Anonymous
04/09/2021 09:52
Subject: What to do with a humanities kid?
this has got to be a joke. she will pay off her loans in no time with an ivy league degree. why would you ever pass that up.
Anonymous
04/08/2021 20:10
Subject: What to do with a humanities kid?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:20k is nothing, At HYPS she’s going to develop better writing skills, communication skills, critical reading and analysis than at a state school. So no matter what profession she enters, she will likely be more successful. This is true if she is professor, lawyer, manager, marketer, basically anything. Plus a way better alumni network to help find jobs. I wouldn’t be surprised if she makes 20k more than the ASU grad the first year.
penniless painter? starving novelist? It could be a real problem if you were a starving artist and had loans hanging over your head. Not everyone is in the world of pencil pushing or number crunching. The world needs artists too! That said, Yale was a wonderful incubator for my drama major DD. Her job prospects are basically limited to the cut-throat NYC theater scene.
It's good going down this path with eyes wide open. So, this is still useful for OP I think.
A novelist who went to Harvard probably has better access to stellar writing professors. A painter who went to Yale probably Knows people who buy paintings. Plus, if it doesn’t work out, they have a degree from Yale.
I literally opened up my Princeton Alumni Weekly today and saw an art major who has illustrated yet another published children's book. I'm positive that Princeton connections have not hurt.
Anonymous
04/08/2021 19:11
Subject: What to do with a humanities kid?
This is a no brainer. If she's serious about humanities she should go to HYPS.
Anonymous
04/08/2021 19:10
Subject: What to do with a humanities kid?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:20k is nothing, At HYPS she’s going to develop better writing skills, communication skills, critical reading and analysis than at a state school. So no matter what profession she enters, she will likely be more successful. This is true if she is professor, lawyer, manager, marketer, basically anything. Plus a way better alumni network to help find jobs. I wouldn’t be surprised if she makes 20k more than the ASU grad the first year.
penniless painter? starving novelist? It could be a real problem if you were a starving artist and had loans hanging over your head. Not everyone is in the world of pencil pushing or number crunching. The world needs artists too! That said, Yale was a wonderful incubator for my drama major DD. Her job prospects are basically limited to the cut-throat NYC theater scene.
It's good going down this path with eyes wide open. So, this is still useful for OP I think.
A novelist who went to Harvard probably has better access to stellar writing professors. A painter who went to Yale probably Knows people who buy paintings. Plus, if it doesn’t work out, they have a degree from Yale.
Anonymous
04/08/2021 18:25
Subject: What to do with a humanities kid?
Anonymous wrote:20k is nothing, At HYPS she’s going to develop better writing skills, communication skills, critical reading and analysis than at a state school. So no matter what profession she enters, she will likely be more successful. This is true if she is professor, lawyer, manager, marketer, basically anything. Plus a way better alumni network to help find jobs. I wouldn’t be surprised if she makes 20k more than the ASU grad the first year.
penniless painter? starving novelist? It could be a real problem if you were a starving artist and had loans hanging over your head. Not everyone is in the world of pencil pushing or number crunching. The world needs artists too! That said, Yale was a wonderful incubator for my drama major DD. Her job prospects are basically limited to the cut-throat NYC theater scene.
It's good going down this path with eyes wide open. So, this is still useful for OP I think.
Anonymous
04/08/2021 18:00
Subject: What to do with a humanities kid?
20k is nothing, At HYPS she’s going to develop better writing skills, communication skills, critical reading and analysis than at a state school. So no matter what profession she enters, she will likely be more successful. This is true if she is professor, lawyer, manager, marketer, basically anything. Plus a way better alumni network to help find jobs. I wouldn’t be surprised if she makes 20k more than the ASU grad the first year.
Anonymous
04/08/2021 17:57
Subject: What to do with a humanities kid?
There is NO WAY this is real. We're just along for the ride.
Anonymous
04/08/2021 17:51
Subject: Re:What to do with a humanities kid?
This whole thread is like time travel back to the 1990’s in regards to the dollar amounts of debt; her loan payments will be less than her Starbucks bill.
Anonymous
04/08/2021 17:43
Subject: What to do with a humanities kid?
Is this a joke?? Of course she should choose HYPS!
Anonymous
04/08/2021 17:38
Subject: What to do with a humanities kid?
Anonymous wrote:Humblebrag thread. We all know where the kid is going.
Yes, but it's good to talk it through. Congratulations, OP!!
Yale will be a better fit for a quirky, bright kid. I'm assuming she had very articulate essays.
$20K is not an awful lot for someone her age, especially if she keeps grad school loans to a minimum. And, if she decides to go to a professional grad school, she will likely pay it off very soon after.
Anonymous
04/08/2021 17:27
Subject: What to do with a humanities kid?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Have you included her summer income? She may be able to make close to $5000/year in summer/break jobs. Even if you still need the loan, I think it’s well worth it.
Thank you. I have not included her summer income.
Are we talking about Yale? If so, I'd 100% support it for humanities ... and a quirky kid. Personal experience.
Yes, it's Yale. And she is quirky -- does Yale lean that direction? In all honesty, we did very little research on colleges as DD just shotgunned to most of the T20 schools.
+1 Yes, this has been my experience.