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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]English major at non-elite college = passive and booky, likely future elementary school teacher or HR role[/quote]

I was an English major at non-elite, pretty mediocre liberal arts college. I  went to a T14 law school and am currently a SAHM. I was at a boutique law firm, doing copyright litigation.  I won some big cases that were national news.  I quit practicing law after having a kid with autism who needed a stay-at-home parent. If I had chosen to stay, I would have been a partner. I was offered a partnership before I stopped practicing.

Most of my classmates ended up in law school.  One of my friends is a law professor.  One of my friends is a partner at a white shoe firm in Chicago.  Two of my friends own their own small law firms.  One of my friends quit her law job and owns a quilt shop.  One of my friends quit practicing law and is currently working as a researcher for Westlaw in Minneapolis. Another friend got a PhD in political science after law school and is now a research fellow at University of Minnesota.

All in all, we had generally good career outcomes.

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+1 English major from tiny mid-west college no one hears about. Very accomplished classmates among my fellow English majors (professors, lawyers, judges, authors, university administrators, teachers, politicians, judges, etc.). I'm a retired law partner (and also did the SAHM thing for years when my preemie was born).[/quote]

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