Finance is part of stem so it's ok but skip the history and govt and literature crap. That's easy verbal mush and alsouseless. If kids want to learn that crap, they can get a book at the library and learn it.
THINK
That other crap whether you recognize it or not is important.
Verbal and written communications skills will ultimately determine how far you will advance in your career. It is not what you know that is so important but how well you can communicate that knowledge to others. Leaning to express your ideas through essays and verbal presentations are skills that will serve you well regardless of the career you choose.
So many young people who graduate with degrees in the STEM disciplines find their career is stymied because they can't effectively communicate to management how their work meets the goals of the business. Management is rarely interested in just the technical details but rather the impact on budgets and revenue, a vision of the end product or service and how that product will be marketed.
Middle management use to serve as the bridge between the technical staff and upper management. However, the flattening of management structures has decreased the size of middle management. The scientists and engineers often finds themselves preparing budgets, reports, news releases, project presentations, assisting in creating marketing campaigns, and dealing with customers who speak other language with different customs. You don't learn these skills in advanced calculus or thermodynamics but ultimately, they will determine how far you advance in your field.
You can learn communication, business, and financial skills as well as leaning about cultures and languages outside of a formal classroom. The problem is most people either lack the discipline to do so or do not have the time when holding down a job and raising a family.
