<p>Last I’ve heard, there’s plenty of less prestigious jobs in the bay area that pays $50-$60k. Compared to the types of jobs most top notch humanities majors get out of college, it’s great. Mediocre engineers can easily land one of those “no-name” jobs.</p>
<p>It’s just like the case with colleges: you look at the top-ranked ones, and it seems like they’re the only ones that exist. Apparently, you need >4.0, SAT scores >1800, plus some APs/ECs to have a reasonable chance of getting into any of them.</p>
<p>So, what happens to that plain person who has a 3.8 GPA, no APs, no ECs/hooks, and a 1500 SAT? That represents a much larger portion of the student population, and the truth is, they also go to college. They’re just not very prestigious ones.</p>