What is a History degree good for?

[ashbeeigh]

i knew that would come out wrong, but what i was trying to say is....im already 26. i dont have teh time left to pursue aviation and if in 10 years i dont make it or decide to quit, then have to go back and go through med school, then an intern, then residency. thats what i meant by involved.

You make 26 sound really old. That's only 2 years older then me.

Anyway. I thought you were speaking of the actual studying, not the school. "involved" as in school yes, for the law, psychology, and medicine. But there are no hard and fast rules on when you can get your Masters, PhD or MD. I went to school with a couple moms (with teenage daughters..probably in their late 30s early 40s) who ended up going to Grad school after undergrad.

If you're just not "set" on being a pilot I would highly recommend taking some career tests to see what you like.

[Richard Cranium]

blue collar workers keep this country going.

[JoeChalupa]

Is there something wrong with a blue collar job?

Not a damn thing.

[chode_regulator]

You make 26 sound really old. That's only 2 years older then me.

Anyway. I thought you were speaking of the actual studying, not the school. "involved" as in school yes, for the law, psychology, and medicine. But there are no hard and fast rules on when you can get your Masters, PhD or MD. I went to school with a couple moms (with teenage daughters..probably in their late 30s early 40s) who ended up going to Grad school after undergrad.

If you're just not "set" on being a pilot I would highly recommend taking some career tests to see what you like.

i just dont thnk youre quite understanding what im getting at here. theres lots of reasons people fall out of aviation. its the only thing i can think of where i would be sane, but then again i dont know the lifestyle yet. i dont know all the innerworings, and again theres lots of outside reasons to leave/fail.
and in teh event i do leave that industry, i dont really want to hvae to rely on an aeronautics degree. so now im looking around at degrees for literally the first time in my life.

[ashbeeigh]

i just dont thnk youre quite understanding what im getting at here. theres lots of reasons people fall out of aviation. its the only thing i can think of where i would be sane, but then again i dont know the lifestyle yet. i dont know all the innerworings, and again theres lots of outside reasons to leave/fail.
and in teh event i do leave that industry, i dont really want to hvae to rely on an aeronautics degree. so now im looking around at degrees for literally the first time in my life.

I understand you 100%. I don't think you understand that I was telling you to not jump into history just because it sounded like a good idea at the time, and to do some research on other things.

And learn how to spell "the." You'll be using it a lot if you pick history, or any liberal arts major. You'll be writing a lot of papers.

[Kori Ellis]

The job market is flooded with college graduates these days. So any degree you get in undergrad, you should probably be already thinking of grad school. My undergrad degree is in English and I have my MBA.

With English, History, and most Liberal Arts degrees, you can build a good foundation for going on to law school, business school, teaching, or whatever. But your specific major doesn't really matter that much as far as getting in job goes (unless you are talking about science/math/computers). For example, I took a lot of Math/Science even though I was an English major. Find a major that you enjoy the coursework and know that you'll probably end up in grad school, or working in a field that is not related to your undergrad major.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

CR, Criel's older brother got a history degree, IIRC. And he went on to become a lawyer in a part time firm.

[MannyIsGod]

Unless you're getting something like a CS, Engineering, or some similar degree you bet your ass you better plan on grad school. A Masters is the new Bachelors.

[Gordon Gekko]

I've made my millions the old fashioned way and I didn't need no damn degree.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Is there something wrong with a blue collar job?

Nope, I was simply pointing out TDMVPetc.'s stupidity in lumping blue and white collar together and not knowing what they mean. He's been on a real losing streak lately, bad even for him.

There's nothing wrong with any job IMHO - if you're working, who can have a problem with that?

[chode_regulator]

I've made my millions the old fashioned way and I didn't need no damn degree.

hahhaha

i wish i could do some insider trading....just not get caught

[Man of Steel]

Go to law school