BA IN PHILOSOPHY

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now i need to figure out the difference between the many different classics/classical studies/ancient studies/ancient history courses...

internships are the absolute most important thing you can do in university. when you get out everyone wants people with experience. no one will look twice at a resume with a degree and no experience. internships are shoe-ins for jobs and you skip the whole applying online garbage where you go up against literally hundreds to thousands of other applicants for the same job. in internships you network and getting a job could be a painless phone call when your done school. my other classmates who also did no internships are working shit jobs or it took them 6months to 1+ year to find a total shit paying job in their field.

continued... when i was in my early 20's all i cared about was school i got great grades looked down on dumbasses who failed etc. and now in my late 20's i'm facing the harsh reality that grades and degrees dont mean shit unless you were in a target program at a target school or already have experience in your field through internships.

if those interests include law school then get your ba in philosophy

Im in the same scenario except I can't pay for graduate studies which has been my dream sense forever, I rather take out a loan and pay it for the rest of my life then not-live my dream but im too scared. I can't work no-car, I might have to get a office job and become an autodidact whilst publishing papers w help from my uni so I can get some ground but idk. Maybe I can become a TA or someshit, my mom is paying for 3 kids in uni as a Elementary school teacher of all things. I should've enrolled in the military

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this is fucking stupid.

see: "Philosophy since Plato has all been footnotes, anyway"

just shut the fuck up.

the real answer is that a philosophy major puts you on great footing to do tons of shit after you graduate. phil grads have the best GRE and LSAT scores out of any other major, and they make the most amount of money immediately after graduating and far down the line as well.

if you haven't figured this out already, college is 60% networking (a word i despise). the more people you know, the better off you'll be. classical studies departments tend to be super cloistered, whereas the philosophy departments i've been a part of are usually quite multidisciplinary.

philosophy all the way.

the breadth of philosophy is enormous and you can do whatever interests you. it's a free for all so long as you can make a good case. philosophers love weird takes on shit too.

yes, internships are important and you should definitely consider them, user. i regret not doing them in my undergrad.

>they make the most amount of money immediately after graduating and far down the line as well

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Definitely Classical Studies

physics grads have the hest gre scores not philosophy.

only if you exclude the writing score.

The humanities and social sciences are literally a scam. Fuck academia and fuck you

Classical Studies

I'll have 2 rodeo burgers, a large fry, and a large coca cola please.

It is one of the best paying majors yes.

But he is right, college is just networking with a fancy stamp on it. People should study whatever makes them happy, but just make sure they get relevant shit for their resumes over the summer.

Make sure you apply to those fellowships user ;)

BA in philosophy. Statistically it is much, much more useful than classical studies. It's a much better stepping stone for many good paying non-academia paths. If you want to go into academia, I'd still say philosophy over classical studies, unless you genuinely prefer the latter.

>Being this assblasted
>Resorting to "just stfu"-tier argumentation while flailing to cringily defend philosophy
It's like pottery

Philosophy since Plato literally HAS been, wtf are you talking about, most any serious philosopher would admit as much, care to substantiate your hissy fit?

Depends which college. Classical studies is top tier if it's a university/faculty which will break you with memorisation. Most of those will require you're already competent in one of Latin/Greek/Hebrew and require you to pass proficiency in another within a year. Good courses like that will have you leaving with a degree which allows you to charge 500/hr tutoring rich kids. Bad courses will leave you with bare competence in one language if you're lucky.
Philosophy has less of a range of good to bad. Good ones might have optional Greek or Chinese or Sanskrit classes for undergrads, but they are usually professors' pet projects rather than required coursework, and you'll probably find more overlap with compsci or law in terms of prospects for further study.

Classics.
You'll learn the culture, the languages, the histories, and the philosophies of the root of civilization. Every philosophers draws from this well. If you frequent that every well yourself, you shall be able to enjoy their Great Dionysia all the better.

Dentistry and read wtf You want in your free time.
Thank me later

Heed this wise man, whom the gods have blessed with repeating digits

I'm an Actuary (FCAS/CERA). Last year, I made nearly $300,000 after my bonus, with benefits, in a comfortable and engaging office. I never work past 40 hours per week. I read whatever I want in my study while my skills pay the bills. My wife is also an Actuary and works in remote consulting and advising, for our children.

Look at your potential actions from a value perspective with your future in mind. What are you getting out of spending your 4 years in university? You are losing 4 years of time and energy that could be spent making money and you are possibly paying out of your pocket for this privilege. You don't need to do this to study Plato or learn Latin and read about ancient Rome.

Major in something that will be an investment; Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Economics, Pre-Professional programs. Find Internships and create those connections. You are probably not going to be employed if you do not do this, possibly underemployed.

Acknowledge your situation. On paper, you are almost certainly a loser. You have no employable skills and your net worth is probably lower than $10,000. You think the best idea is to take a 4 year vacation reading philosophy and ancient Rome? You will never have as much energy as you have from 18-25. Your potential to do something great after maybe 25 drops exponentially. Don't waste that time! Dont romanticize taking these risks. You will probably fail, and you will never have that time back. It will never be easier to gain lucrative skills and connections than now.
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This. It's not like you can't learn whatever they talk about in lectures outside of University. Primary source texts are available to almost everybody unless you're homeless.

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This.
Make that money. Liberal arts, literature, philosophy is for lazy people. You will end up working twice as hard in life down the road.

Work doesnt define you, produce shit that you want. make a list of the things you want and you will see no liberal arts degree contributes to that.

Vile to read. You acknowledge 18-25 as being the prime of life, and then suggest the best use of those years is to lubing up your ass to best accommodate Shlomo Sheckelsteins cock (pays a starting salary of $75k a year with benefits).

classics and begome latin professor
my prof was saying latin profs are in need rn

DON'T DO CLASSICS

t. did classics

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BA in philosophy and history.