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Anonymous wrote:Junior DD- with 3.9 uw GPA and unique pointy ECs (private HS) related to women’s studies/women’s rights/intersectionality (along with corresponding summer internship this year) is looking to assemble a strong list of colleges to visit.


In particular… Looking for schools that are selective where it may be advantageous to apply to this major. Ideas??

You forgot the /s

Yeah OP is trolling.

Look at the top liberal arts schools. She will leave college, regardless of her major, with top writing and analytical skills and a well-rounded education.

If she’s thinking about pre-med, make sure she hits the science/math pre-requisites. If she is thinking pre-business, make sure she has the math. And take those early. I put math off for my first two years and it was a beast to come back to.

But a liberal arts degree is a great foundation for any number of careers. It’s ok not to be STEM.

Anonymous wrote:A double major or minor might be ok but I would major in something more substantial.

Why? Give it a rest.

And no one asked for your opinion about that.

Was that the focus of the original post question? No.

I’m so annoyed with the direction of this thread. Entirely illustrates the deterioration of this site.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She should go to the cheapest college possible if she's going to major in that. Otherwise she'll be saddled with student debt she'll never be able to pay off.

I was a women’s studies major and now lead a team in the fintech sectors and made $800k last year

Strong analytical thinkers, writers, and learners who play well with others are always employable

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This is not a trait I associate with gender studies majors.

Perhaps that says more about you than it does about them.

A double major or minor might be ok but I would major in something more substantial.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She should go to the cheapest college possible if she's going to major in that. Otherwise she'll be saddled with student debt she'll never be able to pay off.

Full pay…trust from grandparents will fund all education for life. Thanks tho

That's good, because when she needs to get a second degree for something where she can get an actual job...

My graduate degree is a joint Gender Studies + public policy degree. I run a very successful consulting firm, working with associations, political candidates, and very large non-profits. It's the most useful degree I know, as it made me learn to look at other possibilities, other outcomes, and not to believe that the standard quo needs to continue to be the norm. I wish your daughter much luck and success - I know she will have it!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She should go to the cheapest college possible if she's going to major in that. Otherwise she'll be saddled with student debt she'll never be able to pay off.

I was a women’s studies major and now lead a team in the fintech sectors and made $800k last year

Strong analytical thinkers, writers, and learners who play well with others are always employable

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This is not a trait I associate with gender studies majors.

That may be a bias on your part. How many do you know personally?

Around 100.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She should go to the cheapest college possible if she's going to major in that. Otherwise she'll be saddled with student debt she'll never be able to pay off.

I was a women’s studies major and now lead a team in the fintech sectors and made $800k last year

Strong analytical thinkers, writers, and learners who play well with others are always employable

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This is not a trait I associate with gender studies majors.

And that’s only because you have preconceived notions and have likely never met one. You don’t know what you don’t know. Kind of goes with the whole being frequently wrong but rarely in doubt thing you got going on.

I was a gender & sexuality studies major.

Speaking of "being frequently wrong but rarely in doubt"...

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Anonymous wrote:Your main concern should be talking her out of such a garbage major, which is based on postmodernist nonsense. You should read The Identity Trap. I write this in all seriousness.

+1

It's a shame that she'll be taking a spot from some other student, no matter where she goes.

This doesn’t make sense. If OP is assuming she’ll be admitted as a Gender Studies major, then her spot would be going to a different Gender Studies major.

It doesn't work that way. You're admitted to the college first as a liberal arts student. You declare your major later.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She should go to the cheapest college possible if she's going to major in that. Otherwise she'll be saddled with student debt she'll never be able to pay off.

I was a women’s studies major and now lead a team in the fintech sectors and made $800k last year

Strong analytical thinkers, writers, and learners who play well with others are always employable

\
This is not a trait I associate with gender studies majors.

And that’s only because you have preconceived notions and have likely never met one. You don’t know what you don’t know. Kind of goes with the whole being frequently wrong but rarely in doubt thing you got going on.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She should go to the cheapest college possible if she's going to major in that. Otherwise she'll be saddled with student debt she'll never be able to pay off.

I was a women’s studies major and now lead a team in the fintech sectors and made $800k last year

Strong analytical thinkers, writers, and learners who play well with others are always employable

\
This is not a trait I associate with gender studies majors.

That may be a bias on your part. How many do you know personally?

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Anonymous wrote:More than anything in this entire discussion shows why perhaps it is valuable to read, analyze, study and scrutinize this topic in detail.

Agreed. The people who are all "I majored in gender studies and make $800k now!" are certainly highlighting the need for a rigorous program of study and the apparent lack of it inherent in their education!

LOL!

Anonymous wrote:More than anything in this entire discussion shows why perhaps it is valuable to read, analyze, study and scrutinize this topic in detail.

Agreed. The people who are all "I majored in gender studies and make $800k now!" are certainly highlighting the need for a rigorous program of study and the apparent lack of it inherent in their education!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She should go to the cheapest college possible if she's going to major in that. Otherwise she'll be saddled with student debt she'll never be able to pay off.

I was a women’s studies major and now lead a team in the fintech sectors and made $800k last year

Strong analytical thinkers, writers, and learners who play well with others are always employable

\
This is not a trait I associate with gender studies majors.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She should go to the cheapest college possible if she's going to major in that. Otherwise she'll be saddled with student debt she'll never be able to pay off.

I was a women’s studies major and now lead a team in the fintech sectors and made $800k last year

Strong analytical thinkers, writers, and learners who play well with others are always employable

This is the correct answer.