Why would non-one percent families let their kids major in the humanities?

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Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of posts here recently about major and concern distress. Why would non-wealthy or trust fund families ever let their kid major in something like philosophy or history?

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/p2rdwp/firstgenlowincome_students_do_not_major_in_the/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

The point of college is social mobility. Why would you intentionally hamper that with a humanities degree? No judgement, just wondering.

The point of college is intellectual development. Social mobility may or may not follow. But it’s more important to me than money.

More delusions from the 1%

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of posts here recently about major and concern distress. Why would non-wealthy or trust fund families ever let their kid major in something like philosophy or history?

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/p2rdwp/firstgenlowincome_students_do_not_major_in_the/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

The point of college is social mobility. Why would you intentionally hamper that with a humanities degree? No judgement, just wondering.

The point of college is intellectual development. Social mobility may or may not follow. But it’s more important to me than money.

More delusions from the 1%

Are you kidding me? My mother never had much money (and at one point right after her divorce I got reduced lunch at school) and PP’s comment perfectly describes what she taught me. Yes she wanted me to get a job but based on how I was raised I always figured that a job can come from anywhere (trade school, family business, graduate program, etc) but your undergraduate years are your big opportunity for intellectual development.

This isn’t how you think and that’s okay but a lot of people think otherwise.

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This. Excellent writing and critical thinking skills are valuable, period. And broadly transferable. No-one can reach the executive level of any field without them.

Then explain the earnings premium for STEM. Oh wait, you can’t.

DP here. I offered some explanations for the STEM "premium" upthread. Go take a look. I'd welcome disagreement.

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Anonymous wrote:Some people just don’t care about prestige and doesn't function well when focused on social mobility. I was a humanity major knowing I could be driving a taxi at the end. Not everyone’s cut out to be a doctor, a lawyer, or an engineer. This world also needs social misfits, taxi drivers, line cooks, and janitors.

Noble jobs, but I wouldn’t want my kid being part of the 50% of Americans who have trouble finding enough money for a $600 emergency.

PP humanities major here. I sent my kid to an ivy. I don’t have to worry about her being part of the 50%.

No one who goes to 99% of colleges will have to worry about that either.

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My kids are smart, capable, and motivated, and their parents are highly educated and from the ~3-4%. The likelihood of them being part of the 50% is extremely low. Indeed, the older one graduated with a humanities degree several years ago and is making six figures.

We are all good here.

Key point being your kids are from a wealthy background. If they were just middle class they’d be screwed. Count your blessings.

Middle class or lower class kids who get humanities degrees are not screwed because of it. You need to let go of that idea. I mean, really.

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Our DC (MC) graduated two years ago with a BA in History and has been employed ever since as an intelligence analyst. He can write better than anyone I've ever met - a very highly sought after skill.

This. Excellent writing and critical thinking skills are valuable, period. And broadly transferable. No-one can reach the executive level of any field without them.

Then explain the earnings premium for STEM. Oh wait, you can’t.

PP’s comment actually has nothing to do with the earnings premium for stem.

Of course it doesn't. PP2's inability to make a logical argument or rebuttal is concerning.

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Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of posts here recently about major and concern distress. Why would non-wealthy or trust fund families ever let their kid major in something like philosophy or history?

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/p2rdwp/firstgenlowincome_students_do_not_major_in_the/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

The point of college is social mobility. Why would you intentionally hamper that with a humanities degree? No judgement, just wondering.

I'm not going to read the entire thread but I'd go out on a limb to say that, guess what, OP, not everyone can hack math/physics/biology; in fact, most kids can't given the sad quality of American public education. So it's not that the parents don't insist on a lucrative major, it's the kids who can't do it.

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Two words: law school.

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As the saying goes, OP, “If you gotta ask…”

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of posts here recently about major and concern distress. Why would non-wealthy or trust fund families ever let their kid major in something like philosophy or history?

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/p2rdwp/firstgenlowincome_students_do_not_major_in_the/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

The point of college is social mobility. Why would you intentionally hamper that with a humanities degree? No judgement, just wondering.

I'm not going to read the entire thread but I'd go out on a limb to say that, guess what, OP, not everyone can hack math/physics/biology; in fact, most kids can't given the sad quality of American public education. So it's not that the parents don't insist on a lucrative major, it's the kids who can't do it.

Yeah, it is severely underfunded in many areas.

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Anonymous wrote:As the saying goes, OP, “If you gotta ask…”

it’s not worth it

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Many of the humanities majors crying “woe is me!” got an admissions bump from claiming to be interested in the humanities. If they had applied as STEMistas, they might now be at a lower tier school with weaker on-campus recruiting, not to mention less generous financial aid.

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Anonymous wrote:Many of the humanities majors crying “woe is me!” got an admissions bump from claiming to be interested in the humanities. If they had applied as STEMistas, they might now be at a lower tier school with weaker on-campus recruiting, not to mention less generous financial aid.

That’s not how it works. That’s not how any of this works.

-A STEMista!

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Anonymous wrote:Many of the humanities majors crying “woe is me!” got an admissions bump from claiming to be interested in the humanities. If they had applied as STEMistas, they might now be at a lower tier school with weaker on-campus recruiting, not to mention less generous financial aid.

That’s not how it works. That’s not how any of this works.

-A STEMista!

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Anonymous wrote:My BIL majored in history and now works in IT. Most people who go to college graduate with a liberal arts major.

But if he did CS he’d be better at his job and earn more money.

Okay but then he would have had to major in computer science. History is way cooler than computer science for somebody who actually wants to major in history, and it serves you well your entire life (as long as you aren’t dead set on getting a job in history).

(New poster by the way)

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DP. How old are you?

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Anonymous wrote:Many of the humanities majors crying “woe is me!” got an admissions bump from claiming to be interested in the humanities. If they had applied as STEMistas, they might now be at a lower tier school with weaker on-campus recruiting, not to mention less generous financial aid.

That’s not how it works. That’s not how any of this works.

-A STEMista!

Ever heard of holistic admissions? Students who profess an interest in unusual topics, usually in the humanities and occasionally the social sciences, gain an advantage in the admissions process.

That’s why applicants rarely admit interest in high paying fields, such as finance and tech.