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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You people are insane. OP is taking out $80k for an ENGLISH degree, not Economics or STEM. Of course she'd be better off leaving. [/quote]

Where did you go to school?  It’s funny how everyone telling OP to drop out fails to mention.  Ivy leaguers know 80K is nothing compared to the ROI regardless of major[/quote]

Tell that to the Dartmouth grad who ended up homeless after majoring in Romance Languages:

https://apps.bostonglobe.com/magazine/graphics/2019/01/17/valedictorians/hopeful-to-homeless/ [/quote]

"She assumed her Dartmouth degree would help in the job market, though she recognized that she would need more than a romance studies degree to be a compelling candidate. So she stayed on campus after graduation, borrowing money to participate in an intensive summer business program for liberal arts majors at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business. She applied for jobs as a business analyst and online marketing analyst, and for other corporate positions. But she found no takers.

Her father, Franklin Disla, said he was proud of how well she did in school. He was surprised, though, at how much she struggled afterward. “I thought she’d have better opportunities,” he said.

Instead, she landed a pair of low-paying jobs — one starting at $12 an hour for 15 hours a week at a temp agency."

Wow. [/quote]

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