What major did your parents push you to study in college?

[Iloko]

Were ur parents pushy at all in regards to what major to pursue in college? Or did they mostly want to leave the choice entirely up to you.

I remember back in my end of senior year of high school days my parents wanted me to pursue a career in the electronics engineering field but I really wasn't into it. I would've much rather studied something else such as Art History, Photography, or Genetics.

[Shah-Jehan]

Well, my parents didn't really push me into anything but they told me "Your grandfather's a doctor, nobody in the family lived up to his name, he would be happy if you were to become one", but here I am, studying engineering xD

[Milo]

there are only 3 paths in india
engineering
medical
commerce

im doing engg,or at least i will be

[Iloko]

Well, my parents didn't really push me into anything but they told me "Your grandfather's a doctor, nobody in the family lived up to his name, he would be happy if you were to become one", but here I am, studying engineering xD
I've always thought that being a doctor might have been cool, but my parents where all like "There's too many damn doctors in the world; it's too common of an occupation these days". And I was like "What the f*". I didn't really think so though because becoming a doctor does require a fair amount of intelligence and not everyone will fit that profile of high level of academic and intellectual sustenance. Like for instance some people are born to be the type who prefers working at a desk, while others mostly prefer working on their feet. Certain prefer scientific fields, and others artistic fields.

Btw if you don't mind me asking, what field of engineering studies are you enrolled in? For me personally I've always thought robotics engineering if there is such a thing was pretty cool.

[Shah-Jehan]

I've always thought that being a doctor might have been cool, but my parents where all like "There's too many damn doctors in the world; it's too common of an occupation these days". And I was like "What the f*". I didn't really think so though because becoming a doctor does require a fair amount of intelligence and not everyone will fit that profile of high level of academic and intellectual sustenance. Like for instance some people are born to be the type who prefers working at a desk, while others mostly prefer working on their feet. Certain prefer scientific fields, and others artistic fields.

Btw if you don't mind me asking, what field of engineering studies are you enrolled in? For me personally I've always thought robotics engineering if there is such a thing was pretty cool.

Chemical engineering, I like chemistry, and I'm quite good at it as well.

[Oneeye]

"Asians"

[Antimage]

None

[Iloko]

there are only 3 paths in india
engineering
medical
commerce

im doing engg,or at least i will be
Also IT right? Doesn't India produce some extraordinary programmers?
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According to this other member on another forum whose gotten the chance to visit many different tech companies in America and whose also seen payroll information... he states that there are some clear patterns that he's seen over and over at every campus he's visited in regards to 'Race = Role/dept' patterns he's observed.

I'm quoting him directly below:


Whites = Management, sales, Finance/accounting, engineering dept manager/ Lab supervisor
Indians = overrepresented in the same roles as whites. They are overrepresented because there are way more of them in these roles than what their American population level should suggest.

East Asians (Japanese, Korean, Chinese, but also Vietnamese and Chinese-Indonesians)= overall I see them in engineering roles, technician roles, sales, and Finance/accounting positions, but I rarely see them in positions of leadership.

Hispanics: Technicians, maintenance (like HVAC guys), Janitors, food workers at the campus cafeteria. This is always the case. If you call maintenance to fix something, they will always be Mexican. Because of the nature of my job, I tend to work very late hours at these campuses. I see who works as janitors, and it's ALWAYS some late 30's old Hispanic lady who is short, and predominately mesoamerican. Security guards also tend to be either a younger Male hispanic or a brutish older Hispanic female.


Africans Americans: Rarely do I see and African American working at a tech company in any role. They simply aren't there.


Africans Immigrants: I do see a few Ethopians and Nigerians working at these companies, but I tend to see them more often at the Biotech firms. It's obvious when someone is from Africa vs. African American. It's hard to explain.



South East Asians: I rarely see any South East Asians at the tech firms. I see them at the Biotech firms sometimes, but that's it. I have seen South East Asian names on the Payroll rosters who have "good" positions, but 95% of the time, they are almost always Chinese in appearance.

I am the only darkskin or native South East Asian that I have ever seen in a higher level professional role.


Gender Differences: I have noticed other patterns as well. Asian and white females usually dominate the Accounting department. these are the ugly women, and they can be really bitchy. When I walk in the HR department, I can tell almost right-away. The most beautiful women always work in the HR department. They are always young, beautiful, easy to talk to, and welcoming. This is where you can find some beautiful Hispanic and Asian women as well. Of course the blondes and brunette whites are there too. In the Sales department, you will sometimes find porno-hot white women. I can imagine that they would be very effective at selling things.

Gender Differences in engineering: There is only one type of women that I consistently see in engineering. The archetype= an Indian Women, who darkskinned, bad hair, dresses poorly, and is generally very ugly. She is usually a competent at her job though. The other one is the ugly Chinese girl with black horn-rimmed glasses

I think the key thing that I have seen is the over-representation of Indians (male and female) in leadership roles. Sure, at more than a few tech campuses, Indians tend to dominate, but why are there so many in leadership roles? I think it's because Indians are strong people, and they are also very smart. East Asians are smart people, but they are socially very weak. They don't have any balls, and they are too introverted.

My boss is Indian and she doesn't take any shit from anyone. Above her is your standard white guy, and Above him is an Indian Male.

[Milo]

Also IT right? Doesn't India produce some extraordinary programmers?
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According to this other member on another forum whose gotten the chance to visit many different tech companies in America and whose also seen payroll information... he states that there are some clear patterns that he's seen over and over at every campus he's visited in regards to 'Race = Role/dept' patterns he's observed.

I'm quoting him directly below:Yeah, but people get into IT field through engineering colleges, so they have to clear the engg entrance exams

lol at that quote :laugh:

[Linebacker]

My mother is a banker and she wanted me to study economins like her.

My father is a graduaded officer from the national military academy and wanted me to enlist there.

In the end nobody of them won,I listed in a police major,Anti-Terrorism and National security.

[Herr Abubu]

"Be a good and become a doctor or lawyer so so you can take care of me."

[Maria Sharapova]

They wanted medicine, I wanted something like psychology(I have always held an unparalleled inquisitiveness in this field, a limitless thirst for knowledge, I guess you could say its a passion of mine) or marketing(marketing because it encompasses significant amounts of psychology, a point that is often overlooked when we think of the field of marketing as we often associate the discipline with pure commerce and doing so is a fallacy). I ended up enrolled in law with a commerce component and some days I regret it. Its a practical area to get involved in and is useful in that it is a degree "with horns" but ultimately it has never really been a passion of mine. On the bright side at least law does carry with it a psychological aspect at times and I always eargerly anticipate units that involve at least some degree of psychology. Sentencing law is a good example actually.

[Jana]

Law. I didn't have much choice. My mother is a lawyer and expected me to be her sucessor. My father is an engineer but I never had talent in sciences so that career was out of question for me.

In the end their pressure was wise, as I do not regret becoming a jurist.

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

They never pressured me into anything besides pursuing an academic career. I did a degree and master in basically what I had most interest but eventually ended up as an accountant\financial controller.

[Colonel Frank Grimes]

One of the worst acts a parent can do is push their child into a field they have no interest and at worse have no aptitude for. A rational parent allows a child to choose what naturally suits them. Even if that path involves 99.9% of failure (acting for example) they should be allowed to take the risk. It's not like they can't find a decent job if it doesn't work out and all that really matters is they are able to support themselves. To push the child to be a doctor, lawyer, engineer, etc. is simply the parent being selfish.

[Ziveth]

They let me choose. I want to become a doctor, so i choosed medicine and now i'm studying it at university.

[Survivor]

They wanted me to be a porn actor.

[Myanthropologies]

They wanted me to be a porn actor.

Lmao