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As a parent, I will lety kid choose their major without trying to backseat drive. You get one shot at college, study what you want.[/quote]

It's one thing to do that when college was cheap decades ago, but now college costs an insane amount of money, "study what you want" is frankly stupid.[/quote]

But so is forcing your kid into a major they don't want-- they won't ever get the value out of it because they won't work hard at a career in a field they hate.

It has to be balanced. They can choose their major but need to have a reasonable plan for employment/career. [/quote]

Speak for yourself. I'm eternally grateful my parents forced me into a field I hated (engineering). The money is unbeatable. [/quote]

Well everyone has their own values, for sure. You value money over personal misery. And that's fine! Money brings you security and happiness. Some of us value our contentedness with daily life and work over earning high dollars. And that is also fine.

--someone who earns enough in the arts to live just fine and is happy my parents did not force me into any field.[/quote]

The only people I know who say this either have wealthy parents or married well. [/quote]

Not PP but another person who earns enough in non profit work and is happy my parents didn’t force me into any field. I married a writer and we most certainly don’t have wealthy parents. I am just not frightened to death a modest income. Most of the world lives on much, much less and find life worth living. I don’t see any point in wasting my one shot at life doing stuff I dont find meaningful for 40plus hours a week.[/quote]

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