Why are DCUM parents less inclined to have their child major in business?

[Anonymous]

See also https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report

[Anonymous]

My older kid majored in Business and works from home 3 days a week, gets perks and high pay. My middle kid graduated nursing with honors and works in prestigious hospital crazy long shifts, nights and weekends for less pay.

[Anonymous]

Because I believe higher education should teach you to be a great thinker. And because I raised my kids to value a million other things before money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because they're desperate trend chases and right now engineering and biomedical engineering are hawt.

It's that simple

How is biomedical engineering hot? We’re defunding science and medicine.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a dead end major for mediocre students.

Mediocre students, maybe. But in the real world post-college, those mediocre students with life and people skills usually out earn and outperform the Econ/engineering/philosophy summa and magma nerds, who end up working for the mediocre students. Look it up.

This is so true.

You are so clueless that you probably believe what you wrote.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because I believe higher education should teach you to be a great thinker. And because I raised my kids to value a million other things before money.

+1000. I wouldn't pay for my kids to get a business degree, either. I want them to study something that they are genuinely curious and passionate about. And for my DCs that's definitely not business.

I never see former humanities majors in their 60s and 70s coming back to school to study business as a passion project. But I do find former business folks returning to study humanities and saying they wished they had done it decades ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because they're desperate trend chases and right now engineering and biomedical engineering are hawt.

It's that simple

How is biomedical engineering hot? We’re defunding science and medicine.

Hot as in burning to the ground, possibly.

[Anonymous]

Few college majors guarantee a job these days. Business is certainly amongst those that do not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because I believe higher education should teach you to be a great thinker. And because I raised my kids to value a million other things before money.

+1000. I wouldn't pay for my kids to get a business degree, either. I want them to study something that they are genuinely curious and passionate about. And for my DCs that's definitely not business.

I never see former humanities majors in their 60s and 70s coming back to school to study business as a passion project. But I do find former business folks returning to study humanities and saying they wished they had done it decades ago.

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[Anonymous]

What data do you have that support your premise that DCUM parents are less inclined to have their children major in business?

[Anonymous]

I was very clear with my kid that you wont take any course/subject/major/minor/concentration that has word "Studies" in it. Such as business studies, gender studies etc

[Anonymous]

Business is one of the more popular majors out there.

Interesting.

[Anonymous]

DCUM parents are less inclined to have their child major in humanities

I think you are confused.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because I believe higher education should teach you to be a great thinker. And because I raised my kids to value a million other things before money.

+1000. I wouldn't pay for my kids to get a business degree, either. I want them to study something that they are genuinely curious and passionate about. And for my DCs that's definitely not business.

I never see former humanities majors in their 60s and 70s coming back to school to study business as a passion project. But I do find former business folks returning to study humanities and saying they wished they had done it decades ago.

That’s because the 60 and 70 year old humanities major are still working while the business folks are retired and enjoying their humanities hobbies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Coddled children use the cushy liberal arts majors to turn college into an all expense paid country club experience.

+100
College is not for expensive hobbies.