"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed." - Albert Einstein
In December, I graduated with a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Illinois, Chicago. Since then I have been looking for work and catching up on some reading.
Lately I have been wondering, what is a B.A. worth these days? Well lets do some simple math;
-About 11,000 in Federal Student Loans
-About 15,000 in Private Student Loans
-4 Months, 5 days a week, 8 hours a days of looking for a job totaling about 640 hours
-Over 200 resumes and applications finished
As the summer months approach and the ground thaws, the American Archaeology season is just beginning. In the next few weeks I am interviewing for archaeology positions in the Chicago area, Iowa, the Dakotas, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Considering the wide range of possibilities, I will keep a journal of sorts here on my experiences as an Shovel Bum over the coming months.
The worth of a degree is different for everyone; a chance for financial growth, a stepping stone to a higher degree or plain self gratification, but for me it's worth will be measured by the adventure into the unknown. Or as one of my favorite TV series puts it, "to boldly go where no man has gone before".
My Eyes are open.
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