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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ADVICE TO STUDENT:  Develop quantitative skills, become fluent in another language, use internships and summer jobs to explore career interests.  Good written and oral communications skills are always useful, so hone those (through courses and extracurriculars).  Basically, in non-votech fields, a college education isn’t expected to give you substantive knowledge relevant to specific jobs.  It represents an opportunity for you develop a skillset that enables you to perform well in a variety of jobs.

ADVICE TO PARENT: Your kid is more likely to develop these kinds of skills if she majors in something that she finds really interesting.  Most of what is taught in college has little or no direct relevance to jobs.  You will be most helpful (and more likely to be listened to) if you encourage her to sort out what she likes about her studies and where IRL she can work that values and/or feeds her interests.  You might remind her to check out what career services has to offer, to consider study abroad, or make use of resources or opportunities her school offers that she hasn’t tapped into.  But don’t treat choice of major as determinative of future career.  It just isn’t.[/quote]

excellent advice[/quote]

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