Anonymous wrote:Absolutely! It’s a great way to hone writing and critical thinking skills.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, I’d support that. I realize I cannot control my children indefinitely and they are independent people with their own interests and passions. Will I provide input and advice? Yes. Will I withhold support just because of their chosen college major? No.

Once they are independent of my money then they get to indulge their interests and passions independently of my wishes.

So until then they are your puppets to control? And what college majors exactly do you deem worthy? Nice relationship!

I don’t control them. They are free to choose whatever they want. And I am free to choose whether or not to pay for it.

Fortunately I raised sensible kids who will not major in anything as idiotic as English Literature.

English major here. I gasped and clutched my ever-present pearls after I read your cruel words regarding my beloved major.

It has served me well. Every company needs a writer, a proofreader, an articulate communicator and able researcher. Hire me and you get the total package.

I have written and edited government proposals, grants and contracts, complied corporate histories from archival collections, conducted subject interviews, been the face and voice of leadership during a crisis, written speeches and submitted detailed, persuasive reports to enact immediate change.

Ug this sounds so boring and DRY. I'm also an English major and avoided this stuff for the more creative. You don't need an English degree for these speeches and reports, you could equally have taken History or Politics etc.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, I’d support that. I realize I cannot control my children indefinitely and they are independent people with their own interests and passions. Will I provide input and advice? Yes. Will I withhold support just because of their chosen college major? No.

Once they are independent of my money then they get to indulge their interests and passions independently of my wishes.

So until then they are your puppets to control? And what college majors exactly do you deem worthy? Nice relationship!

I don’t control them. They are free to choose whatever they want. And I am free to choose whether or not to pay for it.

Fortunately I raised sensible kids who will not major in anything as idiotic as English Literature.

English major here. I gasped and clutched my ever-present pearls after I read your cruel words regarding my beloved major.

It has served me well. Every company needs a writer, a proofreader, an articulate communicator and able researcher. Hire me and you get the total package.

I have written and edited government proposals, grants and contracts, complied corporate histories from archival collections, conducted subject interviews, been the face and voice of leadership during a crisis, written speeches and submitted detailed, persuasive reports to enact immediate change.

Ug this sounds so boring and DRY. I'm also an English major and avoided this stuff for the more creative. You don't need an English degree for these speeches and reports, you could equally have taken History or Politics etc.

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Anonymous wrote:Here's the real salary outcome by the US Department of Education.

Harvard English = $64,155
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?166027-Harvard-University&fos_code=2301&fos_credential=3

Compare it to
Boston College Finance = $135,373
Northeastern CS = $149,127

This is 6 year out.

What’s the salary range for people who wanted to study English but were forced to study CS?

?? This is free country. Who's forcing whom???

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Anonymous wrote:Here's the real salary outcome by the US Department of Education.

Harvard English = $64,155
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?166027-Harvard-University&fos_code=2301&fos_credential=3

Compare it to
Boston College Finance = $135,373
Northeastern CS = $149,127

This is 6 year out.

What’s the salary range for people who wanted to study English but were forced to study CS?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, I’d support that. I realize I cannot control my children indefinitely and they are independent people with their own interests and passions. Will I provide input and advice? Yes. Will I withhold support just because of their chosen college major? No.

Once they are independent of my money then they get to indulge their interests and passions independently of my wishes.

So until then they are your puppets to control? And what college majors exactly do you deem worthy? Nice relationship!

I don’t control them. They are free to choose whatever they want. And I am free to choose whether or not to pay for it.

Fortunately I raised sensible kids who will not major in anything as idiotic as English Literature.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a English literature major who makes more than many engineers and others in STEM fields. My husband studied philosophy and is also paid well above those in STEM. Tech professionals get laid off all the time. Some of you all need to get out more and learn about what is actually going on in the economy.

You realize you can’t win the anecdote game, right?

The actual richest people on the planet are all STEM (Zuckerberg, Bezos, Musk, Gates, Ellison, Jensen/Nvidia) or finance (Buffet).

Even Bernard Arnault who is currently the richest and runs luxury retail brands has an engineering degree.

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Anonymous wrote:It's a great major. There are few better ways to spend four years for both mind and soul. And anyone who can both think and communicate is employable.

+1000

Some of the most successful adults I know are former English majors

This was before AI - it's easy to be a good writer these days. I would worry about this major - maybe double major in math or business or econ or something to have a few hard skills.

Oh gosh. Thank you. I haven't had a belly-ache laugh like that in a long time.

I don't find it "easy to be a good writer these days" and I have an MFA in creative writing and have worked as a writer and as the Editor of a nationally distributed magazine.

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Anonymous wrote:It's a great major. There are few better ways to spend four years for both mind and soul. And anyone who can both think and communicate is employable.

+1000

Some of the most successful adults I know are former English majors

This was before AI - it's easy to be a good writer these days. I would worry about this major - maybe double major in math or business or econ or something to have a few hard skills.

Anonymous wrote:Here's the real salary outcome by the US Department of Education.

Harvard English = $64,155
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?166027-Harvard-University&fos_code=2301&fos_credential=3

Compare it to
Boston College Finance = $135,373
Northeastern CS = $149,127

This is 6 year out.