College advisors?

Jun 02, 2024 Last reply: 2 years ago 1 Replies

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Jeroen Belleman

Is that new? I don't think so. Graduating in some light-weight subject has always been perceived as an easy way to get a degree. STEM degrees are "too hard". And then they find that no one needs such graduates. That said, I've had people tell me that mathematics degrees are…

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Are there advisors in schools, nowadays, to provide guidance for kids?



In the past several weeks, I've spoken to a lot of kids "just graduating" or "in a year or so". Many complain about a BAD job market.



But, when I drill down into their qualifications, most have taken "impractical" majors: english lit, psychology, history, art, etc.



Didn't anyone advise them as to the marketability of these educations before they invested 4 years of their time/money?



"And, where did you THINK you were going to work? Do you LOVE kids -- cuz you're likely only qualified to be a teacher..."


Is that new? I don't think so. Graduating in some light-weight subject has always been perceived as an easy way to get a degree. STEM degrees are "too hard". And then they find that no one needs such graduates.

That said, I've had people tell me that mathematics degrees are only good to get you a teacher's job. Unsurprisingly, those same people had no idea what mathematics is all about.

Jeroen Belleman

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