I have pretty much the stereotypical personality of someone majoring in journalism, philosophy, or communications. I realized I needed to study some thing that would make me money. I'm an engineer, but I was all day in the Communications and Arts bulding becuase I was just never able to get along with the other people majoring in engineering.
All my friends now who graduated from journalism, philosophy, communications, theatre, or art years ago, have a job you could've easily gotten with just a highschool degree.
What the point? Why do some people study those careers?
2007-09-09 19:33:43 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
What I would wonder is why they took those jobs; there are plenty of jobs out there which require a college degree, but don't care what that degree is in. I do find that some people make silly choices initially upon graduating from college that ruins their chances later on. I've known students who, instead of taking a career-oriented job right after college because the starting pay was low, stuck with the job they had part-time while in school. Of course, the pay on those jobs never goes up, while the career-oriented jobs tend to build, and five years later they would have been making far more.
2007-09-09 21:01:03 · answer #1 · answered by neniaf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It isn't the degree -- it is your friends.
Almost everyone I know who got a degree in Journalism, Philosophy or Literature has been very successful. Some went on to graduate programs or professional schools -- while others found jobs in industry. I even know lots of journalism majors who work as journalists.
In fact, I studied philosophy and am now a Finance Professor at a highly ranked Business School.
Don't blame the lack of success of your friends on their fields of study -- blame it on their lack of ambition.
2007-09-09 21:03:31 · answer #2 · answered by Ranto 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
you have a superb opportunity...yet you're able to try in case you are able to to pass in a certainly type putting reason as yet another answerer stated, journalism is an extremely hands on, functional significant. you're able to do certainly reporting and interviewing so which you would be able to get "your ft moist" that enables you to speak. the only way which you will study reporting and assembly cut-off dates, the two significant in journalism, is unquestionably doing it. i discussed to somebody else that there are faculties that have night and weekend classes for adults who're no longer the "classic" pupil so there is a superb opportunity which you will detect a school on your section which could extra healthful into your schedule...They do exists so do no longer provide up. i'm praying for you.
2016-10-10 07:15:38 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋