An article in the NY Times today reviews how the U.S. is losing their science majors once they are IN college. The article is available here: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/education/edlife/why-science-majors-change-their-mind-its-just-so-darn-hard.html?google_editors_picks=true
Some key points: (1) The focus here is on students with strong STEM backgrounds. (2) Science majors at big research institutions are more likely to drop out of the science major relative to other less prestigious institutions.. (3) As some of the comments to the article point out, people with STEM majors and graduate study still have a hard time getting jobs, especially ones that pay well. (4) For purposes of this article, psychology is NOT a science (indeed, there is a case presented of a student with a strong background in math, was an engineering major at Notre Dame and switched to a double-major in English and psychology -- he plans on becoming a clinical psychologist). By the way, I believe the APA and other organizations were trying to get psychology recognized as a STEM discipline. Anyone know how that is going? -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.eud --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=13889 or send a blank email to leave-13889-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
