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Why Study English?
Anna Sam probably heard that, from parents, friends, counselors. What good is an English (or history, or speech, or philosophy) major? Can it get you a good job, even pay the bills? Then she wrote a best seller - well, translated into 13 languages, at least - a sociological study of life as a grocery store check-out clerk. Listen to her story on a PBS Radio interview. I thought it a great illustration of how to turn your passion, your calling, into a paying gig, even when you are stuck in a dead-end job. What do you think?
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As you may know, I am a junior here at Baylor. Up until last semester I was majoring in psychology. When I sat down and realized that the field for this study is significantly small (unless you're a statistician, in which case there is a high demand for you)unless you're a phenomenal genius with numbers. I can't do math to save my life. Regardless, I tacked on a second major- environmental studies. Doing this has put me at much ease because I now see myself leaning more towards an environmental job that involves psychology as opposed to a straight-up psychology job.
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