|
Philosophy major useless? (pg. 2)
|
View this Thread in Original format
| Mr. Pink |
Philosophy is GREAT for going to law school.
i mean, depending on the classes you take, of course.
but essentially it shows a Law School that you have sense and intelligence.
I've known quite a few people in my liberal arts university who majored in philosophy and went off to law school.
i minored in it for kicks cuz i have questions about ....stuff.
but i say go for the double major in phil/economics if you can ;) |
|
|
| Haunted |
I was told that Finance is just a watered down Economics degree, that true?
I really have no idea what i want to do, economics is interesting to me but i don't know if i want to work in that field, even though I know there's a lot of money in it.
Being a lawyer is interesting to me, but i don't even know what type of lawyer I want to be, and whether economics would even help. philosophy and jewish studies are primarily for law school, they will look good. but economics i don't know about, but basically my logic right now is: philosophy is for law school, and if for some reason law school doesn't work out i have economics to fall back on |
|
|
| Floorfiller |
| quote: | Originally posted by Haunted
I was told that Finance is just a watered down Economics degree, that true?
I really have no idea what i want to do, economics is interesting to me but i don't know if i want to work in that field, even though I know there's a lot of money in it.
Being a lawyer is interesting to me, but i don't even know what type of lawyer I want to be, and whether economics would even help. philosophy and jewish studies are primarily for law school, they will look good. but economics i don't know about, but basically my logic right now is: philosophy is for law school, and if for some reason law school doesn't work out i have economics to fall back on |
i hate finance...i wouldn't reccomend it to people. i should've done a more liberal arts degree. it's not hard, just not something i'm passionate about anymore...
and law school admission is mostly dependant on your LSAT score. if you get a great score on that...they know you can handle it. |
|
|
| Psy-T |
| quote: | Originally posted by Floorfiller
my friend went to NYU for undergrad...check it out...they have a really good program... |
actually the best programs i've spotted so far were in australia and canada
though the united states isnt really lacking
i also have a pretty good philosophy department right here in the uni of haifa, but i'm desparate to leave the country asap, so that's not an option |
|
|
| Mr. Pink |
i heard one of the top philosophy programs is in the University of Hawaii.
and i like the thought of that. :) |
|
|
| Floorfiller |
| quote: | Originally posted by Psy-T
actually the best programs i've spotted so far were in australia and canada
though the united states isnt really lacking
i also have a pretty good philosophy department right here in the uni of haifa, but i'm desparate to leave the country asap, so that's not an option |
ah...well i meant for the US hehehe :p. and heads up...my friend just went to give a presentation at a philosophy conference in australia this summer and he was impressed with what they had to offer hehe :p |
|
|
| wizniz |
im thinking about majoring in music production / peripherals because i seriously want to produce electronica and be famous :)
perhaps i should do something more realistic? :confused: |
|
|
| Boomer187 |
an undergrad degree in philosophy is useless, it'll add to your appeal if you get another degree, but other than that it is useless. Even if you get a grad degree in phiosophy, academic jobs are tough cause publishing and productivity in the field is slow and boring.
economics is a huge cool field. There are tons o good grad programs in that. plus job placement I hear is good.
law degree sucks cause you ahve to read a hell of a lot. but if you like reading your all good. |
|
|
| Boomer187 |
| quote: | Originally posted by wizniz
perhaps i should do something more realistic? :confused: |
no good producer ever followed that advice.
but if you wanna have money later on you might think about following it. |
|
|
| Zenchowdah |
"Major in Economics, and a minor in Jewish studies"
at least your minor supports your major.. |
|
|
| flavdave |
| quote: | Originally posted by Zenchowdah
"Major in Economics, and a minor in Jewish studies"
at least your minor supports your major.. |
:eek: |
|
|
| allcentury18 |
| i'm pre-law w/ poly-sci... i feel useless as well. but i landed a great job in a mortgage company for the time being, so they must see some kind of investment in me |
|
|
|
|
