Economics and Philosophy

[East Coast Mustang]

I don't mean to sound like a [deleted], but a philosophy major isn't worth the paper it's printed on, unless you want to become a philosophy professor.

True that it's harder to find a job with just a philosophy major. As a former one myself, it took me about a decade of wandering in the desert to get to the point where I'm now out-earning the majority of my former SMU classmates. The antidote to that is to double major -- or go to grad school and get your finance, law, or whatever degree.

It's always amazing to me how many people go to school to get mere vocational training rather than an actual education. What a waste. Love the economics and philosophy idea.

Just curious- what are you doing now?

[Digetydog]

I was a double major in Econ and Finance (bs and bba). Later, I got a JD and a MBA. I had exactly one elective in my four years.

1) do not go to law school. Every year, the law schools turn out huge numbers of attys. Unless you graduate first in your class, you will have a hard time paying back your loans.

2) protect you GPA and network. They will open doors.

[MustangSTATS]

No matter what you major in, be prepared to work hard and get the most out of it as possible

[ponyboy]

East, I am in software development. A nerd wrangler if you will. I am not technical but lead teams who are.