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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here- we are paying for the college. He can't pay for it himself, so that is how we will stop him from going to college for a year or two.

Why he does not want to go into a good program because he does not want to take calculus.

And yes there are some jobs out there that might take a history/geography major, but for each opening thousands of unemployed liberal arts majors send their application in.

We worked really hard to get to the point where we can afford college for our kids, paying for a history/geography degree for us is like spending 100k for a car that will break down in a few years, it is not a good financial decision. [b]Fact is your college major will determine if you are homeless or in the upper class when you are 40, maybe it is sad, but that is how it is in modern America.[/b][/quote]

This is so far from the truth. I believed you at first but you cannot be real.[/quote]

OP here: how so? Are you saying a guy with a history has the same job prospects as a guy with an engineering degree, assuming the same stats? I may be wrong (I didn't go to college in the US) but doesn't what job you get depend on what major you chose, for the most part?

Maybe I exaggerated, my DS would probably live with us as I certainly wouldn't let him be homeless, but all I hear from parents of non-engineer/business/CS/nursing majors is that their kids have yet to get a job and are now in dire economic situations.[/quote]

I think what you are failing to understand is that simply possessing a degree in the sciences - if your DS can even make it far given how much he hates the idea and the fact that engineering, for example, is a a total weed-out major - does not necessarily automatically give one better job prospects. It's so much more than that - your grades, your particular talents, your marketing, your networks.

There are several government agencies and private companies that actively recruit geography majors. In this area, going into the geospatial intelligence field can make you some good money. I'm the poster from before who has experience in this.

Even if you make your DS major in one of the fields you mentioned, there's no guarantee he'd end up even working in that field. It just sounds like a lose-lose situation for all involved.[/quote]

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