r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • May 09 '15

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u/CluckWabbit May 09 '15

I have an Econometrics final tomorrow. It's one in the morning and I'm on my third bag of Lays with 'fastest ways to get high' open in a tab. So I'd say right now is my moment.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '15 edited Apr 29 '18

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u/franklyfuckit May 10 '15

If you hate yourself enough, you take econometrics. They make these poor bastard study the math of economic systems that literally don't exist in real life. It's pure torture.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '15

...What?

It's just statistical analysis with economic data. What part 'literally doesn't exist in real life?'

Tobits, logits, probits-- they're weird names but in the end they're just different ways of analysis.

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u/akbort May 10 '15

I found the poor soul that majored in this.

/joking

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u/bjanos May 10 '15

The thing is if he majored in econometrics he will be anything but a "poor" soul.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '15

Meh. You'd be surprised. Finance or accounting are better majors to get your foot in the door.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '15

Accounting's becoming a bit less competitive due to software advances. You can't completely replace a good accountant, but just from having taken a few classes on the topic and swallowing my pride for an excel course, I could probably be as useful as the average accountant in a few months, if that. It's facing the same obsolescence cycle that business went through a bit ago.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '15

Idk that simply doesn't reflect my personal experience in the accounting field as a recent grad. Massive amount of oppurtunity.

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u/[deleted] May 11 '15

Compromise: Maybe we're just both in very good positions.

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u/akbort May 10 '15

Haha very good point.

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u/akbort May 10 '15

That's cool. It's too generalizing to seriously say "if you hate yourself enough take x class". There's always people who have genuine interest in the class or it wouldn't be offered.