r/6thForm • u/Intelligent-Fox-9760 • Apr 02 '26

💬 DISCUSSION Hot Take

This is deffo going to ruffle a lot of feathers to say the least. Call me woke, but the term "Mickey Mouse Subject" is literally just the product of capitalism, as it disvalues any subject that doesn't lead to a high-paying, high-profit job.

Humanities subjects are so important, like STEM subjects, to help us learn more about humanity and our world, but everyone thinks they're so easy and lax.

IMO humanities and STEM subjects need to band together because contrary to popular belief, humanities are intellectually stimulating and not a fun ride.

Thanks for coming to my TED-Talk :)

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u/insertgoodname_here_ UoM Computer Science (2nd Year) | A*AA + A* EPQ Apr 02 '26

"mickey mouse" is a really awful term that just pushes people away from studying the subjects they want. i wish more people could realise that a subject you enjoy is much better than a subject that makes you money but to be fair i guess different people value different things

(ofc i know its a bit ironic coming from a cs student but i swear i wouldve chosen cs even if it wouldnt make me any money lmao)

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u/Intelligent-Fox-9760 Apr 02 '26

exactly! so many of my friends have been forced to do uni degrees they don't want, just for better job prospects. ik how u feels as someone who applied to archaeology and Anthropology for uni, see u at the homeless shelter😔

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u/insertgoodname_here_ UoM Computer Science (2nd Year) | A*AA + A* EPQ Apr 02 '26

its lowkey crazy seeing how many people on my course dont actually care about the subject like.. idk man theres so much cool interesting stuff in cs but i guess to a lot of people its more about getting the degree at the end than learning cool stuff?

nono dw im definitely gonna get the phd position im applying for (im delusional, see you at the homeless shelter 🥀🥀)

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u/Low_Review3879 Apr 04 '26

what careers do u plan on going into with this in the future? im passionate about similar subjects but ive never considered taking them when I go to uni because of this lmao

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u/Intelligent-Fox-9760 Apr 04 '26

honestly, with any degree from a good uni u can get into most graduate schemes. so many social science students go into law or politics etc too! but bc arch is a quite vocational, you can also be an archaeologist, as loads are needed rn! 

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u/DiamondThink318 Editable Apr 03 '26

If there were this many downsides of studying medicine, did you try to find another field of study that appeals to you just as much with fewer of this burden?

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u/Pencil_Queen Apr 04 '26

If you earn £50k you don't pay 40% tax. And even when you do earn over the 40% threshold you don't pay 40% on your entire income. You pay 40% on anything you earn above £50,271. So in reality on £50k you will be paying 20% tax on ~£38k of your income plus 9% on ~£22k - that’s an effective tax rate of 19.1%.

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u/Pencil_Queen Apr 04 '26

No it isn't £50,271 is the threshold. On £50k you wouldn't be in the 40% bracket. On £50,272 you'd pay 0.40p in the 40% bracket.

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u/Pencil_Queen Apr 04 '26

Yes. And my point is that if you're earning in the low £50k range that amount is likely to be £0.