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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It truly depends on what you want to do.  I've known since jr. high I wanted to work in something related to gov't.  I have an undergrad and grad degree in poli-sci.  I spent 12 years in gov't and now I am a lobbyist for a Fortune 500 making in excess of $500k per year.  I went to "fair" schools and my parents didn't find me a job, in fact I started out at $18k answering the phone in a Senate office.  I managed to be successful because I was willing to work really hard and make a lot of sacrifices to put my career first.  My life certainly isn't for everyone-I travel a ton-but you can succeed with a humanities major without a trust fund.  I have a number of friends who are in similar situations.[/quote]

This is like saying that a high school drop out may become a rockstar. You got lucky. Majoring in something employable will decrease the chance you will be making coffee at starbucks. [/quote]

Then I know a lot of rock stars.

You (because the style tone of some of these posts suggests it's one person) seem really invested in proving humanities majors aren't employable. But just saying it over and over again doesn't make it true--and is pretty weak sauce when a bunch of us on here are stating that, in fact, we HIRE humanities majors all the time. And/or that we are humanities majors who have gone on to successful careers, using the skills we developed as humanities majors. So bring something more convincing, or go away.[/quote]

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