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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - major was English -- a beautiful major. The world needs more English majors.... especially from schools well known for their English & humanities departments. That should translate into many jobs in media, publishing, etc. And yes, with what we paid, no guarantees, but I would expect better assistance from the career center. The kid has worked so hard looking for a job and is not willing to be underemployed.

I appreciate the tecchies, but not everyone is made to do that work. The world needs some fuzzies, too. More than ever actually.

BTW - middle class burb family that has worked hard for it. [/quote]

The degree can translate into many jobs but not without experience.  An English degree on its own is hard.  My sister was an English major and had MANY years of very low paying jobs in different areas.  Low as in not much more than minimum wage.  She got real world work experience, which is what she needed, and eventually ended up in marketing.  This journey took over 20 years, mostly because she was looking for her dream writing job that paid well that didn’t seem to exist.  She makes a decent living for her, not by DCUM standards.  She would make significantly more if she had become an English teacher but she didn’t want to do that.  [/quote]

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