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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid isn't college-age yet, but what I'm going to tell her is that she needs to learn a skill that people will pay her to do. This doesn't preclude also majoring in something that's her passion, nor does it necessarily mean a professional degree. It could be data analysis, programming, accounting, maintaining a popular/amusing Twitter feed, speaking an in-demand foreign language, designing websites.... etc. Whatever direction she decides she wants to take her career in, having a BA in [Passion] + Marketable Skill will put her in a much much better position than just a BA in [Passion].

I'm a numbers person so I'm admittedly oblivious to the types of careers that utilize strong writers, but it seems like something in marketing/advertising/social media might be a good fit for your kid?

Oh and please don't listen to the humanities cheerleaders who believe "employers just want evidence you can think and write". Even if that were true, your standard English Lit/Psychology/History degree has been so watered down that as far as employers are concerned, it simply does not provide this evidence. (Contrast that with a math-heavy major, which at least proves you can crunch numbers and solve problems.) Not to mention that college costs as much as a mortgage these days and sadly, the reality is you need something else from your investment besides "evidence you can think and write". Just my opinion.
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Well, there is research to refute your opinion.  http://www.aacu.org/leap/documents/2013_EmployerSurvey.pdf  [/quote]

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