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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There’s nothing wrong with a kayak instructor’s job.  There is no such thing as a “crap” job.  That said, choosing a major or field of study is more important than ever.  Decades ago when fewer HS graduates went to college, someone with a BA degree in history from a state school might be hired as a factory manager or some office job, not because the company has any use for his (more likely his than her in those days) knowledge of history, but the fact that he went to college and got a degree showed that he had intellect, work ethic, and more importantly, ability to learn.  But since about 20 years ago history degrees are a dime a dozen.  If I were a kid today, unless I get into an Ivy, I would NOT study history (or any humanities or social studies).  Even at Ivys, have to make sure you do well and hopefully get into an Ivy or top ranked law school.  My friend who graduated from Harvard Kennedy School of Govt in the late 80’s got his first job at BofA.  He told me that he was lucky to live in a different era; nowadays banks are not willing to train even Ivy graduates from scratch unless they have a strong math background (regardless of major).[/quote]

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The history majors I know from my state university (gasp) are: 1) a lawyer; 2) a chief medical officer of a hospital; 3) a TV executive; 4) a social science researcher in the private sector; and 5) a high school teacher. It really isn't the death sentence you think it is. [/quote]

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