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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]

That ship has sailed.  He did NOT take advantage of being at an Ivy while he was there.  He has a degree that doesn't lead directly to jobs it seems (non-stem), so he needs to just start working anywhere while he searches for something better.  Wondering how he got into the IVY in the first place?   Did he just think he had to do nothing in college, that gpa doesn't matter and he'd be handed a job in 4 years? Gpa still matters for first job, no matter where you go to college.  You have to be motivated and find internships, research, unpaid internships, something to show you are a motivated person they would want to hire.  
You don't just "make a lot of money" without putting in the work.  While he may not have family connections, he just spent 4 years at an Ivy League school with kids who have connections, with a school that has tons of connections with alumni/professors/etc.  He could have used the connections of friends/classmates but he didn't.  What was the point of paying $80K/year to not excel, not find internships and utilize those connections? 
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