In 2012, would you advise your child to do liberal arts in college?
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Only if it correlates to the law degree they are obtaining.
Boom.
No because i don't even know what the hell a liberal arts major is
No. if your liberal arts degree serves you well, good for you. I know way too many kats with lib art degree who ended up going back to school to get another degree, and admits it was mostly a waste of resources.
Only if they're not good at math and science. By the time they reach high school either they got it or they don't, a college major won't change that.
I'm just sayin.
I'm just sayin.
I wouldn't tell them to do it, but I wouldn't be against it. They can get a graduate degree later on. Since they are homeschooled, my kids will probably be coming out of college when most are two years in. It would be unreasonable of me to expect them to know what they want to do at such a young age.
They can get whatever the hell degree they want, as long as it's not complete bullshit.
The key in college is to get an internship(s). Let me say that again:
The key in college is to get an internship(s).
It's going to be very awkward sitting on the other side of the table on that first interview and then get a question like this:
Interviewer: "So....what have you done the last 4 years besides go to school?"
You: "................"
The key in college is to get an internship(s). Let me say that again:
The key in college is to get an internship(s).
It's going to be very awkward sitting on the other side of the table on that first interview and then get a question like this:
Interviewer: "So....what have you done the last 4 years besides go to school?"
You: "................"
Well, it took me a long time to make my degree count for anything, but I kept at it. I think my education was the icing on the cake when it came to getting into the industry I'm in now - more so my character and work ethic.
A lot of people think majors like music, sociology, psychology, English, history, and so forth are less lucrative fields of education but that's not always the case. It really depends on the person.
I'd encourage him/her to get them transferrable credits, no matter what major they go with. If they have a more lucrative, focused major, all the better, but at least get those 120 or so credits. If/when the want/need to re-visit school, they will have that credit base to work from.
Life is what you make it. Ain't no degree going to protect you from yourself.
As long as you plan to go back to school get a graduate degree of some sort, theres no prob wit that
What do you consider bullshit though?
Majors like "General Studies" or Kinesiology.
Basically don't major in something that isn't rigorous in the slightest.
Depends on the College. If it's a good school where i know they can build connects or good employers recruit, why not? My ex girl went to a very good, historic liberal arts college (Lafayette in easton, PA) and all her friends who did LA are doing just fine. Scored great internships or got great job placement.
But i would honestly want my child to have a more focused major.
But i would honestly want my child to have a more focused major.
depends on what school they attend... and what they want to do.
If its an Ivy League school... who cares what they major in, a 4 yr arts degree from Brown, Columbia etc... is a door opener with incredible alumni networks, I don't care if its art history major, they'll be ok. Same goes to a slightly lesser extent for prestige schools Stanford, MIT, NYU... more important than the degree its who they meet -the friends they make, the networks they join or are accepted into as an alumni.
If you're talking about any SUNY, any UC, NotreDame, UConn, down to Devry or the U of Phoenix... hell no - even if they don't know what they want to do - get a technical degree or a skilled degree (like education, health care etc)
If its an Ivy League school... who cares what they major in, a 4 yr arts degree from Brown, Columbia etc... is a door opener with incredible alumni networks, I don't care if its art history major, they'll be ok. Same goes to a slightly lesser extent for prestige schools Stanford, MIT, NYU... more important than the degree its who they meet -the friends they make, the networks they join or are accepted into as an alumni.
If you're talking about any SUNY, any UC, NotreDame, UConn, down to Devry or the U of Phoenix... hell no - even if they don't know what they want to do - get a technical degree or a skilled degree (like education, health care etc)
i would let my kid explore whatever major he wants.
we would talk about pros/cons and earning potential but at the end of the day i would support them.
we would talk about pros/cons and earning potential but at the end of the day i would support them.
Nigga, do you know anything about Kinesiology? Personal & sports trainers & physical therapists, all of who make good money ($40-$60/hr+), study Kinesiology. And I've heard from those who've majored in it say the studies are as rigorous as medical school.
I was talking to a philosopy professor and he was explaing how most employers are looking for employess with good communication and critical thinking skills. He also explained that most employers are not hiring the students with these skills which are your liberal art students. If being a good communicator and critical thinker is at the base of every industry then yes I would advise someone to get a liberal arts degree.
There's nothing easy about Kinesiology, I received my degree in Exercise Science & Health Promotion which is similar. You can make good money with that degree but of course a graduate degree is always better. I'm currently in Chiropractic now and that was definitely the right choice for me.
Whatever field they pursue they need to gain enough knowledge and skill to be able to work for themselves. Most people pursue a degree with the goal of working for someone else, and that is where they go horribly wrong.
That's very funny. Because pretty much all my high school coaches and everyone I know that played sports at the collegiate level majored in Kinesiology or were goaded by their coaches to major in it.
Why?
Because they said it was one of the easiest degrees you can get. This may be different from college to college (as most majors are), but this is the general consensus I've heard from the people I know that majored in it.
And becoming a Physical Therapist requires a post graduate degree and as well becoming licensed.