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To: tsomer

Talk to your daughter. A history degree has ZERO job prospects. A friend of mine got a History Undergraduate Degree from Columbia University, and then a masters from UMass. He couldn’t find a job for 2 years and finally joined the air-force.


8 posted on 06/05/2011 8:58:52 PM PDT by CodeSlinger1
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To: CodeSlinger1; ottbmare
A history degree has ZERO job prospects.

I know, and I was hoping she'd pick something else. But that's the thing she loves. What do you tell an idealistic high school kid? You can nudge, but you can't bridle her. Neither can they, and that's consoling to keep in mind.

There are no guarantees for the future in any field these days. My hope is she'll find her way.

At worst, she emerges with a history degree. That's an education, at least-- in something this society is in desperate need of.

25 posted on 06/05/2011 11:51:42 PM PDT by tsomer
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