Anonymous wrote:Journalism BS. I loved it and was the only person I knew who never changed my major. Now I'm one of the only people I know from J-school still working in journalism. And I do not love it...I consider myself to be an aspiring recovering journalist.

I also got a degree in journalism and have been a working (knock on wood!) journalist for the past 35 years. The business is changing so much, though. I'll be lucky if I can stay in the business for another 13 years until retirement.

I do love the business, in spite of its many flaws.

Philosophy.

French literature. Ended up as a …French literature professor! So it was very useful. Also, my students use the skills they learn in the major in all kinds of jobs and careers (international law, development, business, public health, ext)-- and not juts the French language but critical thinking and excellent writing skills.

Philosophy. Considered law school, but went back to grad school in philosophy and am now a professor. So, I definitely use it every day!

Biology. I loved it but hated the chemistry and statistics. Wish I learned those better. Now I run a research lab and have to look this stuff up all the time. So yes I use what I learned and should have learned.

Anonymous wrote:Double major AeroEng and Math. Then Master's in EE. I work for one of the Big 3 Defense Companies now. Not sure i'd go down that road again.


Maybe medicine instead.

I Went to a school with an Aerospace program - you must have been a glutton for punishment .

I earned a bachelor's in chemistry. Worked in a lab for a year and realized it was a dead end, so I went back and got a master's in accounting. My first year's salary as an accountant/financial analyst was higher than what they were paying some of the senior scientists at the place I used to work, sadly enough. The problem solving skills that I learned as an undergrad were helpful in my new career.

I'm a SAHD now due to health reasons, but I try to share as much of my knowledge about science and analytics with DD, who's interested in a STEM occupation.

Double major AeroEng and Math. Then Master's in EE. I work for one of the Big 3 Defense Companies now. Not sure i'd go down that road again.


Maybe medicine instead.

Anonymous wrote:International Relations then MPH. Life's work. I love it but if I did it over again I would have become a clinician of some sort.

I'm a clinician and would love to do something in International Relations. The grass is always greener on the other side. Sigh.....

Loved computers, and majored in computer science. Still doing it today, in a situation that gives me very flexible hours. I see my kids a lot every day, then do a lot of work while they're asleep at night.

International Relations then MPH. Life's work. I love it but if I did it over again I would have become a clinician of some sort.

Really, really gratified to see such a great commitment to the liberal arts in the responses here. I majored in an obscure offshoot of 20th century philosophy (think post modernism, but not quite) and I loved it. It was hard, and it taught me reading and writing skills I use all the time. I'm a lawyer and I am happy I didn't major in economics or political science or something more obviously "pre-law."

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Anonymous wrote:International relations and public policy. Then MBA. Major is unrelated to my job but I enjoyed it and having a liberal arts background has definitely been useful since I can write, think analytically, and understand connections between various topics (politics, economics, business and human behavior for example).

Same experience with a double major in poly sci and English. Not directly related to my career, but extremely useful for the skills I learned--writing and critical thinking. Great fun to study, too.

I'm happy with whatever my kids decide to study in college. They'll make their own paths, just like I made mine.

English (major) and Psychology (minor).

I had a job months prior to graduation from college in marketing and recruiting. Stayed in recruiting/marketing/sales/human resources for a decade until I quit to pursue my dream job of being a SAHM.

I most definitely use my degree daily, not only at home, but in my board position at a charity.

Writing and History for my BA. International Affairs for my MA. I work in philanthropy and hate it and the countdown is on to starting my PhD in Political Science in the fall.

English, and yes, I still use it every day (writing/editing at work, not just speaking English, which I also do every day).