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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter earned a 2.5 the first two years of colleges & a 3.3 the second two years to end up with a GPA around 2.90 when graduating. She started off as a Chemistry major, really struggled, switched to being an Economics major, and still only did okay and had really work hard for her grades. Fast forward two years since graduating, and she has a relatively well paying job as a financial analyst. She got shut out from elite firms because of her GPA (and probably some grad schools too), but one thing she recently told us is how how happy she is with majoring in Econ. A lot of her friends with great GPAs (3.7-3.9) that studied interesting topics such as Sociology and English are struggling now professionally post-grad. Many are underemployed or working jobs that only require associates degrees. As a parent, especially of a daughter, I would suggest now that sometimes classes that are difficult are worthwhile in the long run, and that earning the highest grades possible shouldn't be the goal. Just my unsolicited two cents as parents have kids going off to school soon.[/quote]

A great GPA in a worthless major means nada if you can't write for s*** and can't hack a decent GRE/GMAT/LSAT score.

Tough majors are tough for a reason; they're marketable! Every year the list of highest paying majors is STEM. Every slacker is looking for a shortcut, so if you're paying tuition, demand your kid works their ass off in a tough major.

You can get a sociology or ___ studies degree from a local public library. Total waste of time and money at university unless your kid is an idle rich trust funder.[/quote]

What about a degree in [b]Mesopotamian philology[/b]? Arguably "useless" but you can't learn it at the public library.

What about cognitively demanding fields like philosophy and linguistics, which are also "useless"?

It's easy to beat up on sociology and ______ studies, but not all "useless" fields are easy.[/quote]

Actually studied this in college as part of my major.  There were not many of us, but we all ended up with careers in finance except one, who became a professor.  Some took an in between diversion to State or the Agency.[/quote]

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