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What can you do with a major in English? I'm looking for some specific jobs.. and how hard is it to get a job with this major after graduating fromcollege?
English major - what can you do with it?
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With the exception of editor, you basically said my whole response.
IMO you're better off gettin' your Master's.....IMO.
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and what would a master's be good for?
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become a lawyer or teacher
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english high school teacher.
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apply for grad school
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It will help you get a job, but you don't need a masters to do any of those things. If you want to go into writing I think the most importantthing is to get involved with your school's newspaper or literary magazines.
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I majored in English and had a Business Law minor. I was a Finance major before that. The reason I switched is because you can still go into a lot of businesspositions even without a full-on degree in that area (finance however, forget about it). Analyzing and thinking 'outside the box' is stressed more inArts-based degrees, whereas you'll be doing more memorization and learning processes in the Business School (generally speaking). I was English Literatureby the way, not Composition. I wouldn't recommend going into Composition unless you really really want to be a writer. What am I doing now? I'm gettingmy Master's degree in London for International Business and hopefully on my way to working for a big corporation. I was a member of my school's FinanceAssociation where we had a number of speakers, and talking with them (CEOs of mid-size companies), as well as the Dean of our Business School, I can tell youfirsthand that they ALL said English majors are well-received in the business world, especially in Communications, PR, Marketing, and eventually Managementwith some experience. Regardless, I would still recommend a Master's degree in ANY field you're pursuing, and I would give that advice to everyone onthis board.
PM me if you'd like more details. By the way I graduated from Miami University (OH) in the Summer of '08 and came right to London to get myMaster's.
PM me if you'd like more details. By the way I graduated from Miami University (OH) in the Summer of '08 and came right to London to get myMaster's.
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english teacher?
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I am not gonna be a teacher that's one thing for sure. And business doesn't really appeal to me. I might actually go into writing but I was interestedin what I could do other than writing if I majored in English.
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I plan on getting my masters in Teaching English as a Foreign Language.
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you can son everyone who slips up on spelling/grammar
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If you're not going to be a journalist, a writer, or a teacher...sounds like you picked the wrong major.
its all good baby baby
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I agree. If you're not really interested in any of these things, English probably isn't right for you. What do you like?
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Very rarely does a bachelor's degree alone prepare you for a career. In general, there are very few professional careers directly related to yourundergraduate major that you can walk right into with a bachelor's degree. (Notable exceptions can - though not necessarily - include math, physicalsciences, engineering, accounting & finance). Most jobs & careers hinge more upon a combination of education and experience.
Just so you folks realize this, that first job after you graduate will shape a great deal about your future. After you have real world experience, thatbecomes what people look for and what your credentials are based upon. Your major and class rank become almost meaningless at that point.
Just so you folks realize this, that first job after you graduate will shape a great deal about your future. After you have real world experience, thatbecomes what people look for and what your credentials are based upon. Your major and class rank become almost meaningless at that point.
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all misunderstood. I DON'T want to be a teacher neither want to have something to do with business. I might (let me rephrase that) will probably go into writing but I was interested what else could be done with an Englishmajor.
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I have a minor in english...so far havent used it.
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in regards to teaching, i believe this would differ from state to state, and whether one plans to teach in the public or private sector.
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anything you want depending on your skill set, pretty much. find something you want to do and aim for it, not that hard :]
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lawyer
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my sister was an English major at Penn State
had a good GPA, interned at MTV (i think it was one of the top 10 companies to intern w/ back then)
hasn't really used her degree since graduating
working for a couple of local newspapers not making much so she went back to bartending
working as a customer service rep for United Concordia now
at least the company she works for now reimburses tuition so she's getting her teaching certificate online from Drexel
had a good GPA, interned at MTV (i think it was one of the top 10 companies to intern w/ back then)
hasn't really used her degree since graduating
working for a couple of local newspapers not making much so she went back to bartending
working as a customer service rep for United Concordia now
at least the company she works for now reimburses tuition so she's getting her teaching certificate online from Drexel
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everything i would have said has been listed. ghostwriter is also possible.
personally, im going into teaching school after graduation (english with an emphasis in writing) to get my masters in education. eventually ill apply to awriting school for an MFA in fiction. english degrees can carry you pretty far into other fields from what i've been told...think of it like this, peopleare always going to have to know how to read and write at a high level, right?
personally, im going into teaching school after graduation (english with an emphasis in writing) to get my masters in education. eventually ill apply to awriting school for an MFA in fiction. english degrees can carry you pretty far into other fields from what i've been told...think of it like this, peopleare always going to have to know how to read and write at a high level, right?
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I'm majoring in English, then getting my Master's in education to teach H.S.
