What to do with a humanities kid?

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Anonymous wrote:Have you included her summer income? She may be able to make close to $5000/year in summer/break jobs. Even if you still need the loan, I think it’s well worth it.

Thank you. I have not included her summer income.

Are we talking about Yale? If so, I'd 100% support it for humanities ... and a quirky kid. Personal experience.

Yes, it's Yale. And she is quirky -- does Yale lean that direction? In all honesty, we did very little research on colleges as DD just shotgunned to most of the T20 schools.

+1 Yes, this has been my experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Humblebrag thread. We all know where the kid is going.

Yes, but it's good to talk it through. Congratulations, OP!!

Yale will be a better fit for a quirky, bright kid. I'm assuming she had very articulate essays.

$20K is not an awful lot for someone her age, especially if she keeps grad school loans to a minimum. And, if she decides to go to a professional grad school, she will likely pay it off very soon after.

[Anonymous]

Is this a joke?? Of course she should choose HYPS!

[Anonymous]

This whole thread is like time travel back to the 1990’s in regards to the dollar amounts of debt; her loan payments will be less than her Starbucks bill.

[Anonymous]

There is NO WAY this is real. We're just along for the ride.

[Anonymous]

20k is nothing, At HYPS she’s going to develop better writing skills, communication skills, critical reading and analysis than at a state school. So no matter what profession she enters, she will likely be more successful. This is true if she is professor, lawyer, manager, marketer, basically anything. Plus a way better alumni network to help find jobs. I wouldn’t be surprised if she makes 20k more than the ASU grad the first year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:20k is nothing, At HYPS she’s going to develop better writing skills, communication skills, critical reading and analysis than at a state school. So no matter what profession she enters, she will likely be more successful. This is true if she is professor, lawyer, manager, marketer, basically anything. Plus a way better alumni network to help find jobs. I wouldn’t be surprised if she makes 20k more than the ASU grad the first year.

penniless painter? starving novelist? It could be a real problem if you were a starving artist and had loans hanging over your head. Not everyone is in the world of pencil pushing or number crunching. The world needs artists too! That said, Yale was a wonderful incubator for my drama major DD. Her job prospects are basically limited to the cut-throat NYC theater scene.

It's good going down this path with eyes wide open. So, this is still useful for OP I think.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:20k is nothing, At HYPS she’s going to develop better writing skills, communication skills, critical reading and analysis than at a state school. So no matter what profession she enters, she will likely be more successful. This is true if she is professor, lawyer, manager, marketer, basically anything. Plus a way better alumni network to help find jobs. I wouldn’t be surprised if she makes 20k more than the ASU grad the first year.

penniless painter? starving novelist? It could be a real problem if you were a starving artist and had loans hanging over your head. Not everyone is in the world of pencil pushing or number crunching. The world needs artists too! That said, Yale was a wonderful incubator for my drama major DD. Her job prospects are basically limited to the cut-throat NYC theater scene.

It's good going down this path with eyes wide open. So, this is still useful for OP I think.

A novelist who went to Harvard probably has better access to stellar writing professors. A painter who went to Yale probably Knows people who buy paintings. Plus, if it doesn’t work out, they have a degree from Yale.

[Anonymous]

This is a no brainer. If she's serious about humanities she should go to HYPS.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:20k is nothing, At HYPS she’s going to develop better writing skills, communication skills, critical reading and analysis than at a state school. So no matter what profession she enters, she will likely be more successful. This is true if she is professor, lawyer, manager, marketer, basically anything. Plus a way better alumni network to help find jobs. I wouldn’t be surprised if she makes 20k more than the ASU grad the first year.

penniless painter? starving novelist? It could be a real problem if you were a starving artist and had loans hanging over your head. Not everyone is in the world of pencil pushing or number crunching. The world needs artists too! That said, Yale was a wonderful incubator for my drama major DD. Her job prospects are basically limited to the cut-throat NYC theater scene.

It's good going down this path with eyes wide open. So, this is still useful for OP I think.

A novelist who went to Harvard probably has better access to stellar writing professors. A painter who went to Yale probably Knows people who buy paintings. Plus, if it doesn’t work out, they have a degree from Yale.

I literally opened up my Princeton Alumni Weekly today and saw an art major who has illustrated yet another published children's book. I'm positive that Princeton connections have not hurt.

[Anonymous]

this has got to be a joke. she will pay off her loans in no time with an ivy league degree. why would you ever pass that up.