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Philosophy has a MAJOR, MINOR, and 2nd MAJOR program • But why choose philosophy? Here are four reasons you should do it.
• REASON 1 • Philosophy gives you a better life. • In philosophy… • You grapple with life’s hardest questions. • The nature of reality and our place within it. • Deal with complex social, ethical, and political issues. • Philosophy lets you see more deeply into life and plot a better course through it.
Reason 2: Philosophers’ average mid-career salaries show long-term success!
I N W H AT K I N D O F J O B S W I T H A B . A . ? A D V E N T U R O U S O N E S • Foreign Service: working for embassies abroad. • Peace Corps & Americorps: 2 years abroad doing service • Teach for America: teach school at an underserved community in the U.S. • Non-Profit Administration: environment, women, education, poverty
A N D I N T E R E S T I N G O N E S • Some entry level work and entry-level salaries you can get with just a philosophy major/B.A.: • Editorial Assistant: Median pay, $36,000 • Public policy: Median pay, $57,000 • And many other positions… Government work, Sales, Lobbyist, Political Aid, Speech Writer, Biomedical Ethics Research, Legal Researcher, Paralegal, Technical Writer, Archivist, etc. • Business is actually the most underemployed major. Philosophy is the 10th most employable.
R E A S O N # 3 G R A D S C H O O L • Philosophy is the premier way to prepare for graduate and professional school. • We have had graduates go into all these fields: • Law School (J.D.), Lawyer • Medical School (M.D.), Doctor • Therapy (physical, speech, occupational, etc.), Therapist • Marketing (M.A. & PhD), Marketer, Professor • Business (M.B.A.), Businessperson • Humanities (M.A & PhD English, History, etc.), Professor and High School • Non-profit and government work (M.A. & Certificate), Founders and Administrators • Psychology, Researchers, Therapists, Life Coaching, Human Performance • Library Sciences (M.A.), Librarian
P H I L O S O P H E R S C R U S H G R A D U AT E T E S T S C O R E S A N D A D M I S S I O N S • Business: On the GMAT, philosophers score 2nd highest : 574. Business: 547.8. • Recently we had a student accepted to University of California Irvine for her Ph.D. in Marketing on a full ride. • Law: On the LSAT, philosophers score 2nd highest of all majors: Philosophy: 157.4 versus Pre-law: 147.4. • We have students at UT Austin, Cornell (Ivy League), and other schools of law on significant scholarships (over $30,000). • Medicine: On the MCAT, philosophers outscore biology majors . • Philosophers have the highest acceptance rate to Med School-over 50%. Biology is at 35% acceptance.
G R A D U AT E T E S T S C O R E S A N D A D M I S S I O N S • All other graduate programs require the GRE! • The American Physical Society (physics professional society) headline read: ”Best majors for the GRE in 2013: Philosophy Dominates.” • We have placed students in nationally ranked (some top 10!) graduate programs: Emory, Oregon, A&M, University of Memphis, Cornell, Temple, St. John’s, UT Austin, etc.
R E A S O N # 4 F L E X I B I L I T Y • 47% of college graduates do not work in their field of study. • People change careers several times in their lives—not just jobs. • It is key to have strong skills like critical thinking, analytical reasoning, and independent learning so that you can adapt to new fields. • Philosophy provides core skills for leaders in any field.
P H I L O S O P H Y A N D H A P P I N E S S • Philosophers consider the big issues: flourishing, politics, society, religion, ethics, truth, and more. • It gives them a grounding and understanding of what is important that is beyond monetary value. • It makes them purposeful and happy people, whose long term employability also just happens to be 98.9%, mid career salary of $81,000.
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