Masters of Liberal Arts from Ivy League

[marie5v]

Originally Posted by pzrOrange

a better looking resume, that will give you a chance at not becoming a waiter or a bartender. but that's about it.

Liberal Arts degrees are in 90 cases out of 100 are absolutely worthless to the economy. nobody gives a sh*t about your creative writing skills or how many philosophers have you read. you are wasting insane amount of money by even bothering going to Ivy League school for a BS degree.

don't get me wrong, you will get more opportunities and more doors will open to you, but at what expense, you being in debt for the rest of your life? sounds like an insane idea.

dont go to big fancy school to be a specialist in Medieval Literature. do not become a news cover story of a pathetic loser who graduated with 150K debt and works as a barista at Starbucks for living. dont be that guy.

unless of course you are a trust fund baby and your rich parents will pay for your education, I guess then my point is null and void.

Totally agree. I'm that idiot with the big fancy degree and the huge debt, working for pennies. But you left out the worst part - no matter what job I try to get with that big fancy degree, the interviewer always wants to know, why can't I do something better with my degree? Why would I want their puny little job with all those fancy letters after my name? No one seems to understand that those fancy letters don't mean a damn thing and there just isn't anything I can really *do* with them.

[ja1myn]

Originally Posted by whitecollarboy

Greetings,

What can you do with a Masters of Liberal Arts (you create your own focus) from an Ivy League institution?

Would you assume better pay?

It's like buying a Ford Fusion and stealing someone's metal Mercedes logo and putting it on the front of the Fusion. It's still just a pathetic, low end car.

[sheena12]

Originally Posted by whitecollarboy

Greetings,

What can you do with a Masters of Liberal Arts (you create your own focus) from an Ivy League institution?

Would you assume better pay?

I wouldn't go if you are expecting this. I'd go if you want to learn more about the liberal arts - then you should do this. If you have the money or are willing to take out a loan and want to know that you are an Ivy league Grad, - then do it.

However a liberal arts degree will not even get you a job as an adjunct professor.

If it's from an Ivy League College and in a subject that is taught a lot - you may get this. Colleges love to have faculty from impressive schools.
Adjunt professors earn very little money, though.

Still, if you want to for personal reasons, go for it.

[pzrOrange]

Originally Posted by Sunnnn

I too am curious, not if MLA is worth the time, but whether if it can actually help in future prospects.

I think the original author was asking about the non-traditional liberal arts degrees that ivy-league institutions are offering nowadays. i.e. Harvard Extension School- Master of Liberal Arts in Extension study in a concentration in a liberal arts field.

I too am curious about this and how this is looked upon, if anyone has legitimate resources (not random opinions), please share them.

I've heard from a few folks that are closely associated with Harvard that Harvard Extension School is not the same as the "real" Harvard.

I repeat, NOT the same, not even in the same category. the name will only fool the unsophisticated hiring manager who sees "Harvard" and suddenly gets a boner. I am a huge advocate for all sorts of education and I believe that more degrees make you a more well-rounded person, but do not expect the hiring manager to be in the same mindset.