The schools have ZERO incentive to lower tuition or alert you to the real risk.
That’s the biggest problem I have. It’s just a positive reinforcement circle between schools and the federal government. I wish it were mandatory for the schools to sit down with each student when they’ve selected a major and go over the financial costs and run some projections for them. It may not necessarily help everyone, but it certainly wouldn’t hurt.
Personally, I’d argue you should have the student sign an informed consent when their student debt load reaches 50% of average salaries five years after graduation for graduates in that major from that. Have them sign again at 100% and then at 2X, 3X, 4X etc. multiples. Stop providing federal loans for shady for-profit schools.
No one should be surprised when they find out that a major in critical studies and a minor in psych is viewed by many prospective employers as a major in grievance studies and a minor in crazy. Job prospects are pretty good for engineering, hard sciences, accounting, actuarial science, or a useful skilled trade like plumbing, electrical, etc.
If you’re going to be a barrista or work at Costco or the post office, you don’t need $100K+ in student loand debt.
Stop providing federal loans for shady for-profit schools.
I think people think liberals arts adds a lot more to our culture than it really does.
Don’t major in a hobby.
It’s fine if you’re a surgeon and an accomplished painter or pianist. Don’t be a starving artist for odds as long as going pro in the NBA or NFL.
If you can weld and you also like to do welded sculpture, you have both a trade to fall back upon and a fair chance to pursue your artistic dreams.
This is the kind of sentiment you will only ever find on an anonymous forum.
In “Artists in Time’s of War” Howard Zinn asserts that throughout history the demise of every great nation was preceded by a devaluing of the arts. Once seen as essential to the development of the nation’s culture, artists are seen as silly, trifling.
In “Artists in Time’s of War” Howard Zinn asserts that throughout history the demise of every great nation was preceded by a devaluing of the arts. Once seen as essential to the development of the nation’s culture, artists are seen as silly, trifling. Inconceivable that some wittingly go into a low paying field. As if the market doesn’t already weed out enough of them. Now you say if it’s a low paying field its only use is as a hobby! This is the kind of sentiment you will only ever find on an anonymous forum.
Inconceivable that some wittingly go into a low paying field. As if the market doesn’t already weed out enough of them. Now you say if it’s a low paying field its only use is as a hobby!
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