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Is having a Bachelor of Arts really useless?

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Reply Sat 7 Feb, 2009 04:00 pm
What's so bad with having a Bachelor of Arts?!?

I'm in college, finishing up my diploma in journalism-print & broadcast, and then I am taking Radio and Television Arts in university once I've graduated. I've heard some people say that having a Bachelor of Arts is useless and "a big joke," but the program offered apparently has a good reputation.

Is there something that I'm missing here?

I'm a Canadian resident.
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Reply Sat 7 Feb, 2009 04:22 pm
First off, welcome to A2K.

I think a Bachelor's is never, ever useless or wasted. It may not get you to go in the exact direction you had originally thought, but it's no waste. Creativity is a premium skill to have. You can really parlay that in the world of business, if that's where life takes you.

My undergraduate degree is in Philosophy. I do not philosophize at work unless I'm shooting the bull with my coworkers. Instead, I'm an IT worker. But I also communicate, both in writing and verbally, better than nearly all of them. I feel that my education (I wrote a lot of papers!) helped me in that area, and still does.
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Reply Sat 7 Feb, 2009 04:25 pm
Your answer has made me feel a lot better. I was getting really irritated! Thank you for your time to answer.
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Reply Sat 7 Feb, 2009 04:29 pm
MJ, Welcome to a2k. Having a BA is "never" bad or useless. It usually provides the entry into a job, but what matters most is one's ability to meet the skill level of the person hiring you. Degrees are only there to open doors for you; what you do after that is up to you. Productivity, skill, quality and honesty is what will get you ahead; not the degree that got you in the door.
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Reply Sat 7 Feb, 2009 04:35 pm
My pleasure, and I'm glad it helped. Hey TV and radio sounds exciting, even if all you do is hold the cables. I have two friends who got their degrees in such. One works as a flight attendant (took her a while to settle into a job she liked); the other is a documentary filmmaker and can be found on IMDB (he's not a real biggie but he did get a film made). The ole life path rarely goes in a straight line.
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Reply Sat 7 Feb, 2009 05:17 pm
Mohawk Journalism wrote:

What's so bad with having a Bachelor of Arts?!?

I'm in college, finishing up my diploma in journalism-print & broadcast, and then I am taking Radio and Television Arts in university once I've graduated. I've heard some people say that having a Bachelor of Arts is useless and "a big joke," but the program offered apparently has a good reputation.

Is there something that I'm missing here?

I'm a Canadian resident.


I believe you are missing the experience in the world that only time will give you. In my own opinion, the key to success is finding a niche for one's strong points. Meaning if one is in your field, and is attractive (male or female), someone might recognize that that person, barring a speech impediment, should be in front of a camera. And if not so attractive, the individual should be behind the scenes doing this or that. It is all about honing one's skills in one's niche, I believe. Find a niche, hone one's skills.
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Reply Sat 7 Feb, 2009 06:15 pm
Forge your life from your interests.

Congratulations on your success so far. Get a haircut.

As an aside I'm delighted to only hear about jespah's oral proclivity.
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Reply Sat 7 Feb, 2009 08:13 pm
No it is not really useless.

The sheepskin can be framed and used to dress up a dull wall.
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Reply Sat 7 Feb, 2009 08:40 pm
jespah wrote:

First off, welcome to A2K.

I think a Bachelor's is never, ever useless or wasted. It may not get you to go in the exact direction you had originally thought, but it's no waste. Creativity is a premium skill to have. You can really parlay that in the world of business, if that's where life takes you.

My undergraduate degree is in Philosophy. I do not philosophize at work unless I'm shooting the bull with my coworkers. Instead, I'm an IT worker. But I also communicate, both in writing and verbally, better than nearly all of them. I feel that my education (I wrote a lot of papers!) helped me in that area, and still does.



What she said.

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Reply Sat 7 Feb, 2009 09:58 pm
I have a Bachelors in radio and television. And I work in radio and television. It's a good thing to have.
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