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<p>Amen. </p>
<p>My debt free liberal arts educated (double major) S took Mandrian as his college language. Gainfully and happily employed right out of college in Taipei.</p>
<p>Debt free itself provides options and opportunities that might not otherwise exist. Educated flexibily seems to have real current value. Also, become multilingual. The USA is not the center of the universe.</p>
<p>I also agree with lookingforward that students need to maximize their options and develop the ability to hustle. Hustling is not just internships and research positions, it can be networking. People skills are hard to outsource.</p>