are most college majors completely useless???
Asked by Lola Pi graduated from college and im going to grad school...so i definitely think education is important... however, almost everyone i know who i graduated with has gotten a job that has nothing to do with their major when we were in school. example: my english major friend works for a catering business. basically, college is important, but are majors important??? is it all about the college experience but not what you actually study???
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Answered by thecatphotographer
Hey Lola, I know you majored or are going to major in art history or something like that. I just want to say: don't give up! Many people will tell you a degree in fine arts is a piece of crap that won't help you get a job. Yes, it's probably less marketable than other degrees, but you still have many opportunities in front of you: you can work in a museum, or an art gallery, or you can teach and if you are also good at drawing, painting or sculpting, you can make your own art on the side and sell it. I think majors are important. I'm good at taking photographs on a 35mm camera, and at designing stuff, retouching pictures, and so on. But I have a language degree from Italy, and nobody would take me to work in a design or a photography studio here in the US. So, at 28, I went to college again to get an associates in Graphic/Interactive Design and, if I still have $$$, Photography as well. According to one of my Photo teachers, a major isn't important to get a job but having a college degree is - she allegedly got a BA in History and worked as a photo editor for a magazine. However, she also has a master from the Rhode Island School of Design. I'm pretty sure without it she wouldn't be teaching Photography now...
Hey Lola, I know you majored or are going to major in art history or something like that. I just want to say: don't give up! Many people will tell you a degree in fine arts is a piece of crap that won't help you get a job. Yes, it's probably less marketable than other degrees, but you still have many opportunities in front of you: you can work in a museum, or an art gallery, or you can teach and if you are also good at drawing, painting or sculpting, you can make your own art on the side and sell it. I think majors are important. I'm good at taking photographs on a 35mm camera, and at designing stuff, retouching pictures, and so on. But I have a language degree from Italy, and nobody would take me to work in a design or a photography studio here in the US. So, at 28, I went to college again to get an associates in Graphic/Interactive Design and, if I still have $$$, Photography as well. According to one of my Photo teachers, a major isn't important to get a job but having a college degree is - she allegedly got a BA in History and worked as a photo editor for a magazine. However, she also has a master from the Rhode Island School of Design. I'm pretty sure without it she wouldn't be teaching Photography now...
