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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would be very upset, but it's true that college isn't for everyone. Having stated that, you should show your kid the income trajectory for those with degree and those without.[/quote] WSJ just ran a big article on the number of underemployed college graduates. For most of those kids, college was a negative investment. The income trajectories are heavily influenced by outcomes in STEM, finance, etc. If you look at the trajectories outside of many quantitative majors, again, it won't produce the results you want to see. This isn't to say you don't need skills, however, go out to SFO and there are thousands of people working in tech without college degrees...but they are skilled.[/quote] Advancement in the workplace usually requires a degree. Yes, an electrician can make more than English major, so what you major in also matters. The electrician can then own their own business and eventually make more than a programmer at a midsize company. However, statistically, most electricians don't go on to own their own business.[/quote] You have to get out of this binary thinking. Read the article and then form your opinions...but you can't just respond 1/2-cocked with nothing but...well nothing. BTW, there are plenty of programmers without college degrees.[/quote] The problem is that most white collar jobs require a degree. Until that changes, a non college grad is relegated to blue collar work. If that's what they want, then that's fine, but it does limit their income trajectory. Also, I'm well aware that some software programmers don't have degrees, but they are not the norm. -former FAANG employee[/quote] Which FAANG...you know that Google hires lots of people without college degrees. Facebook was started by a college dropout and hires people without college degrees. I get it is not the norm...but these companies care about your skills, not a degree. [/quote]
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