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Originally Posted by NuGuy
(Post 1676022)
Pretty common. The markup in "the trades" is stunning.
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Originally Posted by gloopy
(Post 1676315)
That's because all the talented yoots go 6 figures in debt to learn French Poetry with a double major in Ceramics and a minor in entitlement, then riot when, as predicted, they can't find jobs.
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Originally Posted by DYNASTY HVY
(Post 1675771)
The mechanic who tried to charge me $900 to change an air blower so I went elsewhere and had it replaced for $100.
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Originally Posted by gloopy
(Post 1676315)
That's because all the talented yoots go 6 figures in debt to learn French Poetry with a double major in Ceramics and a minor in entitlement, then riot when, as predicted, they can't find jobs.
A copy/past of mine earlier: Guess the #1 major for an 18 year old freshman entering college? Undeclared. Not many students at 18 know what they want to do for the rest of their lives. And universities absolutely milk this! Not once do they say to the students, hey since you are taking a 100k debt to come here, this is a list of the degrees and the jobs + salary offers our students reported. Instead, counselors will tell you to explore yourself, take your time, and end up spending extra money with "general ed" courses which is a waste of time. Then they may get students to pursue degrees in basket weaving, poli sci, art history, etc. how many art history majors do you know with a job at age 22 in an art field? Not many, and certainly not enough to pay back the huge school debt. What should happen is sit down with the students and tell them where undergrads are getting jobs and with which degree. Tell them how many 4 year PoliSci students got jobs and how many biology degrees got jobs or pursued further education, job $ offers, etc. But a college will never do that. They are a business and they have to fill ALL fields, not just the most successful and high paying ones. They need to fill the classes offered by basket weaving professors who are already tenured. In the end they need to get as many students into as many fields as possible, even if those degrees are as worthless as toilet paper. They don't care. Once you graduate at 22 (if you are lucky, many undecided at 18 end up graduating at 23-24), you are out of the college's hands and they bring in the next class to start the process over. When you leave, the college was paid in full. The loans you have are now going to haunt you for years and one can only hope you can land a job that allows you to pay back those loans quickly. These days, that just isn't happening. Since colleges and the work market can't provide that, there needs to be a *severe* adjustment downward on college tuition prices. |
Hey guy's...did y'all know there's an Allen Edmonds store on 6th avenue?
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Originally Posted by ShyGuy
(Post 1676556)
Agree, but whose fault is the college thing?
A copy/past of mine earlier: Guess the #1 major for an 18 year old freshman entering college? Undeclared. Not many students at 18 know what they want to do for the rest of their lives. And universities absolutely milk this! Not once do they say to the students, hey since you are taking a 100k debt to come here, this is a list of the degrees and the jobs + salary offers our students reported. Instead, counselors will tell you to explore yourself, take your time, and end up spending extra money with "general ed" courses which is a waste of time. Then they may get students to pursue degrees in basket weaving, poli sci, art history, etc. how many art history majors do you know with a job at age 22 in an art field? Not many, and certainly not enough to pay back the huge school debt. What should happen is sit down with the students and tell them where undergrads are getting jobs and with which degree. Tell them how many 4 year PoliSci students got jobs and how many biology degrees got jobs or pursued further education, job $ offers, etc. But a college will never do that. They are a business and they have to fill ALL fields, not just the most successful and high paying ones. They need to fill the classes offered by basket weaving professors who are already tenured. In the end they need to get as many students into as many fields as possible, even if those degrees are as worthless as toilet paper. They don't care. Once you graduate at 22 (if you are lucky, many undecided at 18 end up graduating at 23-24), you are out of the college's hands and they bring in the next class to start the process over. When you leave, the college was paid in full. The loans you have are now going to haunt you for years and one can only hope you can land a job that allows you to pay back those loans quickly. These days, that just isn't happening. Since colleges and the work market can't provide that, there needs to be a *severe* adjustment downward on college tuition prices. LOL college.......LOLOLOLOLOL |
Originally Posted by ClarenceOver
(Post 1676599)
LOL college.......LOLOLOLOLOL
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Rampy to Rampy
Originally Posted by Herman
(Post 1676586)
Hey guy's...did y'all know there's an Allen Edmonds store on 6th avenue?
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Originally Posted by Herman
(Post 1676586)
Hey guy's...did y'all know there's an Allen Edmonds store on 6th avenue?
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Originally Posted by badflaps
(Post 1676632)
Hey! You barely escaped with your life the last time. Stay out of there.:D
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