<p>I majored in what I loved- dead languages, and I’ve had a corporate career for over 30 years and honestly don’t feel like it’s work. I love what I do- I love the people I work with and I deal with fascinating and ever- changing problems. I am so happy I didn’t study something “practical”- I would have been a terrible nurse or accountant or middle school teacher (or even HS Latin teacher which is the back up plan for Classics majors). I’m glad I’m good at what I do even though I don’t “use” my degree in the way that a professor of Ancient Greek tragedy uses the degree. But I think my interpretive skills and ability to understand and suss out unfamiliar situations were honed studying ancient texts.</p>
<p>I know that the Liberal Arts are under attack- too impractical, too prone to political correctness, the mark of elitists who can study what they want without having to earn a living. But I’ve known too many unhappy (fill in the blanks) who studying something “practical”, hate their profession, and spend their days watching the clock wishing the day would end. </p>
<p>yes- it’s a luxury to study something you love. But it gives you the ability to launch post-grad that a more vocational degree may not. YMMV.</p>