Don't Let Your Kids Study These Majors

[James R Cook GCF]

[h=4]So sad I hate to see articles like this. I guess at least it is not #1
Without artists no one would have anything but diplomas hanging on their walls. How smart would that be? Oh ya Photography is mentioned in there also it is #5...... LOL


http://education.yahoo.net/articles/beware_these_five_majors.htm?kid=1O0V3


Want to help your kid start off college on the right foot? Consider advising against some of these majors.


Major #2: Fine ArtsImagine your son creating magnificent pieces of art that are featured in well-known galleries. It's a nice fantasy - right up until your newly-minted college graduate realizes how broke he is because he isn't selling work, exhibiting in a gallery, or getting commissions.
The sad truth, is that this isn't 15th-century Renaissance Italy when artists were paid by kings and queens to create artwork. In fact, according to the Georgetown report, there's a 12.6 percent rate of unemployment amongst recent graduates who majored in fine arts.
Here's why: In these tough economic times, there just aren't a lot of people buying expensive pieces of art, Reynaldo says. So it can be tough to be a self-sustained, financially-stable artist.
All things considered, your kid is probably better off relegating this field of study to a hobby.

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[Ellen Collins MCPF]

When my husband was in the corporate world, and was the one doing hiring, he said that the mere fact that someone finished college was important. It showed that they could complete a course of study. Unless it was a degree in business from Wharton or other really prestigious institution. all degrees ranked the same.

 

[Cliff Wilson MCPF]

When my husband was in the corporate world, and was the one doing hiring, he said that the mere fact that someone finished college was important. It showed that they could complete a course of study. Unless it was a degree in business from Wharton or other really prestigious institution. all degrees ranked the same.

That was true when I started doing hiring in the eighties, but by the time I left the corporate world in 2001 it wasn't true anymore. Hiring managers were even looking at specific classes that engineers took to see how much specific relevant knowledge the grads had.

There are so many grads today that a degree is almost a given and not looked on as much as an accomplishment as it used to be.

 

[James R Cook GCF]

I wonder if there are more people who are art critics and gallery owners who have degrees than the number of good/great artist who have degrees. I don't think being a good/great artist has as much to do with a college degree than what we may believe.

 

[Ellen Collins MCPF]

One of my friends was a professional dancer. When she and her dancer friends graduated from high school, some went to college majoring in theater or dance, and others just hit the casting calls, making the rounds. She said that when the college folks graduated, they ended up starting where the HS grads were 4 years earlier. So you are right, education isn't everything.

On the other hand, an accounting graduate was in having her diploma framed. I asked if she had found a job yet. She said it was dumb, but for an 'entry level' accounting job, they were looking for 3-5 years experience...

 

[James R Cook GCF]

Ellen her reply could have been, "I have 4 years experience at #### Univ." and paid dearly for it. Now how about hiring me today so we can both move forward!~

 

[Russ Wood]

When my husband was in the corporate world, and was the one doing hiring, he said that the mere fact that someone finished college was important. It showed that they could complete a course of study. Unless it was a degree in business from Wharton or other really prestigious institution. all degrees ranked the same.

Now it seems to be that you need a masters as a cutoff. And most companies just use the degree as an excuse. They check the box saying advanced education.

But to take a major in something you don't like is also waste, because if you end up getting a job in the field, you won't like it. No easy answers.