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Originally Posted by OilersBaby
Yeah and that's the thing..if you ask Canadians what a "professional" is, they will say something like engineer, accountant, chemist, or something. If you ask someone here, because of the fact that there are more opportunities, they will say that in addition to the above, getting a degree in geography, anthropology, or music history is also "professional". There essentially is no difference here.....yes, there are more jobs even here in the areas like computer science, but like I said before, you can get a job with majors that you really cant get by with in Canada. Like me for example, one of the degrees that I am currently pursuing is an MA in Communications (im going to 2 different schools at the same time to get 2 different degrees, yes, Im crazy, but its possible). My Canadian friends were like wtf? But here there are SOOOOOOO many opportunities for that, especially in management positions related to marketing. I dont know what a BA or MA in COmmunications woudl get you and most people in Canada prolly wouldnt really consider that to be "professional".
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I'm going to disagree, I got my undergrad degree in Canada and went to grad school in the US and the difference isn't as large as you've made it out to be. The market obviously isn't as large in Canada, but there's very little difference in the types of employment available. I know tons of people who obtained communications degrees in Canada and work in fields directly related to their study.
As for the professionals thing, I don't think I know anyone in the US who thinks that music historians and the like are "professionals". Maybe it's just a difference in the definition of professional, but professional remains limited to careers that require certification and licensing as far as most of the people I know are concerned.
The one major difference is that it seems like everyone goes to college in the US, regardless of what they want to do. People here really seem to have latched on to college as something they absolutely have to do, regardless of how unnecessary it may be for their future.