How many of y'all are doing what you went to school for?

[IrishLake]

My BS is in Environmental Studies. I've worked in soil and groundwater remediation from the day I graduated. I started out in retail UST work, but it's a dying field with no room for improvement. I'm now an environmental geologist for some secret shit I can't talk about. :P

[Psi U MC Vito]

When I went into college the second time, I went for a History degree, but from the very beginning knew the chances of me being an actual working historian were slim. Law kind of sneaked up on me, but we'll see if I actually practice or go into a different field that my J.D. can help with.

[SigKapSweetie]

I majored in Environmental Science and went to medical school. I don't use it often, but when I was in the med school application process, I was very grateful to have a fallback plan that I actually liked. Many of my friends with biology or chemistry majors didn't like their majors or have fallback plans, and some of them ended up needing one because they didn't get in on the first try.

[summer_gphib]

My bachelors is in interdisciplinary studies- with emphasis in public relations, political science, and history. I ended up in the tax industry working as a manager and trainer. I'm now working on my masters in human resources development and human resources management (dual program) and will be starting a new job on the 28th doing quality control and developing training programs for a direct buy out of Portland, OR. I get to work at home, but the pay is dismal. The good thing is that it's in my field and the company has a lot of room for growth.

[Kevin]

My undergrad was corporate communication. I quickly found that based on my resumé, I could either work in TV news (low pay, terrible hours, no thanks) or in an unrelated entry position elsewhere. I elected to go back to school. I earned my JD and am presently using that education to earn my income.

[TonyB06]

My undergraduate degree is in journalism, which I did for a few years before moving into public/media relations.

From there I moved into Development, as well as working as a registered lobbyist. Presently, am working on adding some real estate credentialing.

I joined a non-profit organization's Board of directors a few months back so I'll get to help out on some grant writing for that.


I use my journalism training in everthing I've ever done professionally.

[PersistentDST]

I have BA's in English and Pan-African Studies. I'm still in school for my M.Ed. I am nowhere near working under either field...I just have a job that pays my tuition. Nothing fancy at all...

[ChioLu]

Got my degree in Communications (Media/Journalism/PR). I knew my route was Sports -- because, usually, the worst news to tell is that someone lost the game/competition.

Have worked on staff for NBC Sports, Turner Sports, CNN (a brief 3 year stint in the "news factory") and, now, NFL Network. Plus have worked at 4 Olympics (+ 2 more on the American-based studio side), several Super Bowls/World Series/League Championships/All-Star games, for every major sports network and on-site at countless games & sporting events. My boss at NBC Sports selected me for his crew at my 1st Olympics and is now my big boss at the NFL Network (not the Commish, but just below).

While, sometimes, I've been freelance and the work isn't consistent 100% of the time, I feel like I've done pretty well over all.

[irishpipes]

My BS is in Accounting and my MS is in Tax Law. I am a CPA and now work as a controller for a manufacturing company after many years as a tax manager for an oil company.

[ThetaPrincess24]

Nursing/health sciences-no
business management-yes & no

My paid job is part time work currently in child care. Thus no, i'm not using either degree to earn a living. With my largest volunteer job (Kappa Alpha Theta), I use my business degree every day!

[cheerfulgreek]

I actually wanted to be an astrophysicist, that was the goal. But, I decided on plan B because I thought it would be frustrating studying about other galaxies and planets, knowing that no one in my lifetime would ever be able to visit any of those places.

Sooooooo, I decided on becoming a vet, instead, which is what I do now. I had a double major in undergrad --zoology and biology with a minor in chemistry. I'm now studying to be a specialist in parasitology. Two more years to go. It feels like forever.

[pshsx1]

I started in Architecture, hopped around majors, and then settled on Construction Management.

I now work for a LGBT nonprofit organization. My goal, though, is to work in higher education. While I was an undergrad, I worked in our tiny Student Affairs Division and discovered I loved the work. So, here I am!

[AOIIalum]

I started as Business Management and hated it. Finally settled on and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a Social Sciences Concentration. Knowing about people has been an immense help in my prior career in retail banking and more recent jobs in Office Administration and Call Center Operations.

I've probably used my degree every day of my life without realizing it. If I'd graduated earlier in life (I took about 10 years off from college along the way) I probably would have gone for my Masters so I could do school or college academic counseling. Maybe one day in the future?

[PeppyGPhiB]

I am.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

I am.

I don't know why, but this made chuckle. Everyone else has given these long explanations, but you just typed a simple "I am."