English Majors? Anyone work in that field?

[Mr. White]

Originally Posted by Don Carlos

If you're at a top 10 (or especially top 5) school, and you have stellar grades, pretty much anyone will hire you into the entry level of any industry, regardless of your major. It is assumed you have the raw brainpower and work ethic to cotton to any training necessary.

I suspect the situation is quite different for kids at middle or lower tiered schools. In those cases, yes, I think a lack of hard quant spelled out clearly on your transcript will hurt you.

Good point. Top off your MA with a PhD at a big-name school. For instance, California State University doesn't offer a PhD in English, which causes residents to go to highly-esteemed UC for that. Similarly, if I were going to UTEP or UTA, I'd transfer to UT-Austin for my PhD.

 

[Matt]

(if they'll have ya)

 

[Mr. White]

Jesuscrist Matt! Isn't it like 97 today there? Better move to Ha Noi.

 

[Matt]

it's like that every day. I kinda like it.

 

[Milpool]

Originally Posted by imageWIS

I always find that to a complete and utter BS argument...

So if I had decided not to study math in college, I would not have my innate quantitative ability and thus be incapable of understanding mathematics?

I did not major in chemistry, yet I do a lot of chemistry. I guess that is bad?