Other than STEM......what should one major in?

[Anonymous]

I've posted before about this but go to med school and become a radiologist. Then get a full time telework job. Work from home, live wherever you want and have the salary of a doctor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've posted before about this but go to med school and become a radiologist. Then get a full time telework job. Work from home, live wherever you want and have the salary of a doctor.

what exactly stops teleradiology from being outsourced to lower cost medical countries?

[Anonymous]

nutritionist, physical therapist, radiology technician, teacher, school counselor, school psychologist, social worker.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If she really likes people, she might do really well with a nursing degree. It's a solid income with a BSN and it opens the doors to advanced degrees (Doctorate of Nursing Practice, PhD., RN/MBA, RN/JD) that are really interesting and lucrative.

The one thing I would say, though, is that if she wants to go to Med school a BSN probably won't give her enough background in chemistry or physics. She'll have to take some extra classes.

you can go to med school with an english or art history degree - just need to take the prescribed 8-10 pre med courses.

So she majors in English or Art History with the intention of doing the extra courses for pre-med and then changes her mind about doing Medicine in her senior year. What sort of job is she then going to get with those majors?

[Anonymous]

Physician's Assistant is an excellent path fr someone interested in patient care but doesn't want medical school. The pay is excellent.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Your DD should decide this herself.

Yes, that is the way to do it if you want her to decide on a major and then have her lament about not finding a job because she majored in some area that has no demand.

Seriously, I am not saying the parents should decide what she should major in but if they are funding her college or most of it, they certainly have the right to tell her that there are certain majors they will not fund because she is not likely to find a job down the line.

It is rare for an 18 year old to be able to evaluate whether picking a certain major will be a wise decision in terms of her future employment prospects.

No the parents should not be telling their children hat to major in, even if they are paying for college. Its time to cut the apron strings. Do you also tell them when togo to bed and when to wake up? They are making decisions about their lives and theya re the ones who have to live them. There's nothing more pathetic than a college student saying "I'm majoring in X because my parents told me too." I take that back, whats more pathetic is an adult saying "I am a ___ because my parents told me to be."

This I am paying for it is nice way to exert control when you should absolutely be backing away and allowing them to develop independence. Its one way to stunt them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've posted before about this but go to med school and become a radiologist. Then get a full time telework job. Work from home, live wherever you want and have the salary of a doctor.

what exactly stops teleradiology from being outsourced to lower cost medical countries?

HIPAA?

[Anonymous]

Business - Accounting, Finance, Supply Chain Management, and Information Systems graduates from universities with good business schools are very employable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your DD should decide this herself.

Yes, that is the way to do it if you want her to decide on a major and then have her lament about not finding a job because she majored in some area that has no demand.

Seriously, I am not saying the parents should decide what she should major in but if they are funding her college or most of it, they certainly have the right to tell her that there are certain majors they will not fund because she is not likely to find a job down the line.

It is rare for an 18 year old to be able to evaluate whether picking a certain major will be a wise decision in terms of her future employment prospects.

No the parents should not be telling their children hat to major in, even if they are paying for college. Its time to cut the apron strings. Do you also tell them when togo to bed and when to wake up? They are making decisions about their lives and theya re the ones who have to live them. There's nothing more pathetic than a college student saying "I'm majoring in X because my parents told me too." I take that back, whats more pathetic is an adult saying "I am a ___ because my parents told me to be."

This I am paying for it is nice way to exert control when you should absolutely be backing away and allowing them to develop independence. Its one way to stunt them.

Cutting the apron strings includes fending for themselves. As long as I am paying for their college, I will have a say in what they choose to major. It is less telling them what they should major and more to do with vetoing certain subjects that I will not fund if they choose as a major.

Sure they can learn from their mistakes and choices and live with the consequences but not on my dime.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've posted before about this but go to med school and become a radiologist. Then get a full time telework job. Work from home, live wherever you want and have the salary of a doctor.

what exactly stops teleradiology from being outsourced to lower cost medical countries?

HIPAA?

No.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your DD should decide this herself.

Yes, that is the way to do it if you want her to decide on a major and then have her lament about not finding a job because she majored in some area that has no demand.

Seriously, I am not saying the parents should decide what she should major in but if they are funding her college or most of it, they certainly have the right to tell her that there are certain majors they will not fund because she is not likely to find a job down the line.

It is rare for an 18 year old to be able to evaluate whether picking a certain major will be a wise decision in terms of her future employment prospects.

No the parents should not be telling their children hat to major in, even if they are paying for college. Its time to cut the apron strings. Do you also tell them when togo to bed and when to wake up? They are making decisions about their lives and theya re the ones who have to live them. There's nothing more pathetic than a college student saying "I'm majoring in X because my parents told me too." I take that back, whats more pathetic is an adult saying "I am a ___ because my parents told me to be."

This I am paying for it is nice way to exert control when you should absolutely be backing away and allowing them to develop independence. Its one way to stunt them.

Cutting the apron strings includes fending for themselves. As long as I am paying for their college, I will have a say in what they choose to major. It is less telling them what they should major and more to do with vetoing certain subjects that I will not fund if they choose as a major.

Sure they can learn from their mistakes and choices and live with the consequences but not on my dime.

+1 Op here, I'm not "telling" her what to major in, I'm just giving her choices of WHAT to major in. In the long run, as I did with my mom, I thanked her for leading me down my successful path.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your DD should decide this herself.

Yes, that is the way to do it if you want her to decide on a major and then have her lament about not finding a job because she majored in some area that has no demand.

Seriously, I am not saying the parents should decide what she should major in but if they are funding her college or most of it, they certainly have the right to tell her that there are certain majors they will not fund because she is not likely to find a job down the line.

It is rare for an 18 year old to be able to evaluate whether picking a certain major will be a wise decision in terms of her future employment prospects.

No the parents should not be telling their children hat to major in, even if they are paying for college. Its time to cut the apron strings. Do you also tell them when togo to bed and when to wake up? They are making decisions about their lives and theya re the ones who have to live them. There's nothing more pathetic than a college student saying "I'm majoring in X because my parents told me too." I take that back, whats more pathetic is an adult saying "I am a ___ because my parents told me to be."

This I am paying for it is nice way to exert control when you should absolutely be backing away and allowing them to develop independence. Its one way to stunt them.

Cutting the apron strings includes fending for themselves. As long as I am paying for their college, I will have a say in what they choose to major. It is less telling them what they should major and more to do with vetoing certain subjects that I will not fund if they choose as a major.

Sure they can learn from their mistakes and choices and live with the consequences but not on my dime.

Are you going to tell them whom to date and what to eat for lunch? On your dime too. And what if YOU are the one who makes a mistake and YOU are the one who insists they avoid studying what would make them happy and fulfilled? Who pays for your mistake? Who learns from it? Oh, your DC of course. And what will they learn from Mom and Dad controlling them like that?

You may think you're doing them a favor but all you're doing is infantalizing them. There are many ways of finding fulfillment success and joy in this world but you have to do it yourself.

[Anonymous]

^^If I am paying $100-$200K for my child's college, I will have a say in how those funds are expended. I don't expect to decide the child's major but if he/she wants to pick something esoteric or something that has minimal job prospects, I will decline to pay for college.

If my child wants to pursue his/her passion or other interest that does not have prospects for employment at a decent income, they are on their own. I won't stop them but I sure as hell will not pay for them to indulge in their whim.

Kids don't have some sort of right to expect their parents to financially support them through any crazy-assed course of study because they have an interest in that pursuit.

If it is that important to them let them borrow the funds themselves, be on the hook for it and do whatever they want. It is insanity for parents to just go along with what they want to do just because they think that is what they are interested in especially given today's job market.

Let me repeat: I don't have the right to tell my kid what he/she should major in but I sure as hell have the right to say that I will not shell out a six figure amount to pursue a major that will leave them flipping burgers or making little more than minimum wage at the end of their stint.

[Anonymous]

This is a recurring theme. Being able to afford to send your DC to college is, by itself, a luxury/privilege (some just can’t do it). Among those who CAN afford to send DC to college there are those who have the additional privilege of being in a situation that allows the DC to purse a passion even if there is no guaranteed job upon graduation. For others, however, it is imperative that the investment in college pay off with a job at or close to graduation. There is no point in judging (or envying) those in a different circumstance than you.

[Anonymous]

^^Points well made!

My issue is with those who insist that not allowing a child complete freedom to decide what to major in somehow results in the child being stunted in some way and is unfair to that child.

For most parents putting a child through college is an expensive proposition which entails some sacrifice - and in some instances a lot of sacrifice - and it is not unreasonable to want to see that sort of investment resulting in the prospect of employment making a decent income.