Best school for studying Political Science/Government/Women's Studies

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Anonymous wrote:The people saying that a Women's Studies degree sets you up for a job as a barista or life on the streets are spouting nonsense. A high-preforming student in ANY major can get many types of job. A C or B student will have a harder time.

First of all, bullshit, and second of all, you are more likely to get a good job in a good career field if you don't major in something stupid and worthless like Women's Studies.

What does a Women's Studies degree say to any employer?

"I am a strident unattractive ideologue who is incapable of studying anything intellectually serious and who will sue you at the drop of a hat over an imaginary grievance."

Yeah that's who I want to hire!

I'd provide this feedback in a more positive manner, but indeed, as a potential employer, I can think of dozens of degrees more appealing than Woman Studies (or Men Studies, if they exist).

I agree. As a hiring partner, women's studies major spells PITA and potential lawsuits to me. I would avoid like the plague. And I would question the judgment of the parents and child for spending $60 - $70K a year to study gender or women's studies. Give me a good econ. or poli-sci major. Or history. At least then I know they can write.

What, you wouldn't listen to some shrill harpy screaming about "the patriarchy" all the time?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A liberal arts education is not a job training school -- and thank God for it. An education is never a waste.

People (or one sock puppet poster) need to calm down. It's not your kid so why the hell does it mean so much to you?

+1 I actually think it is one tiresome poster.

[Anonymous]

OP, definitely check out Brandeis. I did graduate work there. Their political science department is small but very strong, and the school is part of a consortium that allows her to take courses at other area schools. (I don't remember exactly which ones, but I think Tufts, BC, BU, Wellesley, etc.). I was always really impressed by the amount of time and attention the professors spent with undergrads, not just on research and grad students. Very unlike my own undergrad experience at a large university.

When I was there, the head of Women's Studies was also the wife of the university president and the program got a lot of support. They also have a large policy school and an excellent sociology department, both of which would have offerings of interest to a pol sci/women's studies major.

Brandeis also has a good alumni network, especially in DC.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A liberal arts education is not a job training school -- and thank God for it. An education is never a waste.

People (or one sock puppet poster) need to calm down. It's not your kid so why the hell does it mean so much to you?

+1 I actually think it is one tiresome poster.

There are at least two of us questioning the sacred cow of liberal arts, based on actual statistical and workforce data. But, sure, keep deluding yourselves as much as you want!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The people saying that a Women's Studies degree sets you up for a job as a barista or life on the streets are spouting nonsense. A high-preforming student in ANY major can get many types of job. A C or B student will have a harder time.

First of all, bullshit, and second of all, you are more likely to get a good job in a good career field if you don't major in something stupid and worthless like Women's Studies.

What does a Women's Studies degree say to any employer?

"I am a strident unattractive ideologue who is incapable of studying anything intellectually serious and who will sue you at the drop of a hat over an imaginary grievance."

Yeah that's who I want to hire!

Wow. This is why there needs to be Women Studies.

I'd provide this feedback in a more positive manner, but indeed, as a potential employer, I can think of dozens of degrees more appealing than Woman Studies (or Men Studies, if they exist).

What, you wouldn't listen to some shrill harpy screaming about "the patriarchy" all the time?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Women's studies - what does one do with a degree in Women's studies? How many people have to die and free up a job for someone else?

Political science, I can see.

Sadly, my daughter went PolySci/Women's Studies as well. Hopefully she will go to law school which hopefully would be a bit more marketable.

I double majored in public policy and women's studies and now have a flourishing career in management consulting. I've always been interested in strategy work so this seemed like a natural next step after I decided against law school. Net 200k annually. So don't lose all hope!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Women's studies - what does one do with a degree in Women's studies? How many people have to die and free up a job for someone else?

Political science, I can see.

Sadly, my daughter went PolySci/Women's Studies as well. Hopefully she will go to law school which hopefully would be a bit more marketable.

I double majored in public policy and women's studies and now have a flourishing career in management consulting. I've always been interested in strategy work so this seemed like a natural next step after I decided against law school. Net 200k annually. So don't lose all hope!

The pp needs to state which school you came from. If you came from the
Ivies or top schools you can major in basket weaving and still get a management consulting or finance job. The schools that op is looking for don't fit that description. Additionally I suspect your public policy degree was of more value than your women's studies degree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Women's studies - what does one do with a degree in Women's studies? How many people have to die and free up a job for someone else?

Political science, I can see.

Sadly, my daughter went PolySci/Women's Studies as well. Hopefully she will go to law school which hopefully would be a bit more marketable.

I double majored in public policy and women's studies and now have a flourishing career in management consulting. I've always been interested in strategy work so this seemed like a natural next step after I decided against law school. Net 200k annually. So don't lose all hope!

The pp needs to state which school you came from. If you came from the
Ivies or top schools you can major in basket weaving and still get a management consulting or finance job. The schools that op is looking for don't fit that description. Additionally I suspect your public policy degree was of more value than your women's studies degree.

The opposite is true. "Public policy" as a professional degree doesn't mean much. Most people who are actually in public policy have law degrees or economics or something substantive. Women's studies, however, would require the kind of reading, writing, analysis of any liberal arts degree and so would provide actual skills. I say this as someone who majored in public policy and got a law degree. I wish I had done something more substantive as a undergraduate.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The people saying that a Women's Studies degree sets you up for a job as a barista or life on the streets are spouting nonsense. A high-preforming student in ANY major can get many types of job. A C or B student will have a harder time.

First of all, bullshit, and second of all, you are more likely to get a good job in a good career field if you don't major in something stupid and worthless like Women's Studies.

What does a Women's Studies degree say to any employer?

"I am a strident unattractive ideologue who is incapable of studying anything intellectually serious and who will sue you at the drop of a hat over an imaginary grievance."

Yeah that's who I want to hire!

OP, why would you give two cents about an anonymous person behind an anonymous keyboard making no contribution to your life other than being an empty loudmouth.

That said and moving on, there are jobs that utilize politics and women especially in the government. If your DD is as dedicated as she sounds, there are creative ways with some work where she can utilize her degree. No education is worthless. Never.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Women's studies - what does one do with a degree in Women's studies? How many people have to die and free up a job for someone else?

Political science, I can see.

Sadly, my daughter went PolySci/Women's Studies as well. Hopefully she will go to law school which hopefully would be a bit more marketable.

I double majored in public policy and women's studies and now have a flourishing career in management consulting. I've always been interested in strategy work so this seemed like a natural next step after I decided against law school. Net 200k annually. So don't lose all hope!

The pp needs to state which school you came from. If you came from the
Ivies or top schools you can major in basket weaving and still get a management consulting or finance job. The schools that op is looking for don't fit that description. Additionally I suspect your public policy degree was of more value than your women's studies degree.

The opposite is true. "Public policy" as a professional degree doesn't mean much. Most people who are actually in public policy have law degrees or economics or something substantive. Women's studies, however, would require the kind of reading, writing, analysis of any liberal arts degree and so would provide actual skills. I say this as someone who majored in public policy and got a law degree. I wish I had done something more substantive as a undergraduate.

And I say this as someone who worked in finance and management consulting. No one will have picked up the women's studies resume as someone worthy of consideration but the public policy/political science major if from a top school and with high gps may have been considered initially for recruitment

[Anonymous]

Also notice PPP had to go to law school to get a good job. People are giving advice on a worthwhile undergrad degree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Women's studies - what does one do with a degree in Women's studies? How many people have to die and free up a job for someone else?

Political science, I can see.

Sadly, my daughter went PolySci/Women's Studies as well. Hopefully she will go to law school which hopefully would be a bit more marketable.

I double majored in public policy and women's studies and now have a flourishing career in management consulting. I've always been interested in strategy work so this seemed like a natural next step after I decided against law school. Net 200k annually. So don't lose all hope!

The pp needs to state which school you came from. If you came from the
Ivies or top schools you can major in basket weaving and still get a management consulting or finance job. The schools that op is looking for don't fit that description. Additionally I suspect your public policy degree was of more value than your women's studies degree.

The opposite is true. "Public policy" as a professional degree doesn't mean much. Most people who are actually in public policy have law degrees or economics or something substantive. Women's studies, however, would require the kind of reading, writing, analysis of any liberal arts degree and so would provide actual skills. I say this as someone who majored in public policy and got a law degree. I wish I had done something more substantive as a undergraduate.

And I say this as someone who worked in finance and management consulting. No one will have picked up the women's studies resume as someone worthy of consideration but the public policy/political science major if from a top school and with high gps may have been considered initially for recruitment

Public policy is more typically a master's program than undergrad, isn't it? All the "public policy" degreed people I know have master's degrees, with undergrad degrees in something else: poly sci, econ, philosophy, even...women's studies.

[Anonymous]

Public policy can mean many things. I just lumped it into the political science/government studies/international relations category. PPP said he or she had doubled majored in public policy and women studies and gotten a management consulting job netting 200k. Assuming that is an undergrad degree and she got recruited out of undergrad, I can pretty positive first she had a high gpa second she went to a top ivy or school and third they put more weight on her public policy credential- which is not much at that point. If you went to Harvard and these firms think you are smart they hire yo and train you. Not so much Brandeis or whatever schools other posters were suggesting.
If you had to go to law school after to get a good job you went to law school that superseded your worthless undergrad degree. Doing a substantive degree in the liberal arts would have been economics.

[Anonymous]

Why does this one sad little poster care so much about OP's daughter's potential college degree?

Let it go. It is not your child, it is not your decision. You have completely taken over this thread. Please just stop.

[Anonymous]

Have you considered Brandeis?