Consider these two facts:
1. 40% of all Yale students graduate in a
humanities/social science discipline.
2. Among the Stanford Business School’s MBA graduates of
2011, 47% majored as an
undergraduate in either the humanities or a social science.
What’s going on here? What secret about the humanities are these Yale and Stanford students in on? Why would they spend so
much money and energy on so-called “useless” disciplines that many people in the media say “lead to nowhere”?
To understand this conundrum and to avoid making an inappropriate career choice based on popular mythology, make sure to understand what you want out of life and to take the proper, evidenced-based steps to get there. You might be surprised to discover that you can follow your passion and make a good living.
*Thanks to Ed Cutler for the link.
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