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Karolyne Ridgill
How Does Your Internship Relate to Your Major?
By Karolyne Ridgill
Summer 2014
“What do you do with an English degree?” These words have been uttered so frequently to undergrads pursuing a B.A. in English, the question is the title of a song in a popular Broadway musical. While a sincere question on the surface, most English majors have learned that “What do you want to do with an English degree?” translates roughly to “What job do you think you can get with such a useless degree?” I know, of course, that English is far from a useless degree. On the contrary, English is so useful it can be applied to jobs and careers in nearly every field; the world will always need excellent writers and analyzers. This, you see, is my problem. With so many career options, I don’t know what I will “do with my English degree.” My decision to come to Washington was made, in part, to see if the city could offer any ideas as to what I want to do after graduation.
