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I've known a lot of people who have done that. Myself included. After all there are 168 hours in a week, a full course is 15-18 hours, that leaves at least 150 hours a week to work, sleep, party and whatever.
I agree, having worked with a woman who spent about that amount of time at school at night, worked 40 hours or more each week, and raised two adopted kids under 12 at the same time. She had a degree in a few years. Now makes 400% of her than f/t office clerical position.
Undergrads losing the six month grace period is a really poor policy decision IMO. When I graduated 2 years ago it took me exactly six months to find a job. There is absolutely no way I could have paid the loans right away.
I'm convinced student loans ARE the next bubble that will burst and this is only going to make that happen sooner.
Undergrads losing the six month grace period is a really poor policy decision IMO. When I graduated 2 years ago it took me exactly six months to find a job. There is absolutely no way I could have paid the loans right away.
I'm convinced student loans ARE the next bubble that will burst and this is only going to make that happen sooner.
Except unlike a mortgage, student loans are not dischargeable in bankruptcy cases, so you can't escape that debt.
Good, maybe this will convince more students to avoid college and enter the trades.
What trades? They've all been outsourced. Those that are left are being scrambled over by too many for too few jobs.
I agree that we need more engineering and science people, but kids are not getting interested in those fields anymore because their education have been so stripped down in high school they're not exposed enough to gain an interest in the first place.
Good, maybe this will convince more students to avoid college and enter the trades.
"I'm $80,000 in debt, but I can't find a job with my Art History degree. Wah!"
When people stop paying colleges for worthless degrees, maybe tuition rates will normalize.
will be sending my daughter to college for business and agriculture. she intends to be a dairy farmer. her grandfather is planning on her being one as well.
Why is learning about great works of art a worthless degree. It teaches you to analyze and interpret information from a range of sources and so much more. Maybe they want to become curators in a museum or gallery. Jobs may not be plentiful but there is still a need for this degree. Making fun of it makes you look a little foolish.
Because it is a worthless degree. Companies want engineers, math, computer science majors. Art history majors is not what drives our economy. Arts history majors end up living with their parents occupying parks. The people I know liberal arts degress who have good jobs, had to go to grad school and get a law degree or a MBA.
There's a very good reason it's called the Information Age and not the Plumbing Age. You'll be fine.
Yeah but you can't outsource a plumber.
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