Go to College or Can I?

[1jrJedismom]

JM12 Don't forget that for Graduate students, They assume that you have moved on the work and are attending part tiem while you are now into a career. Therefore the higher cost. But, for those that go strait from their BA/s into MA/s it doesn't seem quite fair. But, hey, thats the way it goes. Bummer. I don't like it either.

[Arcesious]

Eh, I guess there's no point complaining about this now that I think of it. The world isn't going to change for us so we all can afford college, so I might as well accept it and try really hard to get a degree somewhere when I get out of highschool.

[Totenkopf]

It's interesting that when gas prices go up it's a conspiracy, but when college and university prices increase dramatically there's no call to launch an investigation of higher education.

[mimartin]

It's interesting that when gas prices go up it's a conspiracy, but when college and university prices increase dramatically there's no call to launch an investigation of higher education.

When is the last time you saw a University report a billion dollar profit for the year? When you see that you will be seeing people jumping up and down calling for an investigation.

[Totenkopf]

Well, maybe if there were only <6 universities in the US, they'd have billion dollar profits too (everything from tuitions to grants to endowments). Is there some reason that oil companies shouldn't have a profit, especially given the degree to which their product is used in modern civilization?

[Point Man]

I do not want this to sound elitist, but I believe that it should be hard to get through college.

 

I entered college straight out of high school and got some grants, a work-study job, and some loans. I did horribly, because I was young and unmotivated.

 

When I went back to school as an adult, I found creative ways to finance my education without taking out loans. I also worked my tail off to make my last 63 hours all A's.

 

If I did not have to work so hard, my degree would not mean so much to me. I know that to those who are looking at college, the prospect of paying for your education seems daunting. However, you cannot imagine the satisfaction you will feel when you can look back and say, "I did that on my own. It was a lot of work, but I did it."

 

Remember the words of Thomas Paine: "What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly."

[JediMaster12]

I can see what you are saying jimbo but if you look at it another way, it seems to spit on those willing to work hard but don't have the means. I was glad to be over the hurdle in completing my degree and I know that it will only be further hurdles but somehow there are things that I don't see as fair.

[Sun-Shine]

It's sad that college is a distant dream and not obtainable to most. I want to go to college but I can only pay for it if I take out loans. Knowing that it will take me years to pay it off is depressing. Plus, I'm always hearing stories about people who have a degree but are still only able to get low paying jobs.

[Inyri]

That depends on what you're looking for. I get paid just fine for work I'm not entirely qualified for (it's easy work, but it's not what I went to school for -- but they never would have hired me without the degree) and it pays quite well compared to the work.

 

If people out of college can't get decently-paying jobs, they're probably just not looking in the right places. And/or their resumes look crappy.