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While I was visiting Dan and Lisa – Dan talked about returning to school for a degree at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. It got me thinking – so I looked up what courses they offered, and found this link to a “what am I suited for” quiz as it related to the CSU curriculum: https://csu.mymajors.com/quiz/

I was curious as to what they would recommend for me. I found the answers amusing (rated for best match in interest and down):

• Fermentation Science and Technology
  Your Score: 529
• Interior Architecture and Design
  Your Score: 410
• Apparel and Merchandising
  Your Score: 407
• Hospitality Management
  Your Score: 383
• Women’s and Gender Studies
  Your Score: 317
• Journalism and Media Communication
  Your Score: 299
• Political Science
  Your Score: 299
• Philosophy
  Your Score: 297
• Sociology
  Your Score: 285
• Human Resource Management Concentration
  Your Score: 283

Interesting, really. Fermentation Science and Technology – that might be good for my moonshine fascination and my love of pickles as my late night salty/crunchy snack.

Mentioned the test to Dan, who results were:

• Fermentation Science and Technology
  Your Score: 516
• Hospitality Management
  Your Score: 463
• English
  Your Score: 450
• Human Resource Management Concentration
  Your Score: 377
• Business Administration
  Your Score: 377
• Social Work
  Your Score: 316
• Animal Science
  Your Score: 313
• Equine Science
  Your Score: 313
• Zoology
  Your Score: 313
• Human Development and Family Studies
  Your Score: 266

WOW – apparently both Dan AND I are supposed to be on a Fermentation Science and Technology track. Wondering what that is?

Fermentation Science and Technology is a multidisciplinary major focusing on the science of fermented foods and beverages. The curriculum focuses on the science of the processes and methods involved with using microorganisms in the commercial production of fermented products. Courses in the major also emphasize the safety, culinary, and nutritional aspects of fermented foods and beverages. This major prepares students for employment in the fermented food and beverage industries in such roles as product development, processing, quality assurance and control, sensory evaluation, packaging, distribution, and plant management. Students enrolled in this major have the opportunity to participate in industry activities and professional organizations to increase their practical understanding of fermented food and beverage production, processing methods, and specific techniques. Learning Outcomes Students will demonstrate: Ability to integrate biological and chemical processes to quality and stability of fermented foods, and to critique and effectively communicate the relationships among processing of fermented foods, nutrition, and food safety. Discipline specific knowledge of the skills and competencies needed in fermentation science and technology. Examples include knowledge of food chemistry, sensory evaluation of fermented products, brewing processes, refining and packaging technology, food production management, and fermentation microbiology. Understanding of classification, production, financial aspects, consumption, and service of controlled beverages, including effective management of facilities and people with emphasis on safe service training and management. Competent application of science, history, culture, safety, health, and nutrition dimensions of fermented foods and beverages.

Potential Careers: Potential Occupations Partnerships with industry help provide field experience and internships for majors in Fermentation Science and Technology. The food industry is the largest in the world and fermentation science is a rapidly emerging area, so the future is promising. Examples of careers include fermentation scientist, food scientist, food technologist, food health inspector, food safety specialist, brewer, biotechnologist, quality control analyst, sensory analyst, food microbiologist, or entrepreneur.

Now let’s throw Lisa into the mix with her results:

• Human Development and Family Studies
  Your Score: 617
• Family and Consumer Sciences
  Your Score: 617
• Neuroscience
  Your Score: 588
• Psychology
  Your Score: 588
• Nutrition and Food Science
  Your Score: 580
• Animal Science
  Your Score: 570
• Equine Science
  Your Score: 570
• Zoology
  Your Score: 570
• Fermentation Science and Technology
  Your Score: 530
• Social Work
  Your Score: 444

So, even though Lisa’s score in the Fermentation Science category was number nine on her list – the level of appropriateness was right in the same numerical range as Dan and I.

Maybe the three of us should start a business that relies on fermentation. Beer? Whiskey? Pickles?

Here is a graph of where the three of us interact in our interests:

Please feel free to take the test and see where you end up. Granted, this is for a state-run land-grant college with some unique degree choices.

Definitely one of the most geeky posts I’ve done.

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