We’re scheduling tours now with our 10th grader b/c he’s looking at competitive programs and schools and we want him to be able to apply early action/early decision. This is, literally, 18 months before he needs to start his apps due to heavy band commitments.

One of my roommates majored in East Asian Languages and Cultures with a minor in Japanese. She now works for The Hague and worked in Japan for many years too as a translator. It’s NOT the major. It’s what they plan to do with it and how skilled they are in that area of study.

Thanks for sharing these experiences. It’s given me a whole new line of inquiry for college visits when DS starts touring later this year.

He does not. About 5 years ago, we were told he’d qualify for one but he was homeschooled at the time and he psych said we were already doing what he needed so why bother. As we approach launch tho, and continue to work on remediation of his interpersonal problem-solving skills, I’m reconsidering. I just don’t know it will do any good. He’s so, so good at masking. Black boy, 3.75 unweighted? Problem? What problem?!

Oh no. Literal thinkers are HARD. Because they are smart/gifted in so many ways, people think they are great at inferring and hunting around aimlessly to find info. DS is not. He lost out on so much content (and almost didn’t even get to test!) b/c no one just flat out showed him where/how to access the info. Drove me bonkers! I told the teacher UPFRONT, he needs you to be explicit!

I’m sorry you’re experiencing this. This is precisely the problem DS had with his AP class last year. Just wishing you luck.

Yes, that is, in fact, wierd. Youth is for the young. They *should* enjoy it. What're the outcomes and feelings 10-20 years later?

Srsly. There was PLENTY of that at my school and none of my friends got caught up in it to the extent that we didn't graduate or weren't able to obtain good paying jobs. No regrets except...maybe...not flaunting what I had when it was still snatched, lol.

You live in a region where partying at state colleges is de rigeur. That's not the case everywhere.

Shared!! She brought her recently renewed passport with her to school (I made her go on her own, altho I did give her the docs and make the appt). She went on a graduation cruise (SHE PAID) with a friend in July. She might need a shot or two depending on the country but b/c we were overseas a few years ago so she might be ok too. We'll see. I am so proud of this kid! Her face when her roomie returned with a new piercing and said, "My parents aren't gonna like it" during our family facetime call. DDs words... "Oh, wow, I'm sorry. That sucks. My parents were like, when you're 18, you do what you want. Now they don't care. Can't relate. where did you get it and how much did it cost? I want one." Roomie confessed it was at a fly-by-night spot trying to make a name for itself >35$. I was like...INFECTION ALLEY!! DD's face=NO! I WOULD NEVER! My kid has three tattoos and wants a sleeve. I'm still dead. 🤣 These kids are awesome and I am so flipping blessed! #breaking cycles.

Do you see where public administration falls on that list? Talk about job security. Business acumen does not translate to effective public admin (see Louis DeJoy or Betsy DeVos). Personally, I think the De- is for D-list skills. Meanwhile, our federal, state and local workforce is eroding in terms of institutional memory and skill set. And folks wonder why it doesn’t work. Some folks are committed to it NOT working. We give licenses and keys to drive the govvie to anyone with a big mouth and bigger bank account, none of whom can actually drive.

I have never heard it described this way. It makes it sound sound warm and fuzzy, everyone happily taking turns, lol! Meanwhile, I’m over here cursing at the screen for a penalty that gives the other team a 1st down (4 more chances) and waving my fist madly at a stupid penalty call!

Maybe because you’re looking for info I didn’t reference? I was comparing immigrant students to native born ones in the US.

People don’t always have a choice about where to live. There are more high-paying jobs in HCOL areas. Sometimes they’re tied to local family too. Also, if you move away, you may never be able to afford coming back. That’s before you get to community amenities…

Does anyone want to live there? Supply/demand still apply, no?

The issue is that this proposal hurts the least well resourced families the most. Those parents CANNOT borrow at all because they have no credit and that debt load is transferred (as a GIFT?!) to students. Who makes up the majority of college eligible students these days and going forward?? THE LEAST RESOURCED KIDS.

It’s posted online and based on graduate survey respondents. You can search for ‘pay “university”, average degree, ncbi’ and get data or check out the scorecard:https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/search/?page=0&sort=threshold_earnings:desc&search=Ohio State University-Main Campus https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/search/?page=0&sort=threshold_earnings:desc&search=Ohio State University-Main Campus

It’s not the amenities or professors. It’s the admin overhead and, related, state disinvestment. I’ve been encouraged to pursue a PhD locally and teach as a practitioner. The pay is peanuts compared to what I already make.

There is evidence that immigrants who arrive with familial/social and financial capital build wealth/establish themselves more quickly. This isn’t news.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2831393/ Lots of people have been looking at this. I trust your google works like mine.

Y’all are killing me!! Freshman year, half my roomies were clueless. Listen, don’t ask as I’m raging over an interception what just happened?! By graduation, we were hosting Super Bowl parties and were WAY more engaged than the male guests. 🤣

Do you consider nukes manual labor? I don’t. The training in the military leads to lucrative, non-manual work, for life. It’s not like you can touch the stuff.

No. I was raised on football. My dad, my brothers (some of whom are coaches) played. I was on the sidelines as a ‘trainer’ in HS. Also, players STINK! The bug skipped my DD/DS. I weep (not really).

The reality is that the engineer will make more in the long run because the driver, in their physical prime, will eventually break down.

Can I push back on the bolded a little? I am beginning to conceptualize this in very different ways. I think employers started asking for degrees (coincidentally, accidentally, for no reason?) in the 70s when the employee pool became more diverse (to include women) and a degree necessarily limited the hiring pool in ways that fit hiring preferences. This preceded the higher ed cost issues.

It likely will. People who do manual labor typically have to retire earlier. Full SS isn’t available until age 67 for todays workers. Some advocate pushing that to 70. The goal is for manual laborers and those with health issues to die before receipt. ETA: owners may have some cushion but workers? No.