| I believe that you will find the greatest success when you figure out how to work your degree instead of the other way around. I strongly advocate liberal arts education however, many people with these degrees fail to understand that in order to become successful you need balance. For example, when I graduated I had bag full of "soft skills" but no hard technical skills, you must know what will give you that competitive edge. I would tell all lib arts students to take as many comp sci, statistics, statistics/econ and writing classes as possible - You may be able to communicate well, synthesize information and write a killer research paper and while these are excellent skills to have, what else can you do?
For those who have not graduated, take some technical classes to round out your education. For those who have graduated enroll in classes at the local community college and watch the money start rolling in.
If it makes you feel better, there are studies that say people with liberal arts educations are happier with their professions over time than their friends with technical degrees. If that does not make you happy, study for the LSAT and apply to law school or get your Masters in Public Administration it's a great advanced degree and like a law degree, your career options are plenty.  |