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   Anonymous
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   Hi, I am a junior at Wayne State University. I chose English because it was either that or Computer Science, both of which I'm good at, but I like writing more. Anyways, I want to do something that requires a graduate degree with it and I chose it because it is supposedly so versatile.

   Trouble is, I don't know what I want to do. What are some of the graduate programs that English majors can get into or where can I find a list of the most common follow up graduate programs to an English BA to help tighten the beam a bit?

   Thanks in advance!

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   Anonymous
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   Greetings scytheye and welcome.

   I would recommend you sit down and ask yourself why you want to do something that requires a graduate degree in the first place. So many people are getting masters these days almost by default, and it can in fact hurt your chances at getting hired at many places if you are over-educated and under-experienced.

   English, like most majors, is versatile, but grad school is designed to help professionals become more knowledgeable in their industry AFTER they are in the industry for a while. It's just gotten out of whack in recent years.

   I repeat, there is no point at all to go to grad school unless you are sure what path you are going down. In other words, decide on a path, try it for a while, and after you are sure, then consider grad school. :)

   P.S. all kinds of grad programs can follow an English BA besides science and math programs. History, Social Science, Law, etc.

   Posted 1 year ago #

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