I have a dilemma.
My cousin has finished his GCSEs (exams for 16 year olds in england) and has decided he wants to go on to do a degree in fine art. My problem is, I know a lot of people who have done art or art related degrees, and have ended up not getting anything out of it. Im fairly sure he only wants to do it for the sake of doing something.

The creative education system in my eyes is pretty damn flawed. I went to college and studied graphic design for two years, my course ran alongside an illustration course.
There was this semi mentally retarded illustration student. If you saw his drawings you would have thought a 5 year old had farted them out in 5 seconds, Im talking scribbley mister men. They let him onto the course, telling him he stood a good chance of becoming a professional illustrator.

They screwed him out of thousands of pounds in tuition fees, all the while telling him his work was good. It made me wonder whether the tutors were just completely ethically corrupt, or whether they were were just trained not to tell someone their work is not going to cut it to fit in with this bullshit politically correct society, in fear of hurting someones feelings, because that would be a godamn crime, telling someone the truth.

I know that my cousin is just going to end up as another fine art casualty, finally figuring out that his three years of 'studying' are worth literally nothing, and resigning himself to flipping burgers in the local maccyDs. I know that at his age I thought that there were bound to be loads of jobs out there for people with 'art degrees'.

Should I give him a lowdown on the reality of the situation, or just let things run their course?