Hi, recently I was speaking with a Professor at the University of Waterloo, and I told her what courses I was taking, and I told her that I was possibly interested in Majoring in English, because my first job choice would be a high school English teacher, and second, a Psychologist.
However, she told me that oddly enough, with a Bachelor of Arts degree, I wouldn't be able to find any jobs. This strikes me as a little odd, because I know a lot of teachers who started with their BA and then of course upgraded as well, but I'm not asking for a BA alone, but if I just had a BA, would that get me a job alone? Or would I need to go for a Masters or PHD?

A BA will get your foot in the door of the world of work.

My BA (Elem Educ / Amer & Eng Lit) got me a grade school teaching job (although now a master's is expected within a reasonable amount of time), jobs in retail, a sec'y job with State Farm, two hospital jobs, and a public library job at the front desk and as back-up reference. I now have a master's in counseling psych (MS) and a partial one in library science, both of which have opened up more doors for me. If I were younger, I would get a second master's (probably library science) or an MD for psychiatry. The master's in psych is very adaptable to many different fields.

(You're a good writer, so that will take you a long way.)

A BA will get your foot in the door of the world of work.

My BA (Elem Educ / Amer & Eng Lit) got me a grade school teaching job (although now a master's is expected within a reasonable amount of time), jobs in retail, a sec'y job with State Farm, two hospital jobs, and a public library job at the front desk and as back-up reference. I now have a master's in counseling psych (MS) and a partial one in library science, both of which have opened up more doors for me. If I were younger, I would get a second master's (probably library science) or an MD for psychiatry. The master's in psych is very adaptable to many different fields.

(You're a good writer, so that will take you a long way.)

Thanks so much, I've gotten nothing but negativity from that Professor, and I much appreciate your facts and effort in answering my question. All the best to you!