Advice on college decision

blossom
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 14:47:36 +0000

Just a suggestion- to all the helpful folks here suggesting $15/hour jobs at 20 hours a week, plus the $5K summer job to bridge the gap- call your own kid, ask them how many psych majors they know who could manage a 20 hour a week job plus academics; ask them how many kids they know on campus (who do not work in a CS related job) who can land $15/hour work with guaranteed hours, ask them how many of their friends can net $5K per summer.

Y’all are living in a nice dream world, but the OP, sadly, is going to have to find employment in the REAL world.

And how many of you think your kid could maintain his or her grades working 20 hours a week during the semester? And be applying for internships to help the grad school application at the same time? And then showing up for those internships?

So go ask your college aged kids.