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[quote=Anonymous]I majored in a similar discipline, OP, and I can tell you that it WAS in fact, a mistake.  I was smart enough to be phi beta kappa, but in a subject that doesn't lend itself to employment offers unless you get an advanced degree.  Having been successful in school, I assumed that if they offered a degree in X, that there must be jobs for people with a B.S. in X.  Not true.  Just b/c a college offers a degree program, doesn't mean it is valued in the marketplace.

That's the strategy I'd take.  Do some research on what jobs are available to people with BA or BS in sociology.  Then have your child do some research on it... talk to a career counselor, etc.  Focus on the practical usefulness (or lack thereof) of that degree.  She might want to stick with sociology, but she should understand and be willing to commit to the types of jobs that it leads to OR understand what types of graduate programs she will have to do after graduating to get employment (i.e. MSW).

Don't try to change her program... just help her investigate where it will take her after she graduates.  That can be hard for someone to see.  I didn't have much experience or understanding of the way the world works... i.e. it's nice that you enjoy X topic, but ultimately, you have to have skills that the business world will pay for.

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