Just a quick 2cents worth: I get the vibe your daughter is not set to inherit who-cares-if-I-work money. Given that, in my opinion (I have a 20-yr old "kid" i

Just a quick 2cents worth: I get the vibe your daughter is not set to inherit who-cares-if-I-work money. Given that, in my opinion (I have a 20-yr old "kid" in college), the overriding challenge with undergraduate education in the US is a lack of connection between what you study (especially the specifics of your major) and what opportunities exist in the real world for gainful employment that earns a living but is also able to give one some life satisfaction at the same time. Unfortunately, I believe this is not a matter of simple oversight. The truth is, it's not in academia's interest (as they see it) to, in their minds, be pushed towards a more vocational emphasis, as you see in m any other countries, where higher education is more entwined with vocational choices at an earlier age. I love the idealistic ideal of a generally useful "Liberal Arts" education, but I wish it was not seen as somehow in conflict with some hard-nosed, real world advice about how the market for one's skills is judged, what the percentage chances are to snare a plum opportunity in field X and so on. Right now, my son is entertaining a music major because it will be "more fun". Having spent a good portion of my life in that arena, it is difficult for me to explain that success in the music business is probably not dependent on what you majored in at college, whereas for less glamorous careers, what you studied could make all the difference. Then there is graduate studies - another subject for another time. Best of luck!