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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Political Science  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright A liberal arts degree from Swarthmore was enormously helpful to me in the business world. At its best, liberal arts teaches you to understand how people think about problems. The significant problems in many organizations are at the interstices of different technical and administrative disciplines. Swarthmore gave me the ability to understand how diverse groups of people are looking at problems, which has on many occasions enabled to understand the root cause of organizational difficulties, and thus be able to fix them.My Swarthmore degree in Political Science has served me well enough that - combined with a Master's in Public Policy - I have been in jobs that usually require a graduate degree in science and engineering for the past 15 years. And I had a wonderful comment made about the value of a Swarthmore education when I was being considered by a search committee to lead a major (~600 people) research organization (I didn't make even the final cut, but the following comment is the key part). When the head of the search committee was reviewing my credentials with the person who would make the ultimate selection, he noted my lack of a science or engineering degree (one of the criteria for the job was to be a recognized world leader in science or engineering), but said that I had other capabilities that would make me an interesting candidate. The man in charge of the decision responded "If he went to Swarthmore, he should be able to pick up the science". Starting Job: Program Manager, Preparedness: A, Reputation: A+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private) Apr 16 2007 Alumnus Male -- Class 2000   Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=37798&uid=1205'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save Political Science  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Swarthmore was enormously helpful in teaching me how other people think about things, and how to diagnose a situation by understanding the strengths and limitations of the methods with which people were addressing problems. The methods of inquiry I developed at Swarthmore have been a significant help in solving real-life technical and management problems. I have worked for the last 15 years in jobs where an engineering or science degree was required (usually an advanced degree)- my credentials are a Political Science degree from Swarthmore (and a master in public policy). Not only does a Swarthmore provide the intellectual foundation for such a career path, but the reputation also provides the credibility. I was recently contacted by a search committee looking for someone to head a major research institution. I didn't get the job, didn't even make the final cut, but I did get the following feedback from the lead of the search committee. One of the required credentials was to be an international leader in a scientific or engineering field. I was strong in other areas, but not that. When my lack of a science or engineering degree was raised to the decision-maker, he responded "He came from Swarthmore College, he'll pick up anything he needs to know". Starting Job: Program Analyst, Preparedness: A, Reputation: A+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private) Apr 14 2007 Alumnus Male -- Class 2000   Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=37740&uid=1205'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save Engineering Department  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Swarthmore is a college that values your individualism and helps foster you yourself rather than you as part of an entity, this in large part to its small classes and high faculty-to-student ratio. Its students are both academically motivated and active participants in a variety of extracurricular events. Though the atmosphere is competitive, it is not overwhelming- challenging, but not disappointing. Its faculty are truly keen on seeing you succeed, spending additional time if necessary just to make sure you understand the material. Preparedness: -, Reputation: - Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Aug 31 2006 Male -- Class 2000   Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=23584&uid=1205'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save  Prev    Select Page: 1 ... 5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13 ... 18    Next

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