To those who blame college students for majoring in the wrong subjects,

[pnwmom]

20. You're wrong about humanities and similar degrees.

They don't lead directly to a career, but they can serve as the foundation for one. And many jobs require a bachelor's degree, the way they used to require a high school degree, and it doesn't matter what the major is.

One of the most successful recent BA's I know had a GPA too low to get into the business program at the University, so he majored in humanities. Now he's using his written and oral communications skills in a very good marketing job at Microsoft, where he makes as much money as many of the techies. He couldn't have gotten this job without a bachelor's degree, but the major wasn't important.

It also isn't necessary to pay "hundreds of thousands" of dollars for a bachelors's degree at a state school. In fact, I've never heard of a state school charging $50K a year or more for in-state students. Or even for out-of-state students.

Full time enrollment at the main branch of U.W., for example, is about $3500 per quarter, or less than $11,000 per year. Living costs would vary depending on the student's circumstances.