<p>Although I know Williams is a top school that's highly regarded, my mother is afraid there will be no job opportunities for me after I graduate unless I go to graduate school. She doesn't think a liberal arts degree would offer me anything and wants me to get an engineering degree instead. I was hoping someone on here could disprove this so if I do get in and decide Williams is the right school for me she'll be more willing to let me go.</p>
<p>I realize that just getting in is one thing and graduating is way down the road, but it's something that is a large factor for her and she is ultimately the one paying most of the bills.</p>
<p>So is it easy to get a well-paid jobs after going to Williams?</p>
<p>Your Mom is not well informed. The average starting salary coming out of Williams is similar to what you see out of Harvard/Yale/Princeton et cetera. It is probably higher than that from engineering schools, at least for the subset heading into the business world. This is all the more true if you graduate with skills (by majoring in computer science or math/stat) that are in high demand.</p>
<p>If you major in English at Williams (or at MIT, CMU, Swarthmore, . . .), things can be tougher.</p>
<p>You can find statistics on post-college salaries online. Williams’ reputation carries particularly well in the business community. Academically, we are a top 5 feeder school to law/med programs.
Bottom line: don’t feel like you need to convince your mom with words, the data are out there.</p>
<p>Also, Williams has an extensive and loyal alumni network, and many top firms do recruit on campus (including Goldman Sachs etc.). If you want to go to professional school, pre-med, pre-law do very well. For engineering, per se, either a top tech school (MIT, Stanford) or top LAC with an undergraduate engineering degree (Swarthmore, Harvey Mudd) would be considerations.</p>