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To: Drew68
I often wonder whatever happened to her. What does happen to anthro majors?

As far as I can tell, we end up in the IT industry.

Seriously, I respect people who are focused enough in college to pick a major related to a lifelong profession they will actually pursue. My own brother knew he wanted to practice medicine by the time he graduated high-school, and he's doing it quite happily today. But far more often, undergraduates don't have a good idea about what they really want to do with their lives - let alone actually understanding all their opportunities and alternatives.

My dad, who spent a good part of his career recruiting engineering majors from college campuses, gave me excellent advice. He told me to NOT go into engineering, which was my inclination at the time. He told me to get a degree with a good liberal arts focus. That would make me a better educated person, capable of pursuing any number of opportunities, once I figured out what I wanted.

Despite my best effort at youthful rebellion, I followed my dad's advice. He turned out to be right. When I was in college, I had no idea what opportunities were out there. I had no clue what to do with my life. But I did end up educated in a way that made it relatively easy to pick a career, quickly learn the skills necessary, and succeed.

The utilitarian idea that colleges ought to be glorified trade schools is contrary to Western civilization's concept of the university, and its value in education as a good in itself.

30 posted on 06/11/2003 11:43:37 AM PDT by Snuffington
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To: Snuffington
The utilitarian idea that colleges ought to be glorified trade schools is contrary to Western civilization's concept of the university, and its value in education as a good in itself.

Amen!

144 posted on 06/11/2003 7:42:53 PM PDT by A. Pole
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