WHAT COMES NEXT? What can you do better than when you arrived at the beginning of the term? What did you put into it? The purpose of the 4K class… Did it happen in here? Why do courses like this matter? 60% (college) x 25% (writes well) x (40% speaks well) X 20% (a specialized skill) = 3%... 1 x second skill = .5% (which is still a lot of people if your competition is global)

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GRAD SCHOOL? Average pay boost of approx 50% for PSC and INR… but think about causality… Only the really smart ones go to grad school, right… Nope: 46% percent of all in 2010 Which one? PSC, law school, public policy/administration, applied politics, MAT, area studies, theology environmental affairs, economics*, international affairs* What test stands in your way? GRE, LSAT, GMAT What kind of school record matters? GPA, rigor of schedule, very strong writing samples, activity depth & intensity, study abroad, internships, recommends. How long does graduate school take? Is it really worth it?

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START GETTING A PROF. JOB NOW What kind of jobs do social science majors get? Working for an interest group… low pay, long hours, great experience Working for the government has big ups… high salaries isn’t one of them Analytical and problem solving position How about my job? Think about tech. vulnerability. Start writing a good résumé… right now. And get Linked-in, business cards, thank you cards, and a clean FB page Skills that can get you through the door matter even more! SPSS, Excel, Access, You must get an internship! Better yet, get two of them… Even if you are going to grad school (credit vs. non-credit) What do we hear from our graduates about what matters most in getting and keeping a great job? Network, skills, constant movement, and more education