<p>I want to go to a T14 law school, be a biglaw lawyer, etc. In college, I plan to major in Philosophy. Seeing as this isn't the most marketable major, what could I conceivably do as a backup?</p>
<p>i've heard that philosophy is a very popular major for people going into law. here's a list of other jobs i found:</p>
<h1>Academic careers in social sciences, humanities, law, medicine, religion, mathematics, business, and the physical sciences</h1>
<h1>Teaching</h1>
<h1>Law practice</h1>
<h1>Medical practice</h1>
<h1>Business, management and administration</h1>
<h1>Computer science</h1>
<h1>Public relations</h1>
<h1>Writing and journalism</h1>
<h1>Consulting</h1>
<h1>Government</h1>
<h1>Social work</h1>
<h1>Library work</h1>
<h1>Ministry</h1>
<h1>Systems analysis</h1>
<h1>Criminal justice</h1>
<h1>Physical sciences</h1>
<p>^^^ those are careers philosophy majors have in their dreams. maybe except for academic career in philosophy, library work, social work, and ministry. in reality, we know you cant get the good jobs with a philosophy major from any school. seriously, if you didnt know how to think before going to college i dont know how 4 years will change that.</p>
<p>kguo7 is clearly hasn't learned how to think: I'm glad you have enough intelligence to function in college, but you clearly don't have enough perspective about academics to understand the point of learning. Philosophy forces you to consider perspectives you never thought about before, in a way you'd never have imagined. Note that a large number of students entering careers on Wall Street went to places like Yale and Harvard that don't even offer "practical" pre-professional majors like business...the closest we have is econ, which is taught from a, yes, theoretical perspective. Employers like critical thinkers rather than number-crunchers.</p>
<p>Here's the thing: your major DOESN'T matter that much. It really doesn't. The only people who insist that it does are students such as finance majors at pre-professional factories. </p>
<p>You can get into medical school as a philosophy major as long as you take the required pre-med courses...hell, some of the people I know who got into the best med schools did it with "irrelevant" majors like English, Philosophy or IR. I have other friends headed to Wall Street this fall with similar majors...including philosophy. Philosophy also provides great background for the courses you'll take in law school.</p>
<p>is a bit too strong. I majored in philosophy and couldn't find a job after college-I took a job as a security guard and worked in fast food before going back to school to get a certificate just to make myself employable.</p>
<p>It's true, ultimately what matters is what you do with your degree, but let's face it, getting food on the table and a roof over your head is alot easier with a major in engineering or business. I doubt I would have been in the position I found myself right after college if I had majored in these fields.</p>
<p>You should remember that not everyone goes to Princeton and can afford to major in any subject and still land a job on Wall Street. Also, grad. school isn't for everyone.</p>