Talk Elections

I do, buddy. I do.

No, why would I have spent time getting such a worthless degree?!

A sociology degree would give you a better understanding of politics than PoSci.

I have neither.  I'm an unsuccessful PR guy, mostly out of inherent laziness.

On a positive note, I just have to call jmfcst a closet f****t four more times until I'm free from the forum.

That's one of those phrases like Jumbo Shrimp or Pretty Ugly or Act Naturally, isn't it?

For fun, of course. I did it so I could follow in the footsteps of my hero, Alvin Greene.

Nah, academic political science is most applied statistics.

Anyway, I minored in it.

jmfcst feels privileged that you chose him to trip on while getting stoned...just don't go jumping out any windows, for not only might jmfcst feel guilty for a fleeting instant, it could be dangerous to those down below.

It was my second major along with economics.

Nah, but I'll either Double Major in it with History or just take a bunch of classes in it without an official degree.

Public administration, the political science degree for Republicans.  :)

This.

A Republican social worker, ladies and gentlemen.  You may be the only one.

Thought of minoring in it, but no.

Then you don't have one!

It's a good stepping stone for law, yes?

I'm in chemistry.

Hah no!

I don't engage in such Jew rhetoric!

Yes, but I'm using my math degree/MBA a lot more.

I thought about minoring in it, but didn't really see the point. I took a few classes in it and got rid of a few electives that way. Also took a class on the 2008 election during the election. The head of the Orange County Republican and Democratic parties came to visit. Apparently John Campbell was coming too, but he bitched out. The Democrats came dressed in shorts and Hawaiian shirts and the Republicans came in suit and tie, including the 14 year old boy they brought with them (sex slave?). Pretty awesome.

Republicans brought a 14 year old boy? Not very subtle. But I would have expected younger.

Minor only.

Honours with full specialization. Represent.

Caseworker, actually.  I was surprised to see the "liberals" were ones on favor of putting everyone in welfare in camps.  :)

I abandoned that little mistake in my life when I canned it, and for my 4th year of college went to the graduate school of business.  I had had enough of game theory and other assorted and sundry boring and terminally useless junk that they have the gall to characterize as an "academic discipline."  It is nothing of the sort.

I agree with Torie. It's pseudo-intellectualism at its near worst (maybe Philosophy can trump it), but as a Poli-Sci major, one gets to spend their nights drinking while still retaining good grades. Whereas other, more intellectual majors, such as mechanical engineering, organic chemistry, and molecular and cellular biology, well, don't. The Political Science major is the life of the glamorous. At least until you graduate and find yourself working at McDonald's.

My mother was a social worker who leaned Republican (its much more of a pronounced tendency now); of course, her experience with the unintended consequences of the 'Great Society' contributed to that...

I have a degree in Political Science, it was amazing fun (and not just because we had our bull sessions at Hooters), but its essentially useless without a Graduate degree of some kind.

Three little nuggets of advice:

1.) Try to double major in something useful

2.) Pay attention to routine details (most places, a Professor is not empowered to drop you by mutual agreement-you actually have to do it yourself after receiving permission.  Most people already realize this, but I'm a friggin' dumbass who was too busy with intellectual exploration to bother with the fine print)

3.) No matter what, do not burn out right before thesis class-you'll live to regret it.

...considering how bad they are at it... or don't believe in it... that's odd.

Yes, yes I do have one, I had a double-major in my undergrad with history, but did my honours in Poli Sci.

No, I aim having a job in future, not being unemployed.

I've never been unemployed :P... touch wood.

Well, I'm sure employment is scarce and difficult to find.
To answer the question, same answer than Holmes, Chemistry.

Not in this town it's not...

Soon. ;)

No. I vaguely considered to study political science before I applied for university but eventually my interest in languages won out.

yes i do.  the plus side is i enjoyed most of my classes.  the negative is it isnt a great degree to have.

if i had it to do over i would have majored in something like accounting.

     No, nor have I taken any classes in that subject.

Political science reminds me a lot of law school, probably because most of the students here majored in it or English. Everyone seemed to overvalue their intelligence and speak in a manner that assured the person listening would not understand a word they were saying. It was mostly common sense and worthless papers. I would not recommend anyone major in it unless you are sure you want to go to law school, teach, or be unemployed. Otherwise, I'd major in it only if you are also majoring in something practical.

Economics is far more helpful to the study of the law than poly sci for heavens sake. The law is often driven by economic principles, to wit economic efficiency and all of that.

Oh I agree. But the demeanor of the students, mind you, reminds me of Political science classes as opposed to those in my economics classes. I just wrote my first memorandum for today, and my professor commented on how well, efficient and concise it was. I learned that in my economics classes.

No. If I had to do a soft subject, it would be history.