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Originally Posted by Munchkin03

I think the low salaries are a way to weed people out who aren't that committed. One small comfort in the low salary/high rent conundrum is that, for the first few years out on your own, most of your friends are in the same position. It's funny to look back and see how we all "grew up."

This makes sense. If you're recent grad in say, architecture, who is making an embarrassingly low amount of $$ in an entry-level position, you're going to find out pretty quickly whether you love architecture enough to stick it out.