I don't know if I can do this.

blprof
Tue, 13 May 2014 01:30:42 +0000

stmarys: All STEM jobs together account for 25% of the workforce. That means 75% are in non-STEM fields. While I certainly would encourage anyone to go into a STEM field, clearly there are many other job opportunities out there and your dismissal of any major other than STEM is ridiculous. Are STEM jobs the only “important” jobs out there? What world are you living in? Some futuristic world where everyone is ruled through technology?

And why discount outliers? Are their accomplishments meaningless? The fact that there are people who are successful despite not meeting the obvious criteria of projecting future success (i.e., being fortunate enough to being born to a family in Birmingham, MI) is exactly why colleges have programs like this.

Why do you assume that someone like the OP is “years” behind other students at Michigan? Just because they came from Detroit and not Birmingham? BTW, are you the resurrection of bluebound? Sure sounds like it.

From your other posts, it looks like you are going to be a freshman at Michigan, which means you are 17/18. Perhaps that explains it.