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On Wednesday, December 11, 2013 3:27:42 PM UTC-5, Gunner Asch wrote:





http://education.yahoo.net/articles/...ss_degrees.htm






http://blog.simplyhired.com/2013/07/...ees-today.html


I do not entirely agree with these two web sites. The first one has agriculture as the worst degree. But I met a dairy farmer whose son was quite bright. His high school teachers were trying to discourage him from getting a agriculture degree. But his father disagreed. His dairy sold milk in three states so he had to know business law as practised in three states, plus of course federal law. He had two tanker trucks so more to learn. His dairy is really a small business, so he needed to know the same stuff that the business grads had learned. He needed accounting, some chemistry, genetics, and a bunch more.

The second web site has a list of degrees that are good if you are going to work for someone. But are way too limited if you are going to work for yourself.

Dan

Years ago I had a clever young Airman worked for me in the Air Force.
He was taking night classes through the A.F. and wanted to get his
collage degree through the G.I. Bill. He wrote to the Personal
Managers of General Motors, General Electric and Exxon asking for
their advise on what degree would give him the best chance of getting
a position with their company. they all said the same thing - get a
degree in English.

Apparently the ability to read and write English properly is an asset
that companies are prepared to pay good money to get :-)
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Cheers,

John B.