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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What kind of job does he want? Any kid with an Ivy league degree can get *a* job. Seriously. [/quote]

I don't know. He doesn't know. Ideally, he'd like to make a lot of money. But I don't think he realizes the degree isn't enough? His classmates who are going to make a lot of money have excellent resumes and/or lots of family connections. He/we have neither.[/quote]
He could try to get a research position with a professor for the end of semester and summer.  They'll often provide on campus housing and let him stay and work.  He could get a part time job as a waiter or lifeguard in the college town.  By the end of the summer he'd then have two things on his resume.

If he resume is bad enough, he could not graduate this semester and retake a class over the summer with his worst grade to bring up his GPA, but that will cost you $$$$.

You can try to pull strings for him with people you know to get him an entry level job somewhere.  That's what rich people do for their lazy spawn.

He could volunteer for a campaign (probably parent funded) and he could see if he can turn it into a paid position with some networking and hard work.[/quote]

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