Business not considered a "real" College major?

Question

Someone answered a question and said, "those with a real major, business majors need not apply." What? Was this person just putting themselves above others to make themselves feel better or do others think the same way?

Answer 1

hes putting himself above others

Answer 2

Each particular segment of the college population has its own biases. As an English major, I'm more inclined to think that majors such as English, history, psychology, etc. are the best because they are more academically based and require more subjective and critical thinking. As a group, we tend to look down on business majors because it seems the majority of them are majoring in business because they don't know what to do with their lives. As liberal arts people, we know we won't ever be rich, but that's okay, because we do what we love. And I would much rather be a poor English major than a rich business major any day. Business majors can lead to great things, but mostly, I think it leads to a daily grind in a cubicle or a purgatorial middle management position is some bloodless company.

Answer 3

Business degrees can lead to a lot of other things like MBAs or Law Degrees. So, no, it actually is a real degree.

However, when I was in school, most of the Business Majors I knew were shallow, superficial tools who could barely spell Business. So I see where the author was coming from.

Answer 4

We considered business majors to be a real major. As a science major, we considered the Liberal arts and arts to be a joke, but not business.

Answer 5

The person who said that probably majored in philosophy or art or some other bullsh*t and therefore does not have a "real" job.

Answer 6

What does "real" mean anyway. I wouldn't get worked up over it.

Answer 7

He's an idiot!