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When I even say the the words "Bachelor of Studies Degree" some people scoff as if its useless. Whats your opinion?

2006-12-20 15:47:26 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference Higher Education (University +)

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It is a degree, but no specialty behind it. It says there is nothing interesting enough to study and that you are just in college to go to college. Nine times out of ten people don't work under the specialty of what there degrees were for anyway, but regardless that is what many people are thinking when you tell them General Studies. I would try to pick something. Where are your interests... does it lie in science, business, liberal arts...then try to narrow it down. My problem is that I like so many things that I can't decide, and as silly as it sounds I am scared of going into some things that I find really interesting because what I really like is male dominated. There are some women but mainly men especially around here... and I don't want people being extra hard just because they are trying to show me I don't possibly belong just because I am a girl. My husband supports me in going to college, but I think he would even laugh at what I want, because it is just the way things are round here.

2006-12-20 16:04:12 · answer #1 · answered by summera76 4 · 0 0

It is useless if you plan to use it in any sort of career advancement. It isn't useless if you plan to apply to graduate school, or other post-secondary school.

If you have plans for after college, I would designate a major in a field that you want to work in. If you don't know what field you want to work in, you usually do not have to declare a major until just before your Junior year of college.

Any college degree is useful. General Studies really doesn't mean much...in my opinion...it just means that you took a bunch of courses from different areas, and that you may have well rounded knowledge. But, if that is the defining element in a job application, and someone has a specialized degree, I would assume that employers would go with the specialized degree.

2006-12-20 23:53:38 · answer #2 · answered by Brandon W 5 · 2 1

I'd never heard of it, but it looks like that means you won't have a real major - so you won't take advanced or in-depth courses in anything. I don't really see how that will help you, other that to get a job that requires a general bachelors degree with no specifics - like, say, store manager at a mall.

2006-12-20 23:54:33 · answer #3 · answered by eri 7 · 1 1

It's definitely better than no degree, but a more focused degree with a major and a minor is better because it shows you have focus. You might want to choose a major that has a broad range of study within it like Sociology.

2006-12-20 23:50:35 · answer #4 · answered by Victoria 4 · 1 1

check out "Bachelors Degree" section of online degree (Distance Learning) guide @ http://go4onlinedegree.googlepages.com/

Hope it's helpful for you

2006-12-21 14:41:39 · answer #5 · answered by go4onlinedegree.googlepages.com/ 2 · 0 1

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