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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is the “STEM” only approach to college a first generation or Asian immigrant thing? It is a bit jarring to read the lack of appreciation for becoming a well rounded, educated adult that is knowledgeable about history, religion, philosophy, literature, politics, world languages and, yes, the sciences.

Since ROI seems most important in this discussion, our HHI is over $2 million and our college degrees are in English and Political Science. [/quote]

Some specific cases from here and there are not too meaningful, i.e. a random person saying they are making 2 million after majoring in English.

If you get any degree from a good school, you'll get a good liberal arts education as part of general requirements.  
For your actual major, you better major something real.
You can always minor in history, religion, philosophy, literature, politics, world languages to complement your real major.

However you don't force your kid to major in something.
You would guide your kids based on talent and interest [/quote]

FYI---English and political science are "real majors".  They are well rounded people with critical thinking and writing skills.  No reason not to major in those.  However, they will go further with a minor in something that helps make them "marketable".  So business, finance, CS, data analytics, etc.  Or just have a plan for what they want to do with life.  Not everyone can or should be a STEM major.  World would be a terrible place if everyone was. [/quote]

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