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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really think we are seeing a class divide in the vocationalism of higher ed. Upper-class people go to college and are fine majoring in the liberal arts; they have the connections to get a job after graduation either through family or an alumni network. [b]For people with out connections or money, they see STEM degrees or anything practical like business or accounting as a way to pay off debt/loans and compensate for lack of family connections and alumni networks[/b]. [/quote]

This isn't true.  Typically smarter kids and kids with math and science aptitude lean towards stem degrees.  High school kids are old enough or mature enough to understand family connections or lack thereof.  I suppose you could say I have family connections but that at all wasn't something I weighed when choosing my major and college.  [/quote]

The smart kids with family money and connections drop out of college to start their own company--how do you think SV is what it is now?[/quote]

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