volsung Short version? Because of money. With a degree in humanities I only have a 20% chance of getting employed as a college teacher, and outside of teaching humanities has no marketability. To be a college teacher would have to go to school for 6 years, which means I would accrue even more debt. Also, as I said earlier, I am already 23 and it is a little late in my life to be starting school.
Trying to become a highschool teacher would be bad for different reasons. For one, my degree would be in education, not in humanities. And there are countless other reasons why I don't want to be a highschool teacher that are too numerous to mention. Undisciplined students, bitchy parents, workplace politics, and more.
Gilrond-i-Virdan Just my local university, unless I get a better opportunity elsewhere. My local university just so happens to host the world's largest annual medieval studies conference, so I might pick up a minor in medieval history if I went there. I checked with my brother, who is attending one of the best computer science schools in the country, and he said my local university's computer science program should be fine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intern...dieval_Studies
btw, for anyone who doesn't know. In American higher education, you get 60 credits in a major, 30 credits in a minor, and 30 credits in elective courses. Each class is worth 3 - 4 credits depending on the course. I don't know if things are different in Europe, so I figured I'd mention it.