Take note: Top 5 most loved and hated college courses

15 Aug 2017

Not all subjects are created equal. Some inspire students enough to make them happily attend 8am classes, while others incite disdain and swear words at all times of day.

In CollegeStats’ new survey, the college database website surveyed 500 undergrad and post-grad students to discover and rank once and for all which classes students loved and hated the most.

MOST LOVED

1. Psychology

Is it bad that I just bought all my college books and I already wanna look through my psychology textbook? 🤔

— kendraaaa✨ (@heyitskendra_XO) August 14, 2017

Scoring top marks for enjoyment, students also report having among lowest levels of stress for their psychology classes despite having to put in the time to study it. Now, that’s commitment.

2. History

Donald Trump’s presidency is saving the history degree https://t.co/LtrPxWNp70 via @qz @vugradhistory

— Judy Giesberg (@JGiesberg) July 12, 2017

We may have Donald Trump to thank for this. Since elected president, there has been a surge in interest in the subject by students (as seen in this Google Trends chart here), who like the rest of us, is asking: “How did this happen?”.

3. Biology

https://twitter.com/liabilityz/status/897228659328679936

Not only do students say they enjoy the classes, the starting salaries for biology majors are also among the highest in the country, according to a Michigan State University’s Collegiate Employment Research Institute (CERI) report.

4. English

Serial entrepreneur @Claradactyl "Surprise, I was an English major in college…it’s like majoring in unicorns." #GSummit @SIGinsights https://t.co/nlOuAOMfmp

— Sarah Holliman (@sholliman) August 14, 2017

Students get to analyse Kobe Bryant’s retirement poetry “Dear Basketball”, and create a Twitter account that mashes up Britney Spears and Caravaggio. What’s not to love?

5. Abnormal psychology

https://twitter.com/chelliegirlta/status/889935713596297218

It’s the branch of psychology that dives into the unusual, from behaviour to emotion and thoughts, that could lead to a mental disorder. Again, Donald Trump’s presidency may or may not have played a part in this course’s popularity.

MOST HATED

1. Calculus

College is actually nice but then calculus happened

— Dee (@Xenragade) August 14, 2017

No surprises here. Students reported high levels of stress for the class which requires high time commitment as well.

2. Biology

Looked at my Biology syllabus and I already quit college.

— Natalie (@Nataliec_Benne) August 15, 2017

It’s a subject that includes anatomy, neuroscience, and genetics. No wonder It’s known to be one of the “hardest” majors with one of the lowest average GPAs.

3. Chemistry

Why is passing chemistry the hardest part of college…

— 《 Mackenna 》 (@mackennaheitkam) August 15, 2017

A lot of stress and time go into learning those formulas. Enjoyment? Nearly half the score of Psychology.

4. English

https://twitter.com/whatisarene/status/893918725187002370

Looks like college students love and hate the subject equally.

5. Statistics

https://twitter.com/rannishal/status/893977859001339905

“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics,” goes the quote made popular by Mark Twain and attributed to British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. For college students, statistics classes seem more like “Pain, damned pain and statistics”.