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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It sounds like you made the right call. In my eyes, unless you’re at an elite school and have zero loans to pay back, it’s too risky to major in the humanities. [/quote]

NP. As MC parents, we feel the same way and we encouraged our kids to pursue interests like languages and classics on the side. What if your kid is more inclined toward the humanities? I've talked to some parents who think they cannot intervene but many teens are also somewhat naive and believe that they will become the next best-selling author or artist. Our neighbors' son who majored in fine arts at Yale is in his mid-30's, is financially supported by his parents, and is still waiting for his big breakthrough. Our family cannot afford to do that though. [/quote]

That’s on the (no-longer) kid. Most of my fellow humanities-major Yalies are doing just fine and are productively employed making good or great salaries. My own high-schooler is not a top-tier student nor are they STEM-inclined, and I am just fine with them getting a humanities degree at a “lesser” school. Who are all of you people that think you are only going to be employed doing exactly the thing you majored in? Most jobs don’t have a perfectly parallel degree.[/quote]

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