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eegilbert on Nov 27, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Eliminate the Computer Science major

"A Biology major is training to become a biologist." Um, how many people get a BS in biology and become biologists? More often, they get jobs as food safety testers or as hospital techs.

tshaddox on Nov 27, 2010 [–]

Don't forget teachers. I bet a significant portion of all the majors the article mentioned go on to become teachers.

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