<p>Some interesting quotes.
<a href="http://www.depts.drew.edu/classics/why_classics.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.depts.drew.edu/classics/why_classics.html</a></p>
<p>Competition to be a professor in most fields is fierce, especially if you want a Tenure-Track position.</p>
<p>Law is one of the more common tracks for classicists.</p>
<p>Yes, as RaboKarabekian says, it is common for Classics majors to become lawyers.</p>
<p>And I remembered a fourth Classics major that I know. She became a doctor. She was a champion on Jeopardy too.</p>
<p>I'm planning on Classics -> Law school right now.</p>
<p>Alexandre, do you know anything specifically about Classics at Cornell (I'm CU '09)?</p>
<p>Thanks for all the info, everyone! I think I'm going to go into medicine, but I'm not quite sure yet. I had no idea classics would help (just a random interest). </p>
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So much of medical terminology is rooted in the Classics that studying Greek can facilitate study of anatomy for instance. But studying the Classics opens other doors that physicians tend to have closed just by the focused interest of their studies.
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Wow!</p>
<p>This really is great information, everyone, thanks so much!</p>