In an article about college costs exceeding the economic plus of having a college degree, comes this important quote.
Imagine that your high school senior is interested in going to college and wants to major in education or communication or the arts. The sticker price for tuition, even at a state school, is going to look pretty steep. If your child were headed toward a degree in engineering or business, that same tuition might feel like a better bet.
The college major one selects matters a lot in terms of career outlook, and lifelong earnings. As the old Templar guarding the Holy Grail told Indiana Jones, "Choose wisely."
If you love something at which you can't make a living, get a day job. Have the thing you love be your hobby.
The daughter of a friend loved dancing ballet, but wasn't spectacular enough to make it a career. She became a physical therapist and is the prima ballerina of an amateur troop that stages The Nutcracker every Christmas and draws large, appreciative audiences.
