5 majors you shouldn't have

Meh, I majored in music and am doing just fine for myself, as are most of the people who graduated with me.  Ultimately, it's what you do with the education after you get out that matters, and contrary to what the uninformed stereotypers would have you believe, you aren't doomed to a career in the food service industry if you study the arts.  You may not end up working in exactly the area from which you graduated, but if you pursued the arts, it's unlikely you were doing so just for the money.  If you were, then you were in the wrong field.

For the record, people in my field could not maintain professional standards of performance if they relegated their pursuits to hobby status.  I've heard plenty of good amateur players in my time, but they're no match for professional cIassical performers, because they can't commit to more than an hour or two of practice per day.  The same holds true for most arts.

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[QUOTE="thegerg"] No one can do anything with any degree by itself. WTF are you on about?thegerg

Many are unable to grasp this simple concept.

Meh, I majored in music and am doing just fine for myself, as are most of the people who graduated with me.  Ultimately, it's what you do with the education after you get out that matters, and contrary to what the uninformed stereotypers would have you believe, you aren't doomed to a career in the food service industry if you study the arts.  You may not end up working in exactly the area from which you graduated, but if you pursued the arts, it's unlikely you were doing so just for the money.  If you were, then you were in the wrong field.

For the record, people in my field could not maintain professional standards of performance if they relegated their pursuits to hobby status.  I've heard plenty of good amateur players in my time, but they're no match for professional cIassical performers, because they can't commit to more than an hour or two of practice per day.  The same holds true for most arts.

pianist

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Meh, I majored in music and am doing just fine for myself, as are most of the people who graduated with me.  Ultimately, it's what you do with the education after you get out that matters, and contrary to what the uninformed stereotypers would have you believe, you aren't doomed to a career in the food service industry if you study the arts.  You may not end up working in exactly the area from which you graduated, but if you pursued the arts, it's unlikely you were doing so just for the money.  If you were, then you were in the wrong field.

For the record, people in my field could not maintain professional standards of performance if they relegated their pursuits to hobby status.  I've heard plenty of good amateur players in my time, but they're no match for professional cIassical performers, because they can't commit to more than an hour or two of practice per day.  The same holds true for most arts.

The_Lipscomb

Agreed.