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As a parent, I will lety kid choose their major without trying to backseat drive. You get one shot at college, study what you want.[/quote]

It's one thing to do that when college was cheap decades ago, but now college costs an insane amount of money, "study what you want" is frankly stupid.[/quote]

But so is forcing your kid into a major they don't want-- they won't ever get the value out of it because they won't work hard at a career in a field they hate.

[B]It has to be balanced[/b]. They can choose their major but need to have a reasonable plan for employment/career. [/quote]

Exactly, balace is important.

"Study what you want" is not balanced.

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Study what you want but have a plan is key.  Know that an English major will have to work a bit harder to find a first job---there are not a ton of job descriptions clamoring for "BA in English".  Also consider a minor that will help you get on a career path...be it business, data analytics, etc.

But any Humanities/Social science degree with a business minor opens many more doors.  
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