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re: What degree program would you steer your kid towards??
Posted on 4/23/19 at 1:08 pm to Tyga Woods
Posted on 4/23/19 at 1:08 pm to Tyga Woods
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Assuming he/she were a junior in high school with no real interest in anything particular.
I would steer them away from college then, and let them get some real world experience while they figure it out. I went to college with no idea what I wanted to pursue, and wasted over a year, and that was when college was still pretty cheap.
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Posted on 4/23/19 at 1:14 pm to Tyga Woods
Finance
Posted on 4/23/19 at 1:15 pm to The Spleen
Get a trade and hard skills
College is a scam
College is a scam
This post was edited on 4/23/19 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 4/23/19 at 1:16 pm to Tyga Woods
Interests are overrated. No matter how much they love what they do initially, most people are sick of it after 15-20 years (maybe I'm just projecting).
Posted on 4/23/19 at 1:19 pm to Tyga Woods
Something that steers to self-employment. Accounting was my ticket. My oldest son wants to be a travel nurse and take contracts all over the country.
Posted on 4/23/19 at 1:19 pm to ColoradoAg03
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Computer sciences/programming, etc.
and 90% of these kids will flunk out of these courses if they havent been exposed to it at an early age. Easy to say you are going to be a Programmer but much harder to actually get the degree
Its not for alot of people thus the high demand for these types. Actually probably easier and cheaper to just send your kid to a coding boot camp for a few weeks get them certified then a college.This post was edited on 4/23/19 at 1:23 pm
Posted on 4/23/19 at 1:21 pm to The Spleen
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I would steer them away from college then, and let them get some real world experience while they figure it out. I went to college with no idea what I wanted to pursue, and wasted over a year, and that was when college was still pretty cheap.
I had my daughter go through technical school / fast Track. Cost around 7k. She’s 19 yrs old and makes 130k a year. She can go to college and finish degree when she’s 25-30. In the mean time all her friends are going to make 1/3 of what she does in 3-4 years with 20-30k in debt. Make some money first is my advice.
This post was edited on 4/23/19 at 1:22 pm
Posted on 4/23/19 at 1:22 pm to TOKEN
What's she doing if you don't mind me asking?
Posted on 4/23/19 at 1:23 pm to Tyga Woods
Feminist Literature of the 15th and 16th centuries in undeveloped countries.
Posted on 4/23/19 at 1:24 pm to Tyga Woods
Coding
3D Printing
Wildlife & Fisheries (laugh. but damn what a chill career)
3D Printing
Wildlife & Fisheries (laugh. but damn what a chill career)
Posted on 4/23/19 at 1:27 pm to TOKEN
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I had my daughter go through technical school / fast Track. Cost around 7k. She’s 19 yrs old and makes 130k a year.
What program did she do? What is her current job?
Posted on 4/23/19 at 1:29 pm to Tyga Woods
Health profession: pharmacy, speech therapy, etc.
Posted on 4/23/19 at 1:29 pm to Tyga Woods
Construction management
Posted on 4/23/19 at 1:49 pm to Tyga Woods
I'm not going to steer my kid one way or the other, but they will take different personality / job placement type tests to see their strengths and weaknesses.
That being said, I will not finance a college degree that won't be worth it.
That being said, I will not finance a college degree that won't be worth it.
Posted on 4/23/19 at 1:50 pm to Tyga Woods
Social Justice
Posted on 4/23/19 at 1:51 pm to ColoradoAg03
Engineering
Medicine.
Software developer
Posted on 4/23/19 at 1:51 pm to Tyga Woods
IT- anything backend coding is hot right now; we can’t find enough solid devs right now
...or a trade. Electrician would be my choice. Father in law is a retired electrician and every time he comes over we work on projects together. He can truly make magic happen sometimes.
...or a trade. Electrician would be my choice. Father in law is a retired electrician and every time he comes over we work on projects together. He can truly make magic happen sometimes.
Posted on 4/23/19 at 1:52 pm to Jcorye1
I’ll pay for college, I don’t care what he wants to study. Go have fun, make mistakes...find out who you are...don’t get anyone pregnant.
Posted on 4/23/19 at 1:52 pm to TOKEN
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I had my daughter go through technical school / fast Track. Cost around 7k. She’s 19 yrs old and makes 130k a year.
Even if this is true, the idea this is anywhere close to normal is laughable. The real answer OP, is your kid should study what they love not what makes money. Get good grades, enjoy college, enjoy being young, and figure it out. With good grades, you can go get an MBA, law school, etc.
The last thing you want them to do is try and study something they don't enjoy and do terrible in.
They can go to trade school at 22 when they flunk out on their own dime too if that's what they were destined for. Statistically those who put college off don't finish.
This post was edited on 4/23/19 at 1:55 pm
Posted on 4/23/19 at 1:57 pm to baldona
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The real answer OP, is your kid should study what they love not what makes money.
This is the advice that has lead to the myriad of millenials who are now under crushing college debt with nothing to show for it but a degree in a subject "they loved" that has no economic value.
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