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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 02:37 PM Original message |
Serious question... if you were going to start college or someone you knew was... |
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jtown1123 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. I have no idea! |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
2. One of the highest paid jobs and will be in demand is actuaries. You'd have to be good at math |
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uncommon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 02:42 PM Original message |
Practical applications -- business, accounting and the like -- and make sure you are really |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
18. Every one of these can, and therefore will, be done in some low-wage, no rights country in |
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uncommon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:12 PM Response to Reply #18 |
30. You can say this of almost any job in this age -- |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
3. I would tell them to pursue what made them happy |
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uncommon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 02:42 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I did that. Not a wise decision when it means thousands of dollars in student loans |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 02:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Then tell them to skip it and travel, work a trade, or become an artisan |
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uncommon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 02:52 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. "Enjoy(ing) the pursuit today" puts a LOT of young Americans in overwhelming debt. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 02:57 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Then skip it and learn a trade |
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uncommon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 02:59 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. I agree. That is what I tell people. |
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Monique1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:21 PM Response to Reply #16 |
37. I agree with you Oregone |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:25 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. Independent general contractors, plumbers, electricians, etc, make bank |
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uncommon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:32 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. True, these jobs are rough in a recession like this one. |
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jtuck004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
4. International business with a minor in Chinese, and perhaps Russian. n/t |
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The Wielding Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
5. Anything in the medical field. They will always find a job. |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
7. Whatever one would study to learn how, and therefore be able to teach others, to form |
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jtuck004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
8. Oh yeah, and almost any technical field having to do with water engineering. n/t |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
9. Law |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
10. nursing... up to masters level or higher |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
13. Law, particularly with an international aspect. Minor in Chinese or at least French. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
14. That's a really good question. It's also very, very hard to answer. |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
15. Art history, of course |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:01 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. Philosophy |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:10 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. Well, it's good to have a minor that you can fall back on |
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one_voice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
17. Medical field... |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
20. Don't know, but my eldest has decided on Physics. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:06 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. Is she planning to work outside the country, or is she OK with being limited to working on |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:25 PM Response to Reply #27 |
40. She's planning on moving to Canada for graduate school and stay there |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:52 PM Response to Reply #40 |
52. Sounds like a decent plan. I think Canada will not remain independent for |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
22. I'm going into healthcare. Family/mental health nurse practitioner. |
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Dan (595 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
23. I would say, save the money |
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uncommon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:15 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. Exactly. The vast majority of jobs need only ON THE JOB training - college is a myth |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
24. I would tell them that they need to reconsider their priorities, |
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uncommon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:14 PM Response to Reply #24 |
32. "they will be happier in college and in life if they pursue what they love, not just what they think |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:17 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Amen. There is nothing romantic or happy about poverty. |
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uncommon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:19 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. There really isn't. I entered adulthood thinking if I studied what I loved the rest would follow -- |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:27 PM Response to Reply #32 |
43. Having so far lived a fairly long one, let me tell you, life isn't all about money |
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uncommon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:34 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. I'm not saying that people need to go into fields that make a ton of money - I am saying that we |
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CBR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 04:15 PM Response to Reply #24 |
59. I agree. I majored in Sociology and Political Science knowing |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
25. No, no, no. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:22 PM Response to Reply #25 |
38. "If they want to become an educated person who can think critically, then they should go to college" |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
26. No college. Become an electrician |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
28. Physician's Assistant, then Nursing, and after that, any medical field. |
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Evasporque (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
31. Hospitality Management, Nursing, Electrical Engineering, Marine Design Engineering |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
36. IMHO, you're doing it backwards. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:45 PM Response to Reply #36 |
49. +1 |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 04:14 PM Response to Reply #36 |
58. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. This is a wonderful post! |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
39. In theory, the sciences. We need them, badly. |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
42. trade school, not college. |
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Peter1x9 (281 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
44. Something they like that |
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owlsayswoot (35 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
47. Herp Derp....stalking my Mommy |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:47 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. A true gotcha moment! |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:56 PM Response to Reply #47 |
53. Here's a very good school and dirt cheap...but you have to live in Kansas |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:58 PM Response to Reply #47 |
56. Hve you considered the veterinary sciences? |
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owlsayswoot (35 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 04:11 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. I have, actually |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
48. Bookkeeping/Accounting & perhaps plumbing |
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Barking Spider (200 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
51. You can't go wrong in the sciences... |
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uncommon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:57 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. The competition from other countries in the sciences is astounding - and a lot of their kids go to |
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FooshIt (122 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
55. don't do what I did |
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