RE: is college worth it anymore
March 16, 2014 at 6:27 pm
(This post was last modified: March 16, 2014 at 6:53 pm by nintendo048.)
(March 16, 2014 at 4:07 pm)jimmyk2190 Wrote:also i've noticed that students have a desire to obtain a degree that can help them benifit society in some way they should think twice aboout doing this if it has a large financial impact and leads to troubles in finding a job(March 16, 2014 at 3:53 pm)Tonus Wrote: That's an average, and is dependent on a lot of different factors. In the USA the claim used to be that the difference was up to $1 million over the course of a person's working life. But given that so many of today's college graduates start their working life in five or six-figure debt, that number is probably not as high anymore.college is like a casino the house always wins. so what have we learned its better to be a tenured profesor.
I get the impression that a college education is still highly sought after in the USA, for no other reason than that you "must" get one. It has become an end unto itself for many people (witness the number of successful and highly-paid athletes who make it a point to complete a degree that they are almost guaranteed not to use) and therefore planning beyond it is almost nonexistent. Entering into $20,000 to $200,000 of debt before you even begin a career is not something that should be done as lightly as it seems to be here.
(March 16, 2014 at 6:27 pm)jimmyk2190 Wrote:(March 16, 2014 at 4:07 pm)jimmyk2190 Wrote: college is like a casino the house always wins. so what have we learned its better to be a tenured profesor.also i've noticed that students have a desire to obtain a degree that can help them benifit society in some way they should think twice aboout doing this if it has a large financial impact and leads to troubles in finding a job
college is also like getting married lots of different girls and lots of different degrees and you pay for em both whether they do you any good or not
(March 16, 2014 at 6:27 pm)jimmyk2190 Wrote:(March 16, 2014 at 4:07 pm)jimmyk2190 Wrote: college is like a casino the house always wins. so what have we learned its better to be a tenured profesor.also i've noticed that students have a desire to obtain a degree that can help them benifit society in some way they should think twice aboout doing this if it has a large financial impact and leads to troubles in finding a job
college is also like getting married lots of different girls and lots of different degrees and you pay for em both whether they do you any good or not
