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OP here. How am I the "bad" one here. $70,000 is a lot for a degree in public health if all she decides she wants to work in health policy or epidemiology. We know there is no money there. I just want my DD to have a well-paying, stable job and if she goes all "social justice warrior" on me, what we're paying for [b]Hopkins[/b] won't be worth it. I have supported her every step of the way, but I know my DD is in that stage where she believes she can "change the world" and that's not real life. [/quote]Ah!  That's why.  My friend from TJHSST was a stellar biochem student, but at Hopkins they tell their classmates wrong answers and rip pages out of the library so no other students can study.  My friend ended up becoming an IVCF alumni counselor and got married and turned into a Social Justice activist, but is one of the most amazing, moral people I know.  BTW, Hopkins Comp Sci (used to be 15th--unbeknowst to many) is lucrative after graduation, but her social life/dating skills may get skewed in her life.  If she's never taken CS, but likes Sudoku, LSAT logic ?s (Tom was not wearing a green shirt when he was in the bathroom), board games (strategy, not just party/verbal/art), and sequencing, it might be an option.[/quote]

OP here. She originally got admitted for CS (decently good at coding), decided she didn't like computers that much. Changed over to neuroscience and pre-med. Realized she didn't like mice that much. Changed over to public health+pre-med. [/quote]. If she loves health, she would have an astronomical GPA at UVA, but her morals would suffer.  Also, it sounds like you and hubby have the $$$ to send her to a $$$$$ D.O. (like the med equivalent of a 4th tier law school you buy your way in at $200K+).  [url]https://osteopathic.nova.edu/do/index.html[/url]

FWIW,  some people regret being a doctor, but almost nobody regrets switching to Software (especially girls) AFTER the bro-culture male-friendly college years.  Almost nobody regrets being a doctor's ex-spouse either.  My brother is a surgeon and his platinum-digging ex got a [b]SWEET[/b][u] deal.[/quote]

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