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<blockquote data-quote="donner" data-source="post: 3010962" data-attributes="member: 277"><p>i'd add that one of the great things about a liberal arts education is that someone is usually exposed to a wide range of topics. It's a degree that can translate to many fields, even if it still requires specialized training (law school) or on the job training (PR, fire, police, etc).</p><p></p><p>Employer A might have different 'about what' needs than employer B, but a solid foundation in the skills Mightymouse mentioned means that a person is better equipped to meet the needs of either employer (again, even if it requires a bit more training from the employer).</p><p></p><p>As an example, a friend of mine from journalism school got married out of college and almost immediately pregnant. She has been a stay at home mom for the last ten + years or so. Now she is working as a spokesman for the Forestry industry in Oregon. She never did any kind of work like that prior to getting the job, nor did she ever think she'd live in Oregon when she was in college. But her writing and communication skills and experience with the newspaper program at Missouri (it's a lab program running the daily, citywide, newspaper) meant that she met the criteria for the job in Oregon.</p><p></p><p>If she had been forced to pick an 'about what' in college, she'd never have guessed that Forestry would have been the one that paid off best for her. But having a broad set of skills meant that she could adapt and apply them to that specific field when presented with the chance.</p><p></p><p>And all that to say, looking strictly at outcome is difficult because jobs, and the educational background required, is somewhat fluid and will change over time. Do you think a factory worker who was laid off after 20 years never said 'i really should have gone to college' or that a college graduate (in any field) has said 'wow, i really should have taken X class instead of Y'? </p><p></p><p>All are forms of regret that only appear after time has passed and people start to think about how their past experiences have impacted their current situations.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donner, post: 3010962, member: 277"] i'd add that one of the great things about a liberal arts education is that someone is usually exposed to a wide range of topics. It's a degree that can translate to many fields, even if it still requires specialized training (law school) or on the job training (PR, fire, police, etc). Employer A might have different 'about what' needs than employer B, but a solid foundation in the skills Mightymouse mentioned means that a person is better equipped to meet the needs of either employer (again, even if it requires a bit more training from the employer). As an example, a friend of mine from journalism school got married out of college and almost immediately pregnant. She has been a stay at home mom for the last ten + years or so. Now she is working as a spokesman for the Forestry industry in Oregon. She never did any kind of work like that prior to getting the job, nor did she ever think she'd live in Oregon when she was in college. But her writing and communication skills and experience with the newspaper program at Missouri (it's a lab program running the daily, citywide, newspaper) meant that she met the criteria for the job in Oregon. If she had been forced to pick an 'about what' in college, she'd never have guessed that Forestry would have been the one that paid off best for her. But having a broad set of skills meant that she could adapt and apply them to that specific field when presented with the chance. And all that to say, looking strictly at outcome is difficult because jobs, and the educational background required, is somewhat fluid and will change over time. Do you think a factory worker who was laid off after 20 years never said 'i really should have gone to college' or that a college graduate (in any field) has said 'wow, i really should have taken X class instead of Y'? All are forms of regret that only appear after time has passed and people start to think about how their past experiences have impacted their current situations. [/QUOTE]
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