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Going to college to get an English degree is useless.
Replies: 15Last Post July 31, 2008 10:24am by kelly86
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Truth or Lies?

That's what I want to major in, but I heard that the only job you can get with it is teaching, and I want something that pays well.

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You could be a writer.

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You can probably be an editor in chief with it?
Or an Author, i mean you'll have the credibility to be one.

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... Why would you want a degree in English?
That seems rather.. Useless?

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I haven't heard that. But then again, I may be a little biased because I, of course, want to get my english degree and become an english teacher...

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I'm an English major as well. But I'm going into editing. Editors make pretty good money.
But there's no way in hell I could be a teacher. I do not have the tolerance.

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i thought you go to college to be something like a lawyer,nurse,or something to to do english work

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well if by 'use' you mean secured financial payoff, sure it's useless.

I don't think it's worthless though.

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Truth. There's fuck all you can do with an English Degree.
Why do women always get them though?

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Quote: from xsnortingxashesx at 6:48 pm on July 28, 2008

You could be a writer.
Writers don't make very much money, unless you can come up with something like Harry Potter or the LOTR.

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major in lawyer or  something that makes money

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teaching at the university level pays pretty damn well

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teaching at the university level pays pretty damn well

Depends on the state/university. Around here, teaching at the University is only about 3 thousand more than primary school education.

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Not very useful.

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Quote: from r o c 1 at 7:50 pm on July 28, 2008

major in lawyer or  something that makes money
Major in lawyer? Tell me, how exactly does one do that?

English is good if you know what to do with it. Really, there is no such thing as a worthless major if you know what to do with it or if you have a plan.


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