Liberal Arts graduates: where are you now?

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Posted by evil_cookie on Apr-06-2008 06:50:

Liberal Arts graduates: where are you now?

what was your degree in, and what is your current occupation?

feel free to post other degrees/diplomas as well.

Posted by VERTiG0 on Apr-06-2008 06:52:

DO YOU WANT FRIES WITH THAT SIR

Posted by evil_cookie on Apr-06-2008 07:29:

LOL

Posted by NuERA on Apr-06-2008 15:27:

I have a degree in Global Studies from Wilfrid Laurier and now I'm working in film/tv post audio production. Not at all related, but I'm still happy with my educational choices. If nothing else, university can be a valuable time for self discovery.

Posted by Dave Akermanis on Apr-06-2008 15:42:

I have a specialized honors in Communications Studies from York University. Now I'm working at Cancer Care Ontario as an analyst.

Boring as fuck but it pays the bills and allows my to buy nifty synths and stuff.

Posted by Nicolas Oliver on Apr-06-2008 15:49:

quote:
Originally posted by NuERA
If nothing else, university can be a valuable time for self discovery.

Indeed

Posted by dEsidEL on Apr-06-2008 17:18:

Re: Liberal Arts graduates: where are you now?

quote:
Originally posted by evil_cookie
what was your degree in, and what is your current occupation?

i always wonder the same thing .. oh well, at least they get a lot of hot chicks in those programs

Posted by Cro_Addict on Apr-06-2008 17:47:

quote:
Originally posted by VERTiG0
DO YOU WANT FRIES WITH THAT SIR

haha exactly what I was thinking..

Posted by zoogla on Apr-06-2008 19:40:

lol I wish I pursued my dream when I was a BA student...I'd be a lawyer by now. Instead I'm in banking, where all the professional dropouts go!

Posted by preppie chick on Apr-06-2008 20:48:

quote:
Originally posted by NuERA
If nothing else, university can be a valuable time for self discovery.

nuera's words of wisdom! lol <3

Posted by loca on Apr-06-2008 20:57:

Re: Re: Liberal Arts graduates: where are you now?

quote:
Originally posted by dEsidEL

i always wonder the same thing .. oh well, at least they get a lot of hot chicks in those programs

Yeah because it's probably the most randomly useless program universities offer lol

I mean you can't really do anything with Lib Arts as soon as you're done. You have to go and do another degree afterwards. Besides, I knew a few of those "hot chicks" at York who were taking that and the sole reason they gave me was "It's easy and we have 4 years to find a husband"

Posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* on Apr-06-2008 21:00:

I graduated with a BA[Honours] in Criminology & Communication Studies (double major)...I wasn't sure if I wanted to be a lawyer or make movies. Turns out...I suck at making movies, and I really enjoy crim.

That was last year, this year I'm doing an accelerated Master's degree in Sociology with a specialization in Criminology...and realized that I hate research and never want to go get my PhD. I'll finish my thesis this summer, and right after I'll be starting law school in the JD/LLB program (joint degree between the U.S. and Canada).

Yep...apparently I love school.

Posted by smuncky on Apr-06-2008 21:04:

quote:
Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~*

Yep...apparently I love school.

minus the S

Posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* on Apr-06-2008 21:05:

quote:
Originally posted by smuncky

minus the S

Ya...what of it Alex? WHAT OF IT?

Posted by yankeeBaby on Apr-06-2008 21:38:

nerds always end up with the bitches and the money.

BA in psychology and Masters in clinical social work. Working as a therapist in an alternative school in the bronx.

Posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* on Apr-06-2008 21:40:

quote:
Originally posted by yankeeBaby
nerds always end up with the bitches and the money.

BA in psychology and Masters in clinical social work. Working as a therapist in an alternative school in the bronx.

I gotst tons of bitches!

Why don't you enlighten us with what kind of therapy you're doing?

Posted by dEsidEL on Apr-06-2008 21:49:

Re: Re: Re: Liberal Arts graduates: where are you now?

quote:
Originally posted by loca
Yeah because it's probably the most randomly useless program universities offer lol

I mean you can't really do anything with Lib Arts as soon as you're done. You have to go and do another degree afterwards. Besides, I knew a few of those "hot chicks" at York who were taking that and the sole reason they gave me was "It's easy and we have 4 years to find a husband"

lol, almost post..

Posted by smuncky on Apr-06-2008 22:31:

quote:
Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~*
Ya...what of it Alex? WHAT OF IT?

i wanna be like you

Posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* on Apr-06-2008 22:33:

quote:
Originally posted by smuncky
i wanna be like you

hahaha stay in school the real world sucks

Posted by smuncky on Apr-06-2008 23:12:

quote:
Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~*
hahaha stay in school the real world sucks

prime advice

Posted by DigiNut on Apr-07-2008 00:59:

quote:
Originally posted by NuERA
If nothing else, university can be a valuable time for self discovery.

Key words there are "if nothing else". Self-discovery is a given for most people during college/university; if you're going to invest significant time and money into a 4-year program then you might want to aim higher. Just my two cents, though.

quote:
Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~*
hahaha stay in school the real world sucks

And what precisely would a lifelong student know about the real world in order to say that it sucks?

I'm having a fantastic time in the real world. Much like school, what you get out of it is proportional to what you invest in it; the main difference is that the payout is also much more direct.

Posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* on Apr-07-2008 01:11:

quote:
Originally posted by DigiNut
And what precisely would a lifelong student know about the real world in order to say that it sucks?

I'm having a fantastic time in the real world. Much like school, what you get out of it is proportional to what you invest in it; the main difference is that the payout is also much more direct.

Ever heard of a little friend of mine called sarcasm? Apparently not.

I have no desire to be in the real world right now - specifically b/c I was searching for a career path I would actually enjoy for the rest of my life, rather than just settling. The path ended up being law...therefore more school it is.

Posted by Abercrombie on Apr-07-2008 01:49:

I have a BSSc from Ottawa U, major in Soc. and Psych. Now a business-to-business e-procurement project manager and integrator at HP.

Posted by zookeeper on Apr-07-2008 03:31:

Syracuse University '90
A.A. Fine Art
B.S. Communications

Now I just make different colors, by lighting stuff on fire..

I guess I use my degrees....sorta'
(I think I would have had a better time if I had just gone on vacation for 4 years)

Posted by Kamka on Apr-08-2008 04:08:

quote:
Originally posted by yankeeBaby

BA in psychology and Masters in clinical social work. Working as a therapist in an alternative school in the bronx.

I've been wanting to do that... it was with that aim that I went to York to study Psychology in a BA program.

Finished my four-year Honours degree and a TESOL Certificate there, but did not end up working in Psychology (a bit to my disappointment). Then was unemployed and having trouble finding a job (for about a year, but it seemed like a really long unbearable while then), alternating between a few temporary-placement agencies for short-term assignments at various companies and locations. Now, after a long while, I have finally found employment in a computer company, and I work in the warranty department, doing basically administrative stuff.

quote:
Originally posted by Abercrombie
I have a BSSc from Ottawa U, major in Soc. and Psych. Now a business-to-business e-procurement project manager and integrator at HP.

You work for the competition, lol!
(but no worries, we have an HP Laptop at home too, and I love it... in fact I'm using it right now )

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