Originally Posted by HowlerKarma
Everyone reading this thread would be amazed to discover the percentage of Ivy (and SLAC/Elite) college student offspring of our acquaintances/colleagues who have "chosen" their children's majors in college.


I'm truly not joking. These are children 17-21 years of age in colleges and universities from Brown to Cornell to Princeton whose parents have picked what they will major in. They openly admit that. They are astonished that we are permitting our 14yo to make this choice for herself.

I cannot even wrap my head around dictating such a thing to my daughter.


Yeah, I will flat out state my preferences, hopes, etc., but dictating? For one thing, I wouldn't imagine I'd get very far, lol. I guess $$ talks (?)

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