College and majors to stay away from??

[PJR202]

Yeah - that was my plan while I was in college, too. I was thinking of going to vet school at some point but I had heard the same thing - expensive schooling and not a good ROI for a small animal vet unless you owned your own practice. Plus the fact that it was more difficult to get into than med school…..

I know my opinion is definitely not the popular one on this topic and I totally get that. I just think that forgoing a strong major in order to play SB isn’t a good idea for those who aren’t getting the majority of their schooling paid for by scholarship or athletic money, unless they have parents willing to foot the bill. Student loans saddle a young adult with a lot of debt.

Our dog's internal specialist (because, ya know, a 10lb poodle needs a TEAM of vets) said to tell my daughter to go to medical school because it'll cost the same and she'll make a lot more money. And I think there are only about 30 vet schools in the country, so as you said, tough to get into. Most people are rejected the first attempt.

 

[Vertigo]

Our dog's internal specialist (because, ya know, a 10lb poodle needs a TEAM of vets) said to tell my daughter to go to medical school because it'll cost the same and she'll make a lot more money. And I think there are only about 30 vet schools in the country, so as you said, tough to get into. Most people are rejected the first attempt.

I’d have to say even med school to be a general practitioner isn’t worth the time and money at this point in time. Specialist or surgeon, yes, absolutely.

 

[softball dad 6]

Vet school is much better from a cost benefit analysis right now. There is a huge shortage of veterinarians. Starting salaries have skyrocketed. Some new grads are getting 140000+. No small animal grads or taking jobs for less than 120000 unless it is in Nowhere, USA. In addition, they are getting signing bonuses and moving stipends. These were almost unheard of 5 years ago.
It is very hard to get in vet school. DD applied this year and there were 2100 applicants for 125 spots. There are currently 16 proposed or started new vet schools in the US. Many will never see the light of day but some like Clemson will be accepting vet students by the time some of your dds will be applying.

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[lostcreek1]

Mine says she is going to be a lawyer, she is however 9 so I expect that to change a few times. I tell her all the time that I will not pay for a degree just so she can say she has one. It will have to be a degree that gives you a title along with it.

 

[LEsoftballdad]

Vet school is much better from a cost benefit analysis right now. There is a huge shortage of veterinarians. Starting salaries have skyrocketed. Some new grads are getting 140000+. No small animal grads or taking jobs for less than 120000 unless it is in Nowhere, USA. In addition, they are getting signing bonuses and moving stipends. These were almost unheard of 5 years ago.
It is very hard to get in vet school. DD applied this year and there were 2100 applicants for 125 spots. There are currently 16 proposed or started new vet schools in the US. Many will never see the light of day but some like Clemson will be accepting vet students by the time some of your dds will be applying.

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I have a good friend who went to vet school after college. She lives and works in Massachusetts, and she graduated from Cornell. She's the bread winner in the family, and let me tell you, she's not sleeping in the park...

 

[Vertigo]

Vet school is much better from a cost benefit analysis right now. There is a huge shortage of veterinarians. Starting salaries have skyrocketed. Some new grads are getting 140000+. No small animal grads or taking jobs for less than 120000 unless it is in Nowhere, USA. In addition, they are getting signing bonuses and moving stipends. These were almost unheard of 5 years ago.
It is very hard to get in vet school. DD applied this year and there were 2100 applicants for 125 spots. There are currently 16 proposed or started new vet schools in the US. Many will never see the light of day but some like Clemson will be accepting vet students by the time some of your dds will be applying.

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That’s great to hear! I never quite understood how a profession that needed to know so much about so many different species wasn’t compensated better. Good luck to your dd - hope she gets in!

 

[murphdog]

DD chose D3 over other offers because she did not want to be told what she could or couldn’t major in. She just finished her 5th year last May and will graduate with her masters in mental health counseling in the spring.
Because she was D3 she was able to start grad school as a senior and play her 5th year as a full time grad student. She did miss a small amount of games (mostly non conference)

 

[RADcatcher]

My senior wants to be a vet--which is great and all--but despite our best efforts, she can't even begin to grasp what 8 years of school and 250-500k of debt will be for a job that will likely never pay her over 100k in this area. She can't grasp that if she doesn't marry rich, she'll be married to those loans until she's 50. It's all just so much for these kids to have to sort out when they're gonna go from hours of tiktok and fortnite to endless studying and having to make rent.

Good read. Sooo important considering what debt will do!

 

[Cougars]

I have never seen it especially in the larger D1 schools. And if they are majoring in something like that, they don't get a lot of playing time.

It might be rare, but can't say "never seen it". Michigan's #1 pitcher is an engineering major. Pitched about 2/3 of their innings last year as a sophomore.

 

[RADcatcher]

People just have to do more homework to sift through the different options available.