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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's silly to think that the most valuable thing in the job market is going to be any subject that can be taught in a semester or two at college.  A engineer's knowledge has a half life of what, 4 years maybe?  You need to learn to learn skills-- writing, working with people, creative thinking, analysis.  [/quote]

Instead of those STEM courses that become obsolete so soon, Wesleyan offers "unforgettable" courses like “The Biology of Sex” (the textbook is a sex manual), “Key Issues in Black Feminism,” and “Queer Literature and Studies.”

Most people defending SLACS have no idea how much they have changed. [/quote]

Too true!  My SLAC has embarassed itself nationally over some of its ridiculous offerings.  I would never send DCs there (and it's now a whopping $60K a year). Not worth it at all.  My cousin just graduated from a SLAC frequently discussed here.  He has $160,000 in student loans, credit card debt and his major got him a job working tables at IHOP.  Parents really need to think this through before following the herd to SLACs.  They charge what they charge because they can get away with it - and so long as the Chinese and other foreign students are willing to pay full freight, they will continue to do so.  But you have to ask why the tuition has outpaced inflation and is it really worth it to send DC to a SLAC for $240,000 plus travel costs to study courses mentioned above.  I don't think so.  Go State!
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