Hey… let me ask you a question…
“What’s your degree in?”
Don’t you hate that question? It’s bad enough to have answer it when you’re out of school, but when you’re actually in school, it’s followed up with the inevitable,
“So, ummm… what are you gonna do with that?”
Ugh.
It’s best just to avoid those situations if possible. But sometimes you can’t avoid them and you’re stuck… and it leads to awkwardness.
The people who wrote these tweets know what I’m talking about.
1. Don’t ask me.
https://twitter.com/SeeTedTalk/status/1112370558048632834
2. Sure. Just like that.
“What are you studying?”
“Physics with Astrophysics.”
“Astrophysics?”
“It’s basically a blending of astronomy and physics.”
“Like horoscopes and such?”
?♂️?♂️?♂️
— Recovering Pagan (@Pour_rick) March 30, 2019
3. Absolutely not.
“What’s your major?”
“Digital illustration”
“Can you draw me for free? I’ll pay you with exposure” https://t.co/ng0Bmo4SJE— An Angry Feminist (@zarascomics) March 26, 2019
4. All kinds of deep thoughts.
“What’s your degree in?”
“Philosophy.”
“Ah so you think about deep stuff right?”
“Define ‘stuff’” https://t.co/MSJEHng1AI
— Aristotelian Memes – Brave, powerful person (@aristotelianmem) April 1, 2019
5. I didn’t say “mind reader.”
“What’s your major?”
“Psychology”
“So what am I thinking right now?” https://t.co/LhtA8AyK09— Olivia Marshall (@olivvvvvvia) March 25, 2019
6. I have no clue.
“What’s your degree in?”
“Cognitive Science”
“Ah, that’s when you… erhm, what is that about, actually?”
“We don’t really know yet” https://t.co/bY0TqTSXGE
— Jelle (@theblub) March 30, 2019
7. The only two options.
“What’s your degree in?”
“Geography.”
“Oh. So, you, like, memorize capitals?”
“No, that was my classmate. I do rivers, in order from shortest to longest.” https://t.co/0lJSEXjoL1
— Dr. Jacquelyn Gill (@JacquelynGill) March 29, 2019
8. Get a rich spouse.
“What’s your major?”
“Elementary education”
“Oh you better marry rich then” https://t.co/zQYzgDN85b— Cam (@Cameron_Munk13) March 24, 2019
9. Not that, sorry.
“What’s your degree in?”
“Meteorology.”
“Wow… Studying meteors sounds cool.”
“What? No. How do you not even know what a meteorologist studies?”
Shocking how many times this conversation has occurred. https://t.co/Z2FnQVQ1Jx
— Becky Bolinger (@ClimateBecky) March 30, 2019
10. No to both questions.
“What’s your degree in?”
“Film production.”
“Oh, so can you film my cousin’s wedding?”
“No.”
“Can you… make a movie?”
“… No.” https://t.co/7nh3urg1Dn
— Captain Disillusion (@CDisillusion) March 31, 2019
11. Licking Rocks 101.
“What’s your degree in?”
“Geology.”
“So you study dirt?”
“Mmm, sometimes, but mostly I lick rocks. But also Mars geology, so I lick the screen a lot.” https://t.co/pOLdsnrh6N
— Mapperwocky ?⛰⚒ (@cirquelar) March 30, 2019
12. Gonna be a pot farmer?
“What’s your major?”
“Botany.”
“Oh, do you want to grow weed?”
“I study crop stress physiology in order to combat climate change. We derive the data and equations other departments use for their studies.”
“What?”
— plantsRtheAnswer (@AldousHofmann) March 30, 2019
13. Put you on the spot.
“What’s your major”
“Marketing”
“Sell me this pen” https://t.co/5KcJCUEANd— ???ℕ?? (@amanda_lea19) March 26, 2019
14. That’s why I chose it!
“What’s your major?”
“Petroleum Engineering”
“Oh so you like killing the planet huh”Almost every time https://t.co/mE0hhLoNy5
— nic ? (@pumpkinking39) March 25, 2019
15. All kinds of pitches.
“What’s your degree in?”
“Computer Science”
“Ah! So I have this really cool idea for an app..”
— Lukas Donkers (@LukasDonkers) April 1, 2019
No thank you. I think it’s best we just ignore those conversations altogether.
By the way…I hate to ask this, but…what’s your degree in?
Share with us in the comments!