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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]80k is definitely enough,[b] particularly if you will make 100k+ after graduation.[/b]

I really think you can stick it through and graduate. If you drop out, chances of you going back are slim. I feel like at every college there's a spot for you. You need to research jobs more and figure out what you're good at. Don't go into law school if you don't like the law- it will be very boring. I actually love the law, love my niche area and enjoy it. So it makes the grunt work (the hard part is reading and analyzing tens of thousands of pages) enjoyable.

What did you actually like doing in school? History? Research? English? Math? What about data analytics?[/quote]

OP here. Again, I have no desire to go into the kind of high-pressure, competitive jobs that pay $100k to a recent college grad.

I'm interested in publishing, arts administration, non-profit work, and environmental education. Not exactly fields that Columbia undergrads are known to go into (seriously, it seems like everyone around me is gunning for FAANG, BB IB, MBB, or law/med school). [/quote]

Wishing you well Op. just be aware that the fields you mentioned, especially the first two, are very hard to get into and jobs often go to rich, well- connected kids through no merit of their own. [b]You sound like an idealist[/b] and I can see why Columbia is a poor fit. [/quote]

OP sounds like an idiot.

OP, listen to me. Careers like publishing, arts administration, NPO work, and "environmental education" (whatever the hell that is) are for rich kids whose parents can bankroll their living expenses after graduation and pay for a downpayment on their first house. That's obviously not you. Suck it up and stay at Columbia, no matter how bad it is for your "mental health." Then get out and CRUSH IT in finance/consulting/tech so you can build the generational wealth for your kids that you parents so clearly failed to provide. [/quote]

+1[/quote]

I know, I got to this and thought to myself “oh dear.” OP has no clue how all this works. Publishing, arts admin, NPO, etc. are competitive even for Columbia grads with good grades and internships. Too much demand to meet the supply of jobs, which is why they can get away with paying people peanuts.[/quote]

OP here. Valid, but I don't know any Columbia grads going into publishing or arts administration -- around me, it seems like it's Big Law/MBB/BB IB/FAANG/ med school all the way.[/quote]

Do you hang with the rich kids? Bc they’re the only ones who can afford to stay in NYC and make ~ 45k a year. [/quote]

My social circle is mainly UMC Asian-Americans (some of them are on the high end of UMC). I have one friend who is a trust-fund kid, but she's still gunning for finance (exactly why is beyond me....).

There's also no rule saying that I have to stay in NYC. I would actually prefer not to because it's way too expensive for me. [/quote]

Finance is super intellectually satisfying. We discuss the housing demand, next week we could be discussing what kind of weapon go to Ukraine and who supply their chips. 
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