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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I know an adjunct there who says there is real concern about career placement--that the liberal arts majors aren't getting jobs after 4 years.  Does anyone have reason to know if career placement these days is any worse for W&M grads than for grads from other schools (eg, UVA) with the same liberal arts majors?  Would a history or economics major from UVA be more employable immediately after graduation than a W&M history or economics major, for example?  Don't most people with liberal arts degrees intend to go to grad school anyway?[/quote]

Anecdotally... I'm an 07 grad. Seven years out the Econ, compsci, business majors are all doing pretty well. The top IR students are now State Dept. The English, history, philosophy majors are having a much harder time. With a few exceptions, none of them got career-track jobs right out of school. Many have had to shell out addl $ for grad programs to make themselves employable, often at much less prestigious schools. I always knew certain majors were more marketable than others, but it's truly been a shock to see to what extent our life paths have diverged. I make a good living and feel the name on my diploma is valuable, but I've also been served coffee by fellow alums more than once.[/quote]

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