The Big C Word...

[Chaerophon]

Things are very different here (Canada); however, I found my 'passion' (political theory/philosophy) by attending a local community college. A lot cheaper, prof's that cared more about their students than their publications, etc. After a year and a half, I moved on to a major university (Simon Fraser University, it's called) and, having developed a clear picture of what interested me for about a third of the price, was granted a clean slate on which to rack up a gaudy, post-'first-year' GPA that will serve me well in the years to come.

As far as careers go; I want to be a professor, so I don't know too terribly much about what a political science degree can get you. Law school, gov't bureaucracy, journalist, all come to mind. Somthing else to think of; what 'kind' of political science do you want to get into? Political Economy? American Politics? Comparative Politics? Theory? International Relations? Depending on what you choose, the avenues available may change a great deal. Arts degrees are more valuable than most people think...