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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am unsure if I want to finance a college education if he will come out with only a B.A. in some liberal arts discipline. I'd hate the thought of him suffering with unemployment and a low paid career.

What do you think?[/quote]

I think you are not well educated, or you are a recent immigrant who is unfamiliar with the U.S. system of elite education.

I will pay for my child to study whatever my child loves. I will not force my child to study CS or nursing or EE or something lucrative just because I think it's more valuable.

Education is valuable. The ability to think is valuable.

Most Wall Street firms love to hire Ivy League grads with degress in philosophy, history, politics, etc., because they are able to think really really well, see issues from many sides, are flexible and knowledgeable and nimble of mind.

Kids who studied EE from the get go seem to be very inflexible by comparison, only able to see things in black and white, and to have trouble thinking on their feet and thinking out of the box.

But, you be you, OP. I hope your kid wants to study something practical that you approve of. Else your kid will have a miserable life working at something he or she doesn't care about. [/quote]

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