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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Loans are not a death sentence, especially if you keep them under 50k, graduate, and [b]major in a field that will guarantee you a job after college[/b]. Ask me how I know![/quote]

This is the key.  Your kids cannot afford to go to college for a major that would pay slightly more than minimum wage.  They'd have to take subjects that would give them skills employer are looking for.  The best bet since job markets keep changing is to go to college with the thought of future employment and seeking out opportunities and maximizing classes that would get you closer to internships and job offers.

General core classes are garbage your kids should cover in HS if they are smart and fast or Community college, no need to pay for this at a 4yr university.  Then transfer to a state school that would have lower tuition for in-state students.  Then go to job fares, learn what's in demand what what employers are looking for, network with other like-minded students and get into the field that pays the most with the minimum of schooling required that you have some acumen for and don't entirely hate.  Don't fall for graduate degrees unless you truly have a passion for medicine or law.   And academic graduate degrees are luxury for rich kids.  [/quote]

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