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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Two things:

1. Emphasis on prestige - I knew it was bad but good lord I can't imagine what we are doing to our kids from a stress level perspective.

[b]2. Fixation on employable majors - the majority of 18yo kids don't really know what they want to do for the rest of their lives - be open to allowing them to explore vs pushing for some "guaranteed" money making major. If there is an obvious intersection then great but don't force your kid into a major.[/quote] [/b]

I respectfully disagree on this. I am not paying $200K- $400K for my child to get a degree in gender studies or fine arts and end up working as a receptionist or a Starbucks Barista. I know because I manage a business and we get so many applications from college educated kids with a few years of experience (not fresh grads) with similar majors who are willing to work  as a receptionist or admin assistant for $25/hour and still have tens (if not hundreds) of thousands of dollars to pay in college loans. It just does not make sense.
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