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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeah, I don't agree with the assertion that liberal arts grads aren't successful.  I look forward to my son studying classics at a SLAC, and eventually going to med school after finishing the pre-med requirements through such a program.  Will he do it?  Don't know. Will I be a jerk about forcing him too?  Absolutely not.  But I think families can influence their children through providing a solid foundation, just like a solid liberal artus undergraduate major.

If he wanted a trade, and it turned out he had an aptitude for fixing cars, carpentry, or plumbing, I would encourage the study of the trade and skip college.

College shouldn't be a trade school in my view.  I suppose others have a different image of the purpose of a university education.  We can differ I suppose.[/quote]

I would also add that a good friend from undergrad (history major) graduated and worked as a carpenter over the summer, got a license, and started a building company on his own.  His high-end clientele love his ability to work with them and build additions and the like.

Another liberal arts undergrad went back to school for chemistry and, we lost touch, but last contact she was getting into research.

It's just not that simple to peg what people will do based on four years of their life in undergrad.[/quote]

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