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Do people getting a Masters in Film genuinely think that they will get a six figure job after it? Or a Masters in Positive Psychology? Sure they aren’t just wi
by MattGaiser 5y ago
Do people getting a Masters in Film genuinely think that they will get a six figure job after it? Or a Masters in Positive Psychology?
Sure they aren’t just willing to be in debt forever to pursue their dreams like a lot of starving artists?
- xhkkffbf 5y agoThis is a bit of a catch-22. They need to be stupid so they don't realize it's a worthless degree. They also need to be smart because the admissions office only wants smart kids.
- bostonsre 5y agoThey're kids that don't know any better and these schools seem almost fraudulent by not being upfront about those career prospects. It would be good to teach a class in high schools about degrees, careers and salaries so that they aren't just guessing based on feel.
- x86_64Ubuntu 5y agoIf you are pursuing a Masters degree, I don't think you get the protection defined by being a "kid".
- bostonsre 5y agoYoung adults or whatever you want to call them. They don't know what they are signing up for.
- vegetablepotpie 5y agoWhen you’re 17 and many adults in your life say “follow your dreams,” and there is a low barrier to you and your classmates to taking out 200k loans, that skepticism would be low.
- Godel_unicode 5y agoThere are remarkably few 17 year olds signing up for Master's Degrees. There's a tremendous difference in development between a highschool grad and a 22 year old with 4 years of undergrad.
- havelhovel 5y agoThe parent comment and the article it is referring to are specifically discussing master's degree programs. No 17-year old would be applying to these programs. Most applicants would be in their late 20s or early 30s.