How many have turned a useless degree into a career?

Well, technically I had the career before the useless degree, but yeah, BS in Mathematics. Not exactly a job specific degree.

I majored in zoology and botany (We call it B. Sc. here). Everybody scoffed at my decision to do a non professional degree, but I used my knowledge to write science and health articles for magazines. And that was while I was studying. Now when I get fat paychecks in American dollars, everyone is like..."F*** man. That's awesome!"

I didn't go into the degree with that purpose in mind, but I had been active in writing throughout school and was interested in science also. So that turned out to be a valuable combination. My parents wanted me to pursue medicine (dad's a doctor) , but I did not. For some reason journalism didn't seem like the best thing to do at that point, so I thought a science degree was a reasonable middle ground. I could explore the sciences and still pursue writing (I was also studying creating writing through correspondence).

Now I'm doing my masters in journalism, and when I look back at my decision to get a science degree, I beam with pride.

I've paid attention to your posts over this time, Spider. I think your decision making has been smart, intellectually. I've no idea if it has been or will be smart as to monetary considerations - just saying that it seems to fit you nicely.

Thanks, Osso, for your post.

Yes, I, too, sometimes develop feelings of insecurity with regards to the monetary aspect of this career. No doubt it is very, very satisfying intellectually for those who go into it willingly, very few will become rich out of it.

Something tells me I'm going to make it work for me. I really have to.