How do people afford UCs these days?

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Originally Posted by zdg

I don't know what you're hoping to get out of us. It was pretty common knowledge that some universities are research universities and some are not. And again, not just since 1990 and not just since the internet. This is a pretty old fact and it's a shame you were not aware of it, but blaming us (or the internet) seems a little odd.

I wasn't blaming either of you. I simply thought it was rather arrogant and condescending to presume a 18-22 year old kid should know research vs teaching. My complaint is with the UC system My point about the internet was pretty clear, I thought, in 1990 boards like this didn't exist so where was I supposed to get that? From my CC counselor well I didn't.

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Originally Posted by Colorado xxxxx

I wasn't blaming either of you. I simply thought it was rather arrogant and condescending to presume a 18-22 year old kid should know research vs teaching. My complaint is with the UC system My point about the internet was pretty clear, I thought, in 1990 boards like this didn't exist so where was I supposed to get that? From my CC counselor well I didn't.

Cool. That's certainly fair.

Then, just so you know, your complaint is with all major research universities (which are usually the ones that have the big reputations and, for some reason, major sports programs). I went to Texas, which was the same thing. I had entire mathematics classes that were taught by TAs who were not much older (or hotter) than I was. Which was disappointing even though I knew it would be the case.

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Originally Posted by Colorado xxxxx

a 18-22 year old kid should know research vs teaching.

Yes. Should know a hell of a lot more than that, too. Even with the partying and carousing.