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[quote=Anonymous]I know of someone who comes from a a very poor family. Thankfully, her COA to a decent private university was close to 0. Her major is dance. She will be graduating in a couple weeks.

What she wants to do with that degree - be a choreographer or a yoga teacher.

If choreographer - she'll want to live in a big city but her family is poor so she won't be able to have family helping her out those first few years after college. She won't be able t live in that big city.

If yoga teacher - not like they earn  money either and did you really need a college degree to be a yoga teacher?

Look I get it - I was also poor growing up and had my share of student loans. But I also knew I didn't have a family social net helping me upon graduation. I had to pick a practical major that would ensure me a good enough paying job. I didn't have the luxury of choosing a major like Theatre or Dance. I wanted to use my degree to break my cycle - not continue the being poor cycle.

But...we need all types in this country. Not everyone can major in business/engineering/nursing/science. We need humanities majors too. It sucks it has to be this way but right now the people who can major in the humanities are those wealthy enough to.[/quote]

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