[Dilbert San Diego]

A girl from Duke does pornography to makes ends meet. And she says that it’s Duke’s fault that she does that, because they didn’t offer enough financial aid.

Seriously, families need to have hard discussions about this subject. There should be discussions about attending state universities vs. private colleges. There should be discussions about what they want to major in, and what the job prospects for those majors are.

For example, there is little demand for women’s studies majors in the job market. Studying women may be fascinating in some way, but, it won’t help you get a job. Same is true of the various ethnic studies programs.

[SeekAndFind]

A girl from Duke does pornography to makes ends meet. And she says that it’s Duke’s fault that she does that, because they didn’t offer enough financial aid.

Guilty or not?

[GrootheWanderer]

She also claims Vanderbilt offered her a full scholarship but she just had to go to Duke after seeing how beautiful the campus was.

[cherry]

its also true for wildlife studies, forestry,marine biology,botany,recreational therapist (whatever that is) etc....yet tons of men think they’re going to be the next Yellowstone National Park Ranger.....those kinds of jobs are hard to come by and often these type grads work temporary jobs year after year until a full time job comes up....

[Puppage]

That makes too much sense.

[Bob]

To.really make a Women’s Studies degree pay off, you need to also minor in a field that’s in big demand, like Sub-Saharan Homoerotic Literature and Dance. The two are an unbeatable combination. :=)

[blueplum]

of course it's going back 30 years, or more, but even at that time, guidance counselors who helped plan a career/course path, had charts of occupations, number of annual job opportunities,starting and median salaries, I recall it was a topic of discussion. Do colleges not have person to person counseling?

Or how about the old-fashioned way of getting the minimum degree to work in the field, then continue schooling part-time while working, accomplishing degrees as promotions come up and gaining experience all the while, instead of going in entry-level with a doctorate and half a million in tuition debt, largely from financing living expenses?