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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Quite frankly, and I am speaking as manager who has been involved in hiring college graduates for many years, we prefer those who have a STEM degree for the most part.

Now if a liberal arts major is from a top notch school, that would be a positive. The only reasonably assured path for someone with a liberal arts degree is to then go to grad school, law school or the medical field or a field where there are decent employment prospects.

I am not impressed with examples of people who went to a liberal arts school and then did very well whether they majored in philosophy, etc. There was a time through the nineties when that was a viable route to well paying jobs. But the economy has changed and what worked several decades ago does not do so any longer.

Yes, there may be exceptions even today, but with the cost of college being what it is today it would be foolhardy to ignore the realities of today's economy.[/quote]

You're assuming liberal arts people want to work for you.  I think what you're seeing here is many who decide to take the unconventional path and major in liberal arts also take unconventional paths when it comes to career and find a way to make it work for them.  And I'm going to bet for many liberal arts majors the idea of toiling away in an office is not super high on the desires list, hence pursuing jobs that allow for creativity. [/quote]
[b]Sure, if you have a trust fund, you don't have to work in an office. The only other option is barista or similar service position that never required a degree to begin with.[/b] A very small percentage of those people will be able to earn a living wage working in an unconventional job. A few live that dream with a lot of talent and luck, but even most very talented people will eventually have to work for the man (or the woman, you know what I mean).[/quote]

Actually, those aren't the only options. Not by a long shot.  But keep believing what you've been told. [/quote]
Please, supply me with a list of viable careers for a liberal arts major that does not involve working a 9-5 job. Even most photography majors have to wait tables to make ends meet.[/quote]

let's see... entrepreneur for one. That covers a whole range of options, including owning your own business.  Millennials have been statistically much more likely to open their own business than any other age group.  And it's one of the best paths to wealth.

Just because you live in DC where everyone works for the government in an office job, does not mean everyone needs to do that. [/quote]

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