IQ Estimates by College Major

[Eddie Teach]

I think I went to like 3 of the lectures and did maybe 25% of the reading.

Why...would...you....

I just do not get people who pay shitloads to take a class and never show up.

For the credits.

[Iormlund]

Listed average IQs seem awfully high, unless we're talking elite institutions only.

[PDH]

I hate Education Majors.

I get a boatload in my class because it is an intro class in History...but goddamn they are awful.

[CountDeMoney]

I've met a bunch of people who are getting doctorates in communications at Iowa. 

Seriously, a PhD on how to write a press release?

I'd like to know what that's all about, too.  That seems to be a bit...excessive.

Wackiestest has got to be a PhD progam on books and printing or somesuch. From what I've been told it seems like they write dissertations on fonts, bindings, and paper stock.

It's a dying art.  Somebody has to pass on the knowledge.

[Savonarola]

Listed average IQs seem awfully high, unless we're talking elite institutions only.

It would make more sense if it is the Graduate Record Exam (as it says in the title) rather than the SAT.  A much smaller population would take the GRE and the verbal score runs much lower then the quantitative.

[merithyn]

Wackiestest has got to be a PhD progam on books and printing or somesuch. From what I've been told it seems like they write dissertations on fonts, bindings, and paper stock.

I'd love to get into a book restoration program. There are very few programs in the world anymore who teach it, which means that a lot of ancient books are in danger. Restoration is very much an artform, especially for book bindings older than the 1800s.

On top of that, the PhD would be incredibly useful for identifying old books versus forgeries. There's pretty good money in that, from what I've heard, though, of course, it's not regular pay.

Books...  

[garbon]

Books. How antiquated.

[merithyn]

Pffft CC caved so easily.

Yeah, its like she went out of her way to post something stupid to get me.

You know, you both have the option to just not respond to anything that I write. Really and truly. It's okay. I promise that I won't miss you. In fact, I'm guessing it would be a kindness to many if you didn't.

[merithyn]

Books. How antiquated.

Exactly.

[garbon]

Actually, I indulged in going to my favorite used bookstore in sf. Only ended up with 4 as I put several back.

[derspiess]

And I like how maths sounds.

Please, just don't.  I can tolerate, even embrace other Britishisms, but Americans saying "maths" is like nails on a chalkboard.

[merithyn]

And I like how maths sounds.

Please, just don't.  I can tolerate, even embrace other Britishisms, but Americans saying "maths" is like nails on a chalkboard.

Well... you ask so little... I suppose that I can... just for you.

[derspiess]

LOVE YOU MERI

[Admiral Yi]

Why is it many maths but only one science?

[merithyn]

LOVE YOU MERI

Today.