Asia2000, I totally agree with you. The real reason most go to college is so you can get a job and actually buy a house and car and not live with your parents forever.
Problem is, I think if I have to do anything related to engineering or economics 8 hours a day for the rest of my life, I might very well lose my mind. And for the past year, I've really had my heart set on going to grad school in applied linguistics so I can teach English to adults. It has neither huge immediate financial pay-offs nor many prospects for big pay down the road. But it will be enough for me to live reasonably comfortably (I think), have some free time, not be under constant stress, and have abundant travel opportunities (I think there are more jobs for ESL teachers outside of the states than in them). Those things are really important to me, so I had to compromise on the money aspect a little. I guess very few things in this life are perfect.
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