<p>I've visited Harvard college's site today and had some question:
1) What do people majoring in "Folklore and Mythology"; "Slavic Languages and Literatures"; "African and African American Studies"; "East Asian Languages and Civilizations" etc. do? I can't think of any realistic careers for those.</p>
<p>2) On the UTEP page, it says " Though it is not a concentration in itself, it is meant to complement a concentration." What does it mean? Which concentration are they talking about?
And in the end I couldn't access the UTEP page at Undergraduate</a> Teacher Education Program
3) if we declare our major as education, are we at a danger not being admitted?</p>
They are saying that you cannot major/concentrate in education at Harvard. You would need to pick a concentration (whatever are you are interested in) for your degree. Major in that and then UTEP would be a collection of side courses that you would take that are not your major but prepare you to teach.</p>
<p>People who complete small concentrations go on to do the same things people who concentrate in government or economics do. Some will be Law Professors and Rhodes Scholars (Noah Feldman, East Asian Languages and Civilizations) and some will go on to Harvard Medical School (I think I read an article about a girl who was doing Folklore and Mythology and is heading to Harvard Med next year). Small concentrations often attract really dedicated and passionate students. The African and A-M Studies department is the best in the nation I believe.</p>
<p>Law school makes a Law Professor, as does as Ph.D from Oxford in East Asian Studies. You can study anything you want as an undergraduate. Possibly the most influential physicist alive today, Ed Witten, studied history as an undergraduate.</p>
<p>Maybe the OP is not on the 12-year plan for college. Maybe the question is: What undergradute concentration reliably leads to gainful employment upon graduation?</p>
<p>My son at Harvard has pondered this question quite a bit.</p>
<p>lol - no not prepping for college since kindergarten! It means four years undergrad, two years masters, four years for PhD, post-docs, then law school, etc. . . </p>
<p>It seemed to me that the OP seemed to think that small majors weren’t for serious or successful students. I find the opposite to be true, small concentrations attract top students who want alot of face time with professors and want to be in small classes. I was merely trying to show that students from small majors go on to all types of successful careers. If all you’re looking for is money out of undergraduate, I know that the philosophy department (I think 10 students graduated last fall) is a hot recruiting ground for McKinsey.</p>
<p>Only 10 students graduate last fall?
But I’m afraid if my career is teaching or school administrating, then I may not stand a good chance against other people</p>
<p>haha I actually meant spring, but ya, that’s what my friend says. I guess she could be wrong… But it was her major. Do you want to teach at a Public or Private school?</p>