Hello. I am a senior with double major in history and physics right now. I’m graduating spring 2017. I had always thought about going to graduate school in physics but I’m not doing well in this major and decided it’s not the field for me. Because I did bad in physics, with five C’s and a bunch of B’s, now I have a GPA of 3.4, very bad in physics, and good in everything else. I thought about graduate school in history as well, but I have no research experience in history and I heard the prospect for a history PhD (that is not top-tier) is pretty bad. So I am struggling now if I should apply for a masters program in math/stats or go take a job. But at the same time I am not sure if I am qualified for most jobs, since both my majors are about critical thinking and not about some specific skills. I agree with the post saying that if I’m not sure what to do then better not go to graduate schools. The thing is I like data analysis and history research. But I don’t think my family can afford expensive tuition for another few years. I just don’t find the prospect very good.
Go to the career center at your college/university campus, and get some help with starting a job search. They will have lots of different evaluative tools you can use to help identify good options for yourself. Grad school can wait.
3.4 GPA is not bad at all. Yes if you did poorly in your physics coursework then physics grad school is probably off the table, but everything else is out there. I would work your butt off trying to find a job, good luck and don’t be so down.
If you are unsure about what you want to do, it’s much better to go find a job than it is to spend thousands on graduate school. Graduate school is for when you have settled on a general career field and need the degree to do that career.
You can get a job with a history or physics major - most majors in those field are employed.
Yeah now I think starting a job search is a good option, I’ve started looking and I guess I’ll go to graduate school in a few years when I’ve made up my mind about what to do for a career. Right now graduate programs are like too much commitment for me. Thanks for your comment.