to ask if you ever actually use your degree?

[Objection]

I'm particularly interested to hear if those with fine art or psychology degrees are actually using them/working in that field? But all degrees really? Do you think your was worth the time and financial commitment?

I'm a psychologist so use mine every day! Know lots of people from my undergrad class who don't though!!

Yes but mine is a vocational degree

I did a Law degree and wound up in IT. I was told at one point that lawyers make good programmers because both require an analytical approach and making sure you've covered all angles, but I don't directly use the content of my degree, no.

I have a music degree and use it every day (am a music teacher!) I also do lots of performances too, so still use the practical skills I learnt as well. Worth every penny, best 4 years of my life.

Actually there are quite a few of us who have done specific degrees and are in that line of work. In my social circle we have two teachers (one head), a journalist with an English degree, dh's is extremely specific to his (architecture), sis is IT security specialist and wouldn't be without her degree.

I think some are over-rated and a bit pointless, but the skills you learn during the course of undertaking a degree can be applied in numerous ways

Psych degree and I'm a psychology teacher. Stikl considering if it's too late or impractical to train as a psychologist.

I have a degree in accountancy and I am an accountant! But can become an accountant with any degree.

I've got a degree and PhD in Biochemistry. I work in the pharmaceutical industry inventing the tests to show the drug is safe. So yes, I use my degree every day.

A degree from a good university will always open doors whatever the subject so even if you don't actually apply the specific knowledge you learnt it's still worthwhile doing a degree. But only at the best possible university you can get into and only if you are prepared to work at it.

I have a languages degree

Needed a degree to get onto my first graduate programme...but could have been any 2:1 from a good university

Have used it on and off ever since (well, the spoken languages - have never really been asked to discuss Moliere or Rilke in much detail since!)

I use my MSc all the time as it's linked to my profession

Every single day

Did a fine art sculpture degree and up until becoming a full time sahm, I was an antique restorer, so yes I used my degree in my career.

Now I use the skills from my degree to make spectacular model rockets out of toilet roll tubes and yoghurt pots.

Yes almost every day.

I work in IT. I'd rather not say what I read as it will out me good and proper (although someone else on this thread read it too) but suffice to say I don't use the actual subject in day to day work! But there are lots of transferable skills I use plus for me, it was always about the enjoyment of the subject - not about the job I might get at the end.

Goodnessisthatthetime PM me if you're thinking about careers as a psychologist - it's literally my job to get people there! (and it can be very affordable and done around your current job)

macdoodle no real point other than my own interest and curiosity!

Yes, Economics, did lots of maths and stats which I use every day as I work in IT for a financial institution.

Yes music degree, teaching music

I did Creative Writing and History of Ideas (a joint degree) which wasn't even slightly useful in my first ten years of work. However, as I have got on, the transferable skills connected with analysis, team-work, writing, self-directed effort and being able to commit to long running projects have become more important at work. Also without it I could not have applied for the (work related) post-grad course that I am about to start.

In my private life, the creative skills and the historical knowledge I learned has always given me happiness and enjoyment which only grows as the years go by. Most of my hobbies are based on the subjects I studied at college and Uni. Having the luxury of time to study something purely for myself was worth the effort and the money which I am still paying back 20 years later (due to the poverty of the aforesaid first ten years.) ;)

I have a degree in English, drama and philosophy. I speak (and read) a lot of English, I think about stuff quite a bit, and I come to MN for the drama - does that count?

My degree allowed me to do my masters. A degree was also a prerequisite for my job. I occasionally use the subject matter of both my degrees in my job, however I use the the degrees transferable skills (such as research, analytical skills) on a daily basis.

"Goodnessisthatthetime PM me if you're thinking about careers as a psychologist - it's literally my job to get people there! (and it can be very affordable and done around your current job)"

So, is this thread some kind of market research for you then, Objection ?

I have a Psychology degree and work as a Clinical Psychologist.

English Literature MA here, TEFL teacher. Needed degree to get onto rhe course (but you don't now). Don't actually 'use' my degree though.
DH has the same degree, he's a translator, so it wasn't really necessary. He's bilingual with talent, so didn't bother training in it.

My DSis doesn't have dregree, is self-employed and very successful

As pp ^^ I don't regret my degree, the skills, the experience. I graduated mid-90s so student loans were different.

Absolutely yes. All mine are using them and using what they learnt in them.

They knew where they wanted to get to job wise, and knew which universitie degrees would help them get there. And that was exactly how it worked out.

A lot of pupils and especially parents seem to think that having a degree is the end. It is not. It can and should be the door through which to pass to working life.