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Chan790

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4. One of my best friends from college has a BA in Anthropology.

Reply to NuclearDem (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 08:49 PM

Jul 2013

He works for the NY State Assembly. (In a partisan position, on the conservative side of the aisle) Not really directly tied to his field but they hired him for his research experience, understanding of systems of categorization and willingness to spend hours doing very-dry book-research. The skills that go into obtaining an anthropology degree are valuable to a lot of fields not directly-related to anthropology. There's a lot of anthropology people in DC working on the Hill or for think-tanks for the same reason.

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Any history/anthropology majors who don't work in education? [View all] NuclearDem Jul 2013 OP

BA in Anthro - '82. bluedigger Jul 2013 #1

Thanks for the advice! NuclearDem Jul 2013 #2

I don't mind. bluedigger Jul 2013 #3

One of my best friends from college has a BA in Anthropology. Chan790 Jul 2013 #4

Same boat, only mine is sinking fast. Sobriquet Mar 2014 #5