Prepare For An Unprecedented Wave Of College Bankruptcies

[SheilaT]

12. What I keep on hoping is that young people will finally wake up

and realize that borrowing huge sums of money for a degree in creative writing is a Very Bad Idea. There are any number of majors that generally don't lead to decent jobs, and meanwhile there are other fields that require only a two year degree and has good job prospects.

I am actually the kind of person who thinks education for its own sake is not such a bad idea, but I also recognize quite clearly that most people need to earn a living. Get a degree or certificate that actually leads to employment, and then, if you want to study anthropology or philosophy or, yes, even creative writing, go ahead and do so. Exercising your brain is a good thing, just learn to distinguish between what makes sense in the real world, and what you do just for your own pleasure or self-fulfillment.