<p>This might seem like a silly question, but I can’t stop wondering.
I know Cal is a really esteemed school for majors in the sciences (chem, bio, physics etc;), so I was wondering if people that major in things like sociology are treated differently or ‘frowned upon’…
Like when talking to people/Cal students and I tell them I’m a soc major will they be like ‘ohhhhh…yeaaahh’
like do people think less of it? Do science majors think less of it?</p>
<p>Not at all. Even if they did who cares? There’s plenty of students at Berkeley who aren’t science majors. I’m double majoring in philosophy and MCB and my friends at Berkeley don’t treat the humanities any differently from the sciences.</p>
<p>@Jasmine1405: Look, Berkeley is one of the top universities for sociology. You are coming up against the ever-present ‘science vs. humanities’ debate (even though Sociology is technically a ‘social science’). It doesn’t matter what people outside of your discipline say about your decision. What matters is how you perform in your field. Does it matter to you what business majors say about your coursework? Exactly… Rise above this infantile debate.</p>
<p>Not everyone is a science major. Alternatively, not every science major is capable of performing well in other fields (feel free to flame away).</p>
<p>I’m a former UC Berkeley Haas Research Scholar and, as such, my undergraduate research (in history) was chosen to be fully funded over many science majors who applied for the honor (many with more obviously applicable research projects). There is value in fields outside of the hard sciences (although the dollar signs tend to attract many away from the humanities). Keep your head high. There are many more flavors out there besides vanilla.</p>
<p>Don’t give in to the superiority complex attitudes of others that you read on the message boards or overhear in the library regarding major selection. Choose something you will be happy with, or something you are passionate about. If your acquaintances respond the way you presented in your original post, then they deserve not to be your friend. Take care and good luck!</p>