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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here - thanks all for your input. She is an incoming freshman and trying to find her way around. Def not doing it for med school application. She simply enjoys reading and understanding history. Bio major and taking a few history courses here and there sounds like a good way to move forward. We are not independently wealthy so having marketable skills is a must. [/quote]

You can absolutely get a job with a history degree, even if it's not specifically using the history (i.e. teacher).
As others have pointed out, if you major in history, in order to be successful you will have to be able to 
-read a great deal of material
-absorb and analyze that material, and write clear, logical responses to the material.
Think how many jobs require you to do that!
I think if you are strategic about internships and regular contact with the college's career center while you are pursuing the history degree, you can definitely land on your feet with a job post-graduation. The trick is to be doing that kind of strategic thinking throughout college, not just waiting until senior year.[/quote]

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