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Please stop this. People in the arts do make money. We work in advertising agencies museums as art therapists creating layouts fo rthe web video game art work toys and much more Some of us happen to make very good money. One of my friends is a creative director for a very famous designer now who use to employ Brook Sheilds.
I do however agree with you that the cost of grad is outrageous. I know this from my days a NYU.
I apologize. I have nothing against the arts nor do I intend on degrading the field.
My main point is kids who "follow their hearts" and obtain degrees in the arts because it's what they enjoy (not that it's bad to do something you like, but economic viability must also be factored in), but are not economically viable and cannot find jobs utilizing their skills (hence the analogy of working minimum wage with an undergrad degree, they cannot find employment in their field). I apologize if my comments seemed harsh or degrading. I'm sure students obtaining a graduate degree in the arts can sympathize as they must also pay pretty much completely by loans to fund their post undergrad education. My main premise is that I don't think it's fair for undergrads, especially in fields that aren't as viable, to get all the aid and subsidized loans while grad students are essentially farmed out to be the net payers into the system.
The number of students selecting expensive schools and degree programs that they cannot even partially cover out of pocket is what's insane.
If you don't want to shoulder the burden of the debt = don't accept the loan terms. . . or don't go to an excessively expensive school.
There is really no such thing as an inexpensive school for pharmacy, medicine or law. That's why the average (among private and public institutions) is above $100,000.
I have said before that given the current costs I weigh that paying and earning my degree is better, but I still think that grad students shouldn't be left to dry with no aid while others get some.
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