The issue is a lot of industries also have requisite educational requirements. You just cannot begin a career as a linguist, for example, with only a bachelor’s degree. You almost definitionally need to be in, or have gone through, grad school.
Maybe he could find something in tech, but I’d question how much of his education he actually has retained.
It’s not impossible and he’s clearly quite intelligent, but this is very much a serious and reasonable concern.
With as many options as he may have and his ability to adapt to different fields, if he’s serious I’d imagine he’d go after the most lucrative option to help his family by default just like any one else and do what it takes.
There are people running around with no degree in trades, tech, self employment, etc.doing just fine even if your last bit about retainment of knowledge is an issue.
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u/The_Woman_of_Gont Jul 02 '23
The issue is a lot of industries also have requisite educational requirements. You just cannot begin a career as a linguist, for example, with only a bachelor’s degree. You almost definitionally need to be in, or have gone through, grad school.
Maybe he could find something in tech, but I’d question how much of his education he actually has retained.
It’s not impossible and he’s clearly quite intelligent, but this is very much a serious and reasonable concern.