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WScott said:
LOLLL good shit
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Also, how is salary with a philsophy major? What do you work as currently? If you don't mind me asking. I was considering doing philosophy as a major but now it is a minor. I feel that I wouldn't be able to get a job in this kind of market to pay off my college debt
I'm also majoring in computer science and was making nearly $20/hour at age 19. Took a voluntary paycut in order to work at a lab that ended up securing me a publication, but I wasn't renewed as they couldn't really depend on me--not because I wasn't reliable by default (I did computer science internships summerly starting at age 17 and was always rehired; one offered to pay for my college if I stayed with them but I didn't want to go to the colleges in my home town), but because I'd had to miss a couple semesters here and there due to health/psychological consideration and they can't get funding if they don't know that they'll be able to have stuff out in a certain time-frame.
After losing my lab position, I didn't bother for a little while, then got a job at McDonalds and I'm finally getting back to where I was: I start a research position with a highly-regarded psychiatrist early this October. We will actually be working on Philosophy stuff together at first (he's very much a polymath) so after years of lucrative computer science work, I'm now technically going to be a professional philosopher.
For you and the lobotomuzzed chronic responder on this thread, you might find this interesting. It's from http://philosophy.unc.edu/undergraduate-program/why-major-in-philosophy .
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How Much Money Do Philosophy Majors Make?
A lot of students are deterred from majoring in philosophy by the widespread belief that a degree in philosophy translates into low earning potential. This turns out not to be true. Each year, www.payscale.com issues a report on the median starting salaries and mid-career salaries of people with only bachelor's degrees, sorted by major. Not surprisingly, philosophy isn't at the very top of the list, but it is a lot higher than you might think:
According to the 2011 numbers, the median starting salary for philosophy BAs is $39,800 ad the median mid-career salary is $75.600. This puts it at #2 among the humanities majors (behind American studies), only slightly behind accounting majors, and ahead of several science majors (including biology and psychology) and professional majors (including business, advertising, public administration and hotel management).
For the full report, click here: http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/degrees.asp
Needless to say, nobody should major in philosophy for the money. But this evidence suggests that avoiding majoring in philosophy for the sake of making money might not be such a great idea either.
Congrats on the internship!
Wow thanks. I currently major in com sci. Double minor in philosophy ad psychology. All of those three subjects are intresting to me. But psychology is def the most interesting. I think I will now consider making psych and comp sci as a doulbe major. Philosophy will be considering. Its hilarios that phil earns more than psych tho haha. Not nearly what I expected
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