History BA versus Liberal Studies BA

[taylor]

At the Undergrad level I don't think a History major is going to wow a prospective employer any more than a Liberal arts major. There's a lot of Bachelor's degree that pretty much carry the same weight unless their really specialized such as engineering or nursing. I know tons of people who were Psych, Sociology, and History majors who are working in totally unrelated fields. I found out my orthopedic surgeon was a Liberal Arts major at an Ivy League university. And then he ended up graduating from the same Ivy League Med school. I asked him why he wasn't premed in undergrad. He told me it was easier on his GPA going through the Liberal Arts route and less competition. In cases like these being a Liberal Arts major is actually an advantage. BTW, I'm not just saying this because I'm a Liberal Arts major as well. I'm going to worry about being more specialized when I go to grad school.