AIBU to feel that some parents just want their children at Uni even if its a BS degree

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Hello
I come from a background/culture where education is seen as very important and going to a university is a must (My parents came to England in 1962)

Yes, more and more jobs are seeking degrees and often even when not necessary. There are many professions where you must have a degree to join the course training

However, what I and my family call BS degrees, to name but a few

Arts
Studio Fine arts
Arth History
Business studies
Exercise Science
Fashion

I cant see what jobs they will get as there must be other routes, less intensive and extensive to get the job they want

When I've talked about mickey-mouse degrees at parties etc and not be aware that some parents children or they may have studied them, they start to defend the indefensible.
The biggest bS degree is 'Politics' - WTH!! Sadly, we know a few people whose children have done that and ended up running the family shop/business - total waste of a degree

There are other degrees just as crappy - they should be banned IMO

AIBU to think these degrees are a waste of time and often do not aid the person into a job in that field?

Bit of a one dimensional view you have there on education! No interest in the arts then! And fashion is one of the leading industries in the world… just because you don’t place a value on it doesn’t make it BS.

They usually post on the Royal family threads? Enough said.

Maybe to stop them talking utter shite on internet forums?

OP, I’m actually actively discouraging my children from STEM degrees and into pursuing one of your “bullshit” degrees (even though both me and DH are in technical fields) because it is very clear to me that anything that relies on calculations / science / facts will be very quickly overtaken by AI.

Humans that will be in demand job-wise in future will likely be in creative professions.

Particularly Art.

You're a massive snob, and also rather ignorant. You clearly don't understand learning for its own sake

You’ve been creaming over Will and Kate on other threads. What degrees they got?
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