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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s a bad idea to major in something you aren’t that passionate about just because that’s where the jobs seem to be at. 
Look what happened to CS! A lot can change in 4 years, so make sure your kid gets a well rounded education and learns how to learn, not just learn specific skills.

Agree with PP that avoiding loans is of the utmost importance. There are no guarantees of any degree “paying off” in specific monetary terms and everyone needs to understand that going in.

There is value in going to college even if you end up working in a completely different field than you majored in, as long as you stay away from debt.

We will be paying a lot for DS to attend a SLAC. [b]I am fully prepared for the possibility that he may not end up with a traditional white collar job, and I am OK with that.[/b]

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This might be ok for you since you're wealthy and can afford to help your kid financially. OP is not in that position. OP's kid absolutely NEEDS to get a traditional white collar job or go to med/law school after college. [/quote]

That’s a bit extreme. No one NEEDS to become a doctor or lawyer particularly if they are not suited for it and taking on hundreds of thousands of dollars for it is a risk. There are plenty of other paths in life. One does not have to be in top % for income to be happy.

Law school can be a particularly bad deal for those who aren’t suited for a law career. Unfortunately all but the top law schools become money generating apparatuses for their institutions and don’t really weed out the ones who aren’t likely to be successful in a law career.[/quote]

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