kickin it in el azizia wrote:
It isn't useful for anything, including grad school.
It doesn't hurt you for grad school, but a philosophy major won't set you apart from anyone either.
It will set you apart from the people who don't have a philosophy major.
No major sets you apart, unless you yourself are able to articulate the skills it has given you in a way that potential employers can understand.
Many philosophy majors drift through the discipline without learning anything. But it is also possible to do this in any other major, including math and science and engineering majors. Some pick up very useful skills: like learning how to make a clear argument, learning how do dissect an argument, learning how to frame various ethical issues.
Again, whether these skills are useful or relevant depends upon whether or not the folks who are looking to pay you think these are relevant. In some areas (law, for example, they are very relevant) in others, less so.