Another Poly Sci question..

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<p>OK so here is the deal</p>

<p>Im going to be a freshman in college come august, and right now I am thinking about majoring in Poly Sci...It has always been interssting to me and I am really bad at math so anything math related is kinda out of the question. I'm not sure if I want to go to law school after I graduate because I don't know if law is really my thing...</p>

<p>I was thinking about the possiblity of majoring in poly sci with either a double major or minor in communications or something along that line, because I'm not sure of what kind of job I can get with just a poly sci degree. I'm also intersted in world affairs and politics and that sort, and I'm planning on studying abroad junior year. Could anyone help me out as to what kind of things you can do with a poly sci degree if you aren'a planning on law school?</p>

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<p>You could do anything related to politics (i.e. campaign manager, politican) if you get some internships and if you like communications then maybe you could be a journalist who covers politics.</p>

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<p>hey thanks thats really helpful. I just want to do something that I will enjoy and be happy with, and make a decent amount of money.</p>

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<p>pretty much anything that requires a liberal arts degree.
what do you think about teaching?</p>

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<p>I think teaching is out of the question…I could never be a teacher, the kids would tick me off too much lol. Plus Ive allready scheduled my classes for this semester and at my school you pretty much have to start freshman year first semester with your EDU classes if u want to become a teacher and graduate in 4 years.</p>

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<p>For many white-collar jobs, they require a BA but they don’t care what it’s in - they’ll take Poli Sci, Sociology, Psych, Econ, etc…basically as long as you’re smart and competent and have a degree, they don’t care too much about major. Having internships, work experience nad good interpersonal skills will honestly make a bigger difference. so here are some suggestions:</p>

<p>Journalism/Media: Having a Politics degree is useful in this field, you could report or write about international affairs, political stuff, write for a magazine or newspaper</p>

<p>NGO/Non profit - lots of ngo’s are based on political issues, and you can get paid decently at many while working toward an important cause</p>

<p>Politics - you can work for a senator, mayor, governor, congressmen, representative etc. Or you can run for office yourself! Plus there are hundreds of committees, think tanks, and councils in govt you could get involved in.</p>

<p>Business - for many jobs in the corporate world, they don’t get a hoot what your degree is in, it’s all on-the-job training…you could do something in International affairs since that’s what your interested in.</p>

<p>International relations/Policy - it’s not just the UN, there’s lots of options in the world of international politics/commerce…if you like world affairs, the world is rapidly globalizing and lots of firms/groups need someone with a background in international relations and politics</p>

<p>And having a more advanced degree (Public Policy, Politics, Economics, International Relations, Law) would also advance your career.</p>

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<p>the teachers who actually have a degree in education are the minority, at least where i’m from. most teachers, at least on the high school level, had degrees in things like english and history. the science/math teachers, and a few others were the only ones who had degrees really relevant to what they taught.</p>

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<p>You really don’t need to be certain of what you’re majoring in for at least until your Sophomore year. You could probably do just Ges for the first two semesters. Though I was declared prior and I began working toward my major the first semester.</p>

<p>Good luck though with your career path, choice. </p>

<p>I was intending on minoring in Political science. But English caught my eye.</p>