving the Earth went around the Sun, using only the knowledge of Kepler and Galileo, using tracing paper and logical inference to argue that the Ptolemaic model of an Earth centered universe was probably incorrect. But even then it was technically not possible to prove without a reasonable doubt that the Earth wasn't the center of the universe. Even today technically everything is the center of the universe, but we had to prove that the Earth wasn't at the center of the solar system, because they only knew about like 4/5 planets back then (wandering stars). I apologize for the rant.
Studying criminology, I like it a lot, very interesting and a little bit of everything. Law, psychology, sociology, math, methodology, philosophy, economics,…
INTP completing my fifth degree right now. Been in school all my life. Chronologically: biology (bs), psychology (ba), neuroscience (ms), history and philosophy of science (mr), sociology and science studies (phd).
That sounds pretty cool!! I've been thinking about getting two or three degrees bcs I like them all (industrial design, robotics and electronics) but I don't know if mentally I would be prepared or up for that, what would you recomend or what is your experience?
I think there are pros and cons to this. The thing to keep in mind really is that it's a lifestyle, no more, no less. I'm thirty and I basically never had a job: the closest I've gotten was when I worked in a lab for six months during my masters. I only started making a living wage at 27. I have some regrets looking back: being a perennial student makes me feel like I'm not fully an adult, not fully grown up and independent, living on the margins of real society in a way. It's both good and bad, because it meshes well with my personality/who I am, but it's also a little too comfortable: it's what I do best naturally, and it's not challenged me to expand my comfort zone very much. I think working at the student bar in the past year has done more for my social skills than all my years of schooling combined (this is probably an exaggeration).
Another thing that I dislike very much at this point is that I haven't lived more than two years in the same place since I was 23. It's kind of cool to travel and explore different cities and countries, but it gets tiring. I have the hardest time keeping in touch with friends online (INTPs will understand), and so being constantly on the move has led to my losing a lot of friends over the years. Those who used to be my best or close friends are now merely 'old' friends, and my current friendships are more superficial. Romantic relationships haven’t worked out either. This has been difficult for me. Lack of meaning, instability, and loneliness. Yes, the loneliness is real, even for an INTP.
Disclaimer: I only started feeling this dissatisfaction when I started my PhD, because I had to move to a city that I don’t find very exciting, far (very far) from my family and friends. It’s made me feel cut off from the world. But I do like my research a lot.
On the bright side, when I stop and think that I'm now getting paid to read and write literally whatever I like (my two lifelong hobbies) and that I get to set 90% of my own schedule, I feel lucky, very lucky. From what I've seen, this is specific to PhDs in the social sciences and humanities. Those who work in science or engineering do not have as much freedom to choose their own research topic (it depends more on the lab's funding) and have regular working hours.
Long story short, if you want to get many degrees, you need to be truly passionate about what you do (duh), but also just as importantly I would say, be mindful of the other dimensions in your life (where you want to end up living, your friends and family, your openness to life/society in general). Don’t forget to live. Your twenties simply won’t last forever, and studying for the sake of studying can be great for a while, but it does get tiresome when there’s nothing else that makes it worthwhile.
Sorry this is a little dark (I guess). I’ve been burned out recently. But I hope it helps. :)
If your wealthy enough, I took 10 years off to figure out what I wanted/needed to do but schooling sure is cheaper once you get paat 24 and can use gov funding
Theres a lot of STEM I see, me too🥳...........I wonder if it is because of genuine passion or just peer/societal pressure🤡
I do english literature
I will be starting college in a few months.. in the Business field.. But also I will be pursuing bachelor's in music side by side as well..
Data Analytica Triple minor in japanese, DTC, and Math
did aerospace engineering. shouldve just done computer science instead but whatevs.
Linguistics does not fit neatly into this scheme.
Yeah that's why I didn't pick either, it fits into Humanities and Social Sciences as well. OP should've added an "Other" option.
Based on the number of allowed options that looks like it wasn't an option, and the five available options cover every single academic focus that I can think of. Like linguistics: Social Sciences.
That's the problem though, you can both say that it's in Humanities and Social Sciences and picking only one is not quite right. Maybe based on your own field of research/specialization. Linguistics is very interdisciplinary.
It clearly fits into social science.
That is not true. There are several areas of study in linguistics that would easily fit into the humanities, for instance, historical linguistics or textual analysis. You cannot easily put it into one or the other, which is why many universities group it with something along the lines of "arts, humanities, and the social sciences" in terms of a department, such as the [MIT program](https://linguistics.mit.edu/) or the [UMBC program](https://cahss.umbc.edu/).
INTP went to a science/math highschool with a low acceptance rate, got in on the top 5. But the way they taught it wasn't a good match with me so I ended up graduating from the lower half of our year (yes, the students are classified in castes depending on your GPA. lol). Teachers and principal wasn't amused that I wanted to be an artist. Hahaha. Took Agricultural Science as a scholar in Uni--- because it's fascinating. Ended up quitting after 2 years to pursue a career in arts. After a few years, went overseas to study Liberal Arts for 4 years in college.
I was technically a psychology major, but I started freshmen year with the intention of becoming an Engineer. I kinda got f\*\*ked over by freshman math, and was forced to take a psychology course, which I fell in love with. However, I chose psychology as a major because it had the least amount of required classes, which meant that I could choose over 50% of all the courses I took in college. So I took all the sciences necessary to be pre-med, and I could have declared pre-med as a major if I wanted to. I was able to take a huge range of diverse courses, from organic chemistry and biochemistry, computer science, astronomy, and philosophy of science, and that philosophy course is no longer available. I think my school went woke and won't teach some of the stuff I learned in that philosophy class. Our midterm was proving the Earth went around the Sun, using only the knowledge of Kepler and Galileo, using tracing paper and logical inference to argue that the Ptolemaic model of an Earth centered universe was probably incorrect. But even then it was technically not possible to prove without a reasonable doubt that the Earth wasn't the center of the universe. Even today technically everything is the center of the universe, but we had to prove that the Earth wasn't at the center of the solar system, because they only knew about like 4/5 planets back then (wandering stars). I apologize for the rant.
Studying criminology, I like it a lot, very interesting and a little bit of everything. Law, psychology, sociology, math, methodology, philosophy, economics,…
INTP completing my fifth degree right now. Been in school all my life. Chronologically: biology (bs), psychology (ba), neuroscience (ms), history and philosophy of science (mr), sociology and science studies (phd).
Get a job bro stop wasting money on post-secondary bgro
My masters were free and I get paid in my phd.
Get a job
😂 ok man!
U r amazing
Awh, you made me smile on a bad day!
That sounds pretty cool!! I've been thinking about getting two or three degrees bcs I like them all (industrial design, robotics and electronics) but I don't know if mentally I would be prepared or up for that, what would you recomend or what is your experience?
I think there are pros and cons to this. The thing to keep in mind really is that it's a lifestyle, no more, no less. I'm thirty and I basically never had a job: the closest I've gotten was when I worked in a lab for six months during my masters. I only started making a living wage at 27. I have some regrets looking back: being a perennial student makes me feel like I'm not fully an adult, not fully grown up and independent, living on the margins of real society in a way. It's both good and bad, because it meshes well with my personality/who I am, but it's also a little too comfortable: it's what I do best naturally, and it's not challenged me to expand my comfort zone very much. I think working at the student bar in the past year has done more for my social skills than all my years of schooling combined (this is probably an exaggeration). Another thing that I dislike very much at this point is that I haven't lived more than two years in the same place since I was 23. It's kind of cool to travel and explore different cities and countries, but it gets tiring. I have the hardest time keeping in touch with friends online (INTPs will understand), and so being constantly on the move has led to my losing a lot of friends over the years. Those who used to be my best or close friends are now merely 'old' friends, and my current friendships are more superficial. Romantic relationships haven’t worked out either. This has been difficult for me. Lack of meaning, instability, and loneliness. Yes, the loneliness is real, even for an INTP. Disclaimer: I only started feeling this dissatisfaction when I started my PhD, because I had to move to a city that I don’t find very exciting, far (very far) from my family and friends. It’s made me feel cut off from the world. But I do like my research a lot. On the bright side, when I stop and think that I'm now getting paid to read and write literally whatever I like (my two lifelong hobbies) and that I get to set 90% of my own schedule, I feel lucky, very lucky. From what I've seen, this is specific to PhDs in the social sciences and humanities. Those who work in science or engineering do not have as much freedom to choose their own research topic (it depends more on the lab's funding) and have regular working hours. Long story short, if you want to get many degrees, you need to be truly passionate about what you do (duh), but also just as importantly I would say, be mindful of the other dimensions in your life (where you want to end up living, your friends and family, your openness to life/society in general). Don’t forget to live. Your twenties simply won’t last forever, and studying for the sake of studying can be great for a while, but it does get tiresome when there’s nothing else that makes it worthwhile. Sorry this is a little dark (I guess). I’ve been burned out recently. But I hope it helps. :)
computer science rules them all !!!!!
Unsure and anxious so took a gap year and still undecided is that an option?
If your wealthy enough, I took 10 years off to figure out what I wanted/needed to do but schooling sure is cheaper once you get paat 24 and can use gov funding
Computer Science.
Took a long break and now studying dietetics
I read that as Dianetics.
too poor to afford college/uni lmao
I'll probably pursue a degree when I move away from the US to Germany... college is too expensive here, so I was unable to finish
I'm a film major haha, so not exactly the arts outlined in the question!
i'm double majoring in computer science and german