<p>ronpaul2012, the day that we don’t need people with special skills that apply to specific fields like doctors or engineers is the day that the world ends…those people major in something specific don’t they? I guess the field for architects will close soon because we won’t have to build anymore buildings right…? Maybe blue collar jobs will contract do to improving technologies but many proffesional fields will never close because you need to have a special education for them that not many people are willing to do. Id also bet on a finance major landing a job before a philosophy major any day. And soccerguy315, sure you go to training, but why even get a degree if you are going to get on the job training? Because you have to have a set of skills suitable for your job before you start working there, your training is mainly procedural based with a few things you need to pick up here and there, unless you are in the blue collar field. Do you think pharmacists learn chemical compositions when they land the job, no, they already know that stuff going in. The excuses you people give for a major that has little practical use is amazing…Again, I would know…my options are limited because Im getting a broad liberal arts education. Some of you will figure this out like my brother did, who just graduated from Georgetown with a history degree, his job options are pretty limited, and there aren’t that many offers because he doesn’t have a useable skill applicable to demand in todays world. An example…if people want to study art history and know that most likely they will be a professor or end up working at a museum…great. But don’t stand there with a perplexed look wondering why your job options are limited…</p>
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<p>Engineers, yes - doctors and lawyers, no</p>
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<p>Yes, but the specialization starts in med school, not undergrad.</p>
<p>Calm down, kindaslick ;)</p>
<p>Please don’t put words in my mouth. I never said anything remotely close to the effect that we do not need specialized workers.</p>
<p>And yes, believe it or not, architecture could (and most likely will) slow. To assume something will be a stable profession in a stagnant economy because it was stable in a bomming economy is a little loopy.</p>
<p>As for your brother, he is probably limiting himself to jobs that he has interest in. Furthermore, most graduates coming straight out of college (did he go to grad school?) are having a hard time finding a job regardless of what they majored in. </p>
<p>Finally, in your previous posts you mentioned that art history and poetry graduates are currently having a hard time finding jobs. Those are specialized subjects, you know.</p>
<p>Edit: I just want to clarify. My point is not that it is always better to invest in a broad ecucation, but that a broad ecucation can be more useful when you are unsure of where the job growth will be. Specialization is beneficial, but only if you know where the stability will be in the future.</p>
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Not true at all. Spend some time here: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/</a></p>
<p>GoldShadow - I go on that forum a lot actually 
You’re saying a neurologist would have difficulty finding a job in the neurology field? Nope there’s actually a shortage of us, considering the ridiculous amount of training. Neurologists have a pretty easy time finding a job in the Neurology field, since no one else is qualified to be a Neurologist except, well, Neurologists (and Neurosurgeons I guess). You could say the same for Philosophy PhDs in the field of Philosophy (meaning teaching, generally). Who else is qualified to be a Philosophy professor but a Philo PhD/Masters?</p>
<p>Stargazerlilies, I thought you were pre-law? Did you change your mind, or am I confusing you with someone else?</p>
<p>Ronpaul - I’m not officially “pre-law” or “pre-med”. I’m a freshman registered as an Economics/NeuroScience double major with no definite career plans. I will also not double major in these 2 fields. </p>
<p>I’ve dreamt of being a human rights lawyer for a while now, especially after I got an internship at the UN and worked with human rights lawyers. I thought of getting a JD and dreamt of a career in law, policy and economics, which I love. That dream got shattered pretty recently so I will most likely not do that. I do love neuroscience/biology and that’s a potential career path. Or I might do something humanitarian related in the business world like Microfinance or working for an NGO. Ok I just realized no one cares 
Also, I could swear you said recently you were an Econ major and you were answering questions along with me about the Economics major in another thread? Or maybe that was the other RonPaul2012 lol :p</p>
<p>Lol, it’s kind of a strange event. I actually asked the question about majoring in economics, and then you and RonPaul_2012 answered it.</p>
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Haha no, that’s not what I was saying, sorry for the misunderstanding. I should have been a bit more clear. I was saying that your major in college would have no effect on finding a position as a neurologist later down the line.</p>
<p>stargazerlilies…</p>
<p>you refer to “neurologists” as “us”, when you have 14 more years of schooling before you could break into that field?</p>
<p>In addition, you want to go to law school and get a business degree.</p>
<p>right.</p>
<p>GoldShadow - yeah, you could study anything for undergrad and it wouldn’t really matter in medicine. But it would if you wanted to be a philosophy professor or something, I think. (you would have to get a bachelor’s in philsophy before getting the PhD?). Or maybe it’s not even that specialized. Maybe you can get a BA in something different and go on to get the masters/phd in philosophy and still be a professor. but this isn’t what the OP was talking about so nevermind :)</p>
<p>Soccerguy - lol what are you talking about? I never even mentioned getting a business degree. RonPaul asked me if I was pre-law, and I said no, although I considered law school at one point. Then I went on to say what I will most likely do, such as go into the business world. I never said I would do all 3 things, are you joking or did you just not read it? whatever.</p>