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In reply to the discussion: If I was thinking about college right now, and was finishing high school, [View all]exboyfil
(17,862 posts)33. Way too many people are getting a general business degree
Accounting, finance, and some of the quant based are good majors for a first job. Some of the newer ones like logistics and supply management are also good. There are regional gluts for nursing, but it is a great major around here. My older daughter got an engineering degree, and my younger daughter got a nursing degree. Both are doing very well.
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If I was thinking about college right now, and was finishing high school, [View all]
MineralMan
May 2019
OP
Yes. At California state universities, tuition was $0, although there were some
MineralMan
May 2019
#3
I have a nephew that graduated high school. I wanted to go to college, but chose the Army
Blue_true
May 2019
#44
dont buy a 2019 car, cancel all 12 of your streaming services, bypass the latest iphone
msongs
May 2019
#4
Yes. And we are good at taking complicated processes and breaking them down so others can understand
Buckeyeblue
May 2019
#24
The entry level job pay isn't the most important thing -- but the humanities majors in my family
pnwmom
May 2019
#29
Our daughter got a $13,000 scholarship... and a $5,000 tax bill because it is now "income"
tinrobot
May 2019
#13
If I were 18 again these days, I'd leave, go to Holland, study chocolate making...
NightWatcher
May 2019
#15
Sometimes employers are not so concerned about the type of degree but are more impressed that you go
keithbvadu2
May 2019
#16
I agree. It's the R's who don't want humanities majors, because people in those majors
pnwmom
May 2019
#30
I have no beef with those who for whatever reason did not have jobs nor education. That's just good
Backseat Driver
May 2019
#42