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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]So weird to hear maybe a majority of parents saying "grades don't matter" for full time college students. 
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Don't you think there is a correlation between grades and learning? Between grades and being responsible/having a work ethic?

So sad that parents from this supposedly upper SES area are content to characterize college as "checking the BA box."  It's all just transactional I guess.

I can see that this kid will have plenty of company when he gets out into the world (of mediocrity vs. conscientiousness). Just glad he won't be heading to medical school. Hopefully, he also won't manage anyone's 401K![/quote]
Did anyone say that?  Maybe someone, but certainly not a majority.  Grades matter, learning matters, motivation matters, all of that.  But, if that's not happening for some reason, [b]at least get the dang degree so the kid can get a job!  [/b]We are saying that matters more than the other stuff.  Many college kids are immature.  They're still so young.  I hope my kid has his shit together by the time he goes to college, but if he doesn't, I hope he at least gets a degree so he can find a job.[/quote]

Please tell us the amazing careers a Big State University bachelor's in a non rigorous unmarketable field of study lands in 2020. Who exactly is eager to hire someone like the OP's kid?[/quote]

1.  Military--most of the successful military people I know are pretty social and it is less about GPA.
2.  Teacher--again, huge need for male teachers, social ones have an edge
3.  Jobs that don't require degree but a lot of people with degrees are working them:  retail manager, hotel manager job etc
4.  Insurance industry job--call center type jobs
5.  Call center jobs--many prefer college degrees, GPA does not matter
6.  Factory type jobs, they are still out there, many prefer college grad.  These can actually be pretty good jobs but generally takes some
kind of inside contact to get them.

Many college grads are working jobs that really don't require college.[/quote]

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