<p>I’m transferring to UCLA and will complete a B.A. in Anthropology (Sociocultural concentration). I’ve been working in the media industry for 7+ years holding operational and marketing titles. The reason for going back to school is simply to earn a B.A. I could have gone to CSUN and majored in Communication or Marketing, but I felt the UCLA name would hold more weight in the future. Also, when I visited CSUN I was really disappointed with the administration and the lack of drive the students had.</p>
<p>Anyone else transferring to a UC with no intentions of going on to grad school? Is your major related to your future career or do you have a lot of work experience? What’s your story?</p>
<p>My personal opinion is that what you do in college is as equally important as the degree. If I wasn’t going to graduate or professional school I would want to at learn some sort of technical skill that was marketable.</p>
<p>Transferring to Cal and getting my B.A. in English is just the beginning of school for me. It’s been my intention all along to become a college professor so I’ll (god willing) be enrolling in a Phd program the fall after I get my Bachelors. I spent my early 20s screwing around so now that is out of my system. I’m 25 and I’m ready and excited to be in school for another 8 years or so.</p>
<p>I would just take UCLA. You already got valuable experience in your field already. You just need that B.A. If you don’t mind studying anthropology than go for it.</p>
<p>I would only consider CSUN if you didn’t get into UCLA for like engineering/business.</p>
<p>My friend who has a PhD keeps trying to convince me to get a PhD as well. I totally would but the fact that he can’t find a professor job is not motivating lol I’ll focus on moving up the corporate ladder instead.</p>
<p>lol i got into CSUN but am really glad i got into UCLA as well… ahhh.</p>
<p>i have a similar story as KeelyMK except that i am 26. i am all about school and hope to be here (there?) for a while, i.e. law school or grad school.</p>
<p>but even if i wasnt planning on continuing my formal education, i am one of those people who would FOR SURE still want a B.A. from a UC (ect). I just enjoy the process and you never know what you will want to do in the future. also, the cost of attending a UC is not a liability in the same way that attending, say, USC would be.</p>
<p>^^ agree totally. Some people can’t wait to get out of school and only do it for career prospects. I on the other hand, LOVE it and will hopefully be in it until I either retire from teaching or meet an untimely death lol.</p>
<p>I’m going to take a break between my English B.A. and grad school (if I magically get lucky and get some type of job). I’m not positive what I want to go to grad school for yet… whether it’s law school or getting some other degree, like in Public Policy. That way I don’t have to freak out and decide between LSATs and GREs. Who knows though, maybe a year will change my mind.</p>
<p>I’d love to be a professor eventually, but that’s not my main goal.</p>
<p>“Honestly, from what I’ve noticed, having a bachelor’s degree is like the new high school diploma as far as job prospects go :/”</p>
<p>I saw a job ad recently for a job that I got right after high school. Aside from 3 differences it really describes the same extact job . </p>
<p>First this job paid 12$ an hour instead of 10$
But this job had 2 additional requirements for those 2 extra bucks an hour , A B.A. and fluency in French , German or Italian .</p>
<p>My co-worker suggested I take Econ courses on the side so I could list Economics on my resume. He said a lot of people do this even if they don’t complete the major or minor. It would look something like this…</p>
<p>University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
B.A. Anthropology, Economics</p>