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In reply to the discussion: What carreer would you heartily reccomend? [View all]WhaTHellsgoingonhere
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...been there, done that. Also, I get the impression that many of you are at least my age and finished your education in the '80 or before.
I just want to note that times have changed. Tuition at my college was $8500 when I graduated and the job market was good. The tuition for that same school today is $37,000, that's per year, and the job market awful. Kids are graduating today indentured servants to banks.
I'm recommending a trade for my nephews, HVAC. Like health care, it is projected to be a growth industry. Additionally, 18 is awfully young to be thinking in terms of life long pursuits. I received my degree in economics but after working in corporate finance, I grew completely disenchanted. Today, I'm a low paid mental health worker. I really enjoy my job. Had I known how much I enjoyed psychology when I was in college, I would have gone for an LCSW or PsyD. Go back today? Wouldn't think of it. There's no better feeling in life than being debt free. Sad, but almost the truth.
I'm telling my nephews to get some worldly experience first and find out who they are before thinking long-term. And maybe by the time they go back to school there will be jobs.