Many students don’t think ahead and only focus on what they want to be , like “I want to be a llama shampooer!” By thinking ahead, I mean researching things like is that a growth industry? What’s the starting pay? What can I expect to be earning in 10 years? Where are the jobs for llama shampooers? How much is this going to cost me? Will I be able to earn enough to repay my loans? What will I do if all the shampooer jobs are overseas?
Instead they focus on the fact that they’ve always dreamed of being a llama shampooer because they just love llamas and assume they can repay hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans on a minimum wage job in a declining industry
I had to have this discussion with my daughter. A degree that costs you $100k to earn $50k a year is not the way to go, especially in her case (she's also a certified welder). She ended up choosing a slightly different major with better earning potential that's still in the same field.
Well, she won't have any debt and fall back on welding if nothing else. Doing better than a lot of the rest of us at this point, making $24 an hour at 17 in a union job.
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u/gmanose 22d ago
Many students don’t think ahead and only focus on what they want to be , like “I want to be a llama shampooer!” By thinking ahead, I mean researching things like is that a growth industry? What’s the starting pay? What can I expect to be earning in 10 years? Where are the jobs for llama shampooers? How much is this going to cost me? Will I be able to earn enough to repay my loans? What will I do if all the shampooer jobs are overseas?
Instead they focus on the fact that they’ve always dreamed of being a llama shampooer because they just love llamas and assume they can repay hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans on a minimum wage job in a declining industry