<p>@MYOS1634 - Sorry to be unclear. You are correct about not reading much into a small percentage difference in any statistic. I was arguing that someone might see the figures and conclude “if I become a history major, I have a greater chance of being unemployed than the average student.” But that is reasoning backwards. Studies in the 1950s showed that college students who smoked cigarettes earned lower grades than those who didn’t smoke, and it was concluded that smoking caused lower grades; stop smoking for an A! But later on clearer heads realized that stressed students doing poorly might start smoking; the cigarettes were correlated with low grades but not causing them.</p>
<p>Ok I understand now 
Thanks for explaining </p>
<p>This is even a better article on why one should study history. It contains one of my all time favorite phrases: “History should be studied because it is essential to individuals and to society, and because it harbors beauty.” I might also add the word “wonderment” as a something inspired by the study of history.
<a href=“Why Study History Article - Stearns Article - Google Docs”>Why Study History Article - Stearns Article - Google Docs;
<p>Thank you for all the replies. Now the only I need to work on is being able to think and write more critically and communicate more effectively. Being a first year college student and just coming out of highschool I hope I can obtain these goals by the time I graduate from college.</p>