I'm going to attend a small liberal arts college next year. I am really leaning towards international relations with a focus on economics and less on political science/history. My dad wants me to go into engineering because it makes lots of money for women. I understand his concern but I know it's something I would be miserable in as the sciences/maths are hard for me to grasp. My dad believes the degree would be useless because only people living in countries outside of the USA can realistically get a job.
I'm trying to save as much money as I can now for unpaid internships in the field, look into NGO's I can volunteer now and during college, and even get ideas for making my own. And I know this offer would be competitive, but there's even job offers on Amnesty International that offer over $60,000 a year.
The problem is that I know he would pull me out of this college because he sees college as an investment and he wants to see his money worth something. I love this college I'm going to but I would rather go into something I'm passionate about than something JUST for money/prestige.
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