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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancient coin hunter, post: 4531949, member: 87200&quot;]I read books about Egypt and the Near East in third grade and got a great book on Greek mythology from Scholastic that I read many times over. The three graeae, Procustes the stretcher, Theseus and the minotaur, Medusa, and all of the other characters filled my dreams, as well as the gods themselves on Olympus.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then I started studying Roman history. In college I majored in Ancient Egyptian and Classics (a double major). I decided to work in the finance world for a couple of years and then got an MBA. At various times, people tried to talk me out of studying the classics because of the supposedly shrinking job market and no demand for liberal arts majors. I found this to be true to an extent but not nearly as dire as most of the warnings. So my advice to kids going into college is to study their true interests and not just something that will ensure a regular paycheck but with no imagination. </p><p><br /></p><p>Having a broad perspective and many interests results in a much happier work life anyway, and when you become a corporate officer or CEO of a start-up nobody cares what you studied anyway, just how you perform.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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