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Is college even worth the current costs?

By usmb3   Follow   Sun, 17 Jun 2012, 7:21pm   1,077 views   12 comments
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1. chemechie Follow Befriend 99 comments Wheeling, WV

   1   7:28am Mon 18 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   That depends on which school is chosen (which largely determines the cost), and which field of study is chosen. People need to revolt against high costs by choosing schools with reasonable costs and they need to look into employment possibilities and salaries in their desired field to avoid putting down lots of money on a specialty that will never repay it.

2. zzyzzx Follow Befriend (9) 434 threads 4,247 comments Baltimore, MD

   2   7:54am Mon 18 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (1)   Is college even worth the current costs? In many cases, no.

3. freak80 Follow Befriend (4) 52 threads 4,416 comments Corning, NY Premium

   3   8:00am Mon 18 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Protected   chemechie says That depends on which school is chosen (which largely determines the cost), and which field of study is chosen. Yep. Medicine, Engineering, Biotech, Law, etc are probably worth it as long as you don't overpay. But there are a lot of majors out there with little opportunity outside of academia. Think history, art, archaeology, astronomy, marine biology, etc.

4. New Renter Follow Befriend (3) 14 threads 2,449 comments San Jose, CA Premium

   4   8:01am Mon 18 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Protected   Sounds like a call for Patrick.edu!

5. APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich Follow Befriend (28) 182 threads 4,605 comments Premium

   5   5:28pm Mon 18 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Protected   It's all a racket now.

6. CaptainShuddup Follow Befriend (1) 296 threads 5,271 comments

   6   10:58am Tue 19 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (1)   Not when you can get a Wikication for free.

7. Rin Follow Befriend 4 threads 575 comments

   7   11:16am Tue 19 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   As I'd stated in another thread, this is an HR (human resources) barrier of entry, into the white collar world. The idea is to create a concept of class, BA holder vs non-BA holder, so that everyone in an office setting appears to be *proper*, whatever that might mean. Only a decade ago, paralegals had associates degree (2 yrs post-high school). Today, they're expected to have a BA, even if it's in basket weaving or Ancient Etruscan bong making, so that they can be "seen" around lawyers and their clients. I guess they really learned a lot of 'legalize' during those final two years of college :-)

8. PockyClipsNow Follow Befriend 19 threads 1,536 comments Los Angeles, CA

   8   11:22am Tue 19 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   At least the big accredited universities are 'real schools'. I almost feel bad for the dopes the Quackhouse Schools suck in and they get loans. Mortorcyle Mechanic institute seems reasonable compared to THE COLLEGE OF HYPNOTHERAPY. (wtf how is this legal?) Its real. And you can get loans for it..... http://www.staffordloan.com/colleges/california/hypnosis-motivation-institute.php

9. Rin Follow Befriend 4 threads 575 comments

   9   11:32am Tue 19 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   PockyClipsNow says At least the big accredited universities are 'real schools'. Real or not real, the fact of the matter is that little changed in the last ten years (in terms of legal writing), which now forces all new paralegals to have a BA vs an associate's degree. The bachelors degree has simply become an HR barrier of entry, which forces many persons, who didn't choose the electrician, HVAC, or auto mechanic path, into some college program. The degree, in itself, is unnecessary for so many white collar jobs, including some sales/support for even engineering work, that it's a pity that it's become mandatory by cultural forces alone. I remember a CEO, of a former firm, bragging that even the receptionist at our company was a college graduate. WTF? Who cares.

10. freak80 Follow Befriend (4) 52 threads 4,416 comments Corning, NY Premium

    10   12:39pm Tue 19 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Protected   Rin says As I'd stated in another thread, this is an HR (human resources) barrier of entry, into the white collar world. The idea is to create a concept of class, BA holder vs non-BA holder, so that everyone in an office setting appears to be *proper*, whatever that might mean. Amen. College is just purchasing social status so that you can get a boring office job that any high-school dropout (or Indian peasant ) could do. And we wonder why there's so much outsourcing.

11. freak80 Follow Befriend (4) 52 threads 4,416 comments Corning, NY Premium

    11   12:41pm Tue 19 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   Here's a term worth knowing: "deskilling" It turns everyone into a cheap disposable commodity, save for celebrities and CEOs.

12. Rin Follow Befriend 4 threads 575 comments

    12   8:07am Wed 20 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Here we go again ... http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/obama-education-chief-u-complacency-caused-slippage-1st-122106354.html;_ylt=AuXBXoZX.Oj8aW6qREsolnKiuYdG;_ylu=X3oDMTNyOGg2ZXJnBG1pdANGUCBUb3AgU3RvcnkgTGVmdARwa2cDMjJjNTYzZjktNGRmZS0zNmQyLTlmMDktODhkYjE0MzZmMjI5BHBvcwMzBHNlYwN0b3Bfc3RvcnkEdmVyAzU2NDlmOWUwLWJhZDMtMTFlMS1iYTZiLWEwNjhkYmFjY2I2Mg--;_ylg=X3oDMTFpNzk0NjhtBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25z;_ylv=3 Initiative to try to get more people to attend and graduate from college than in admitting that college is an HR barrier of entry for white collar work.