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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a cultural difference.

Asians would never stand for those crappy majors. The whole white let them find themselves bull shit is why their numbers at TJ are falling.

The only sucesful people who majored in liberal arts are those that went to grad school for something useful.[/quote]

THIS.  Growing up in CA, for most Asians, if you didn't go to UC Berkely or UCLA, then you were a failure. And if you majored in anything other than engineering or pre-med, you were also going to end up with no job prospects and not making enough $.

I just asked my DH this same question.  What if our DD wanted to study music or dance?  Would we agree?  I'm extremely practical so unless the kid is like Juliard material, this kind of major doesn't appeal to me.

If you read the articles about what majors have the highest unemployment, most are Liberal Arts (exception is Architecture).  Having stated that however, I think you need to talk to your kid about what they are going to do with the major and what the job prospects are.  Even with higher ed, some types of majors have a harder time finding a job.

In some ways, I agree with OP.  You are spending a lot of $ on something so that your child will one day be financially stable, not necessarily rich, but stable.  I don't think it's wrong  to have this discussion with your kid.

However, OP, even if you major in LA, it doesn't mean that person cannot find a job in another field - like a friend that majored in Sociology but couldn't find a job so ended up working in accounting.   It's harder for sure, but not impossible. I know you are just trying to make it easier for your child to find a job when your child graduates.  I don't think there's anything wrong with that.

I would make the kid pay for part of their education so that the kid feels the ramification of their choices, ie, debt and gee, life's hard if you don't have a good paying job.[/quote]

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