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

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

Reddit is 20 year old boys

[Anonymous]

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.

What do you think the major with the highest success rate is for medical schools overall?

[Anonymous]

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

[Anonymous]

I was raised middle class, majored in a foreign language at a school I went to on scholarship, and now I make 500K (big law).

But the point of college isn’t social mobility or making lots of money. Yes you need a job but there is so much more to it.

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

What do you think the major with the highest success rate is for medical schools overall?

And what social class do you think those med school admits and their parents belong to? Come on now.

[Anonymous]

Reddit is very anti-college in general.

[Anonymous]

As opposed to what?

Before you answer STEM - every pre-med student I knew hates their life right now because they realized they locked themselves into a profession that literally can never WFH. They've been deemed 'essential' the entire pandemic and have dealt with the worst death wave in U.S. history in over a century. In addition to dealing with the idiots of the general public every day.

Wouldn't trade places with them for the world.

- signed a humanities degree making mid-six figures with an assets portfolio over $1 million at 34

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

What do you think the major with the highest success rate is for medical schools overall?

And what social class do you think those med school admits and their parents belong to? Come on now.

I don’t think you know how med school works.

[Anonymous]

Wasn't there a whole thread on this recently? Must it be rehashed again? 1. Education has inherent value. 2. You can support yourself having earned a degree in humanities and most professions require a grad degree now anyway. Signed, formerly middle class French major who is now a 1% biglaw attorney.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was raised middle class, majored in a foreign language at a school I went to on scholarship, and now I make 500K (big law).

But the point of college isn’t social mobility or making lots of money. Yes you need a job but there is so much more to it.

Only the wealthy say shit like this. For everyone else, the main point of college is social mobility. Sure, the other factors are nice, but they’re an afterthought. Shit like this is how you get underemployed Harvard grads. Embarrassing.

I don’t know any middle or upper middle class people who would say the main point of college is for something other than getting a job or going to grad school.

[Anonymous]

Easy reason: Because parents don't pick majors, their adult children do.

Reason in my family: The humanities are critical, and enhance your ability to succeed. DH and I both have jobs that are basically translating STEM concepts into policy and persuasive documents. STEM in the absence of humanities (includes history, communication, ethics, cultural studies, etc) is often useless or harmful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wasn't there a whole thread on this recently? Must it be rehashed again? 1. Education has inherent value. 2. You can support yourself having earned a degree in humanities and most professions require a grad degree now anyway. Signed, formerly middle class French major who is now a 1% biglaw attorney.

Law is a dying profession.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Easy reason: Because parents don't pick majors, their adult children do.

Reason in my family: The humanities are critical, and enhance your ability to succeed. DH and I both have jobs that are basically translating STEM concepts into policy and persuasive documents. STEM in the absence of humanities (includes history, communication, ethics, cultural studies, etc) is often useless or harmful.

And that’s what double majors and minors are for.