While it may be true that people who don't know what they want to do find
themselves trying on Biology, at the undergrad level there's some real
buggers called Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry and Cell Biology that screens
out the weak even at this level. These aren't courses that allow
indecision, which you seem to be implying. I only hope you can clarify this
and it was a weak moment where sarcasm seemed to better fit the bill than
reason.
Likewise in Business & Administration... Statistics and Microeconomics
seemed to have been the real buggers (at least that's what my sister and
roomates had trouble with) and in the case of one of my roomates, he ended
up dropping out because he couldn't pass Stats (even though he had a
fantastic Biology-based tutor trying to help him ;)
Fact is... A lot of kids these days show up "Pre-Med" as Freshmen, and by
the end of Q1 through a heavy dose of reality in Inorganic Chemistry and
Pre-Calc, have found themselves in much more suitable career paths.
Would their initial choice discredit Medicine in your eyes as well?
Something any Joe could do better than the professionals?
And foremost... My impression of your comments sounds like there aren't any
bad businesses out there. Even ones that are financially successful... I
have worked for and consulted to many Fortune 500 companies. They are only
financially successful because they have so much inertia and mass.
The consumerist "sheep" they sell their wares and services to are a pretty
poor peer review, don't you think?
No one pays attention to the proposals of those who've made careers out of
sounding important and never delivering anything, in the business world.
Equally in the Biological sciences world... No one pays attention to the
proposals of those who've made careers out of sounding important and never
delivering anything. Deja vu?
Todd
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Zarlinga" <njz_at_clevelandmetroparks.com>
> Above was your post. The impression I get from your sarcasm is that
biology
> as a major is the second most popular in your eyes. Therefore, passion
for
> the field not necessarily associated with it since there are so many
people
> who go into it. Maybe that is just me reading into and open ended
comment.
>
> Yes, biology might not have much initial accountability, but it is peer
> reviewed which tends to steer it in the right direction. You don't
> contribute much to the common good if you don't have others agreeing with
> you.
>
> Nick Zarlinga
> Aquarium Biologist
> Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
> 216.661.6500 ext 4485
>
>
> ><)> -----Original Message-----
> ><)> From: owner-nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> ><)> On Behalf
> ><)> Of Irate Mormon
> ><)> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 12:32 AM
> ><)> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> ><)> Subject: RE: NANFA-- Collecting ethics
> ><)>
> ><)>
> ><)> I can't answer that - just making an observation
> ><)> based on what I perceive to be
> ><)> factual. But it seems to me that there is little
> ><)> accountability in the biology
> ><)> field, where publication counts, vs, the business
> ><)> field, where results count.
> ><)>
> ><)> Prost,
> ><)>
> ><)> Martin
> ><)> Jackson, MS
> ><)>
> ><)>
> ><)> Quoting Nick Zarlinga <njz_at_clevelandmetroparks.com>:
> ><)>
> ><)> > Yeah, but how many of those biology majors ended
> ><)> up in the biology field,
> ><)> > that is the real question. It is alot harder to
> ><)> secure yourself in the
> ><)> > biology field than in the business field. Lots
> ><)> of opportunities over there.
> ><)> > Let's call a spade a spade. Lots of people
> ><)> think that animals are cute.
> ><)>
> ><)>
> ><)> > ><)>
> ><)> > ><)> I remember when I was a student,
> ><)> that there were
> ><)> > ><)> two majors adopted by folks who
> ><)> > ><)> didn't know what they wanted to major in:
> ><)> > ><)>
> ><)> > ><)> 1) Business administration
> ><)> > ><)> 2) Biology
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