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Ugh. NJ youre acting as if Princeton is some small-time liberal arts school. It's one of the most selective colleges in the nation. Of course the placement will be good.
My friend from Columbia in NY graduated with a sociology degree and a GPA <2.5 and got a 40K entry level job this month. (He graduates at the end of the summer.)
Ugh. NJ youre acting as if Princeton is some small-time liberal arts school. It's one of the most selective colleges in the nation. Of course the placement will be good.
I agree, he's being silly. We all know what Princeton is and why their job placement numbers are so high.
Princeton is also one of the most generous schools around for providing financial aid to less than affluent students who attend school there. IIRC, the typical Princeton student from a middle class family pays less per year and ends up with a lower student loan burden after graduation than the student at most flagship public universities.
Princeton is also one of the most generous schools around for providing financial aid to less than affluent students who attend school there. IIRC, the typical Princeton student from a middle class family pays less per year and ends up with a lower student loan burden after graduation than the student at most flagship public universities.
I'm aware Ivy League schools have been a bit more progressive in addressing financial concerns of lower income families. Their huge endowments and popularity allows them pull PR stunts like that. I also probably buy that they, being among the most prestigious schools in the country, do actually care about attracting the absolute top talent regardless of socioeconomics. It's good "business" for them, so to speak.
But the real trick is getting admitted at all. Most of those schools only accept ~10-15% of the people that apply. I'm not going to make any absurd claims that a degree from a school like Princeton isn't worth anything...it will probably get you a job somewhere on the name alone, but again, it's a club they only let you into if you're exceptional in some way to begin with. Getting into schools like that isn't realistic for the vast majority of college bound kids.
I'm aware Ivy League schools have been a bit more progressive in addressing financial concerns of lower income families. Their huge endowments and popularity allows them pull PR stunts like that. I also probably buy that they, being among the most prestigious schools in the country, do actually care about attracting the absolute top talent regardless of socioeconomics. It's good "business" for them, so to speak.
But the real trick is getting admitted at all. Most of those schools only accept ~10-15% of the people that apply. I'm not going to make any absurd claims that a degree from a school like Princeton isn't worth anything...it will probably get you a job somewhere on the name alone, but again, it's a club they only let you into if you're exceptional in some way to begin with. Getting into schools like that isn't realistic for the vast majority of college bound kids.
It's not just the Ivy's, there are a whole host of schools out there that will meet 100% of demonstrated financial need--feel free to google that. Also, many "regular" private schools, many with acceptance rates in the 75% or better range have huge endowments and also come forward with very nice aid packages.
And that $2500 might just be money down the toilet if your credits don't transfer.....Most 4 year schools here do NOT take CC credit transfers, heck they rarely take transfer credits from other 4 year schools.
They will, my CC is part of the KCTCS, which has agreements with all the Kentucky Universities, and Murray State has a satellite campus at my CC, which I will be going to after my 2yr degree is finished.
It's not just the Ivy's, there are a whole host of schools out there that will meet 100% of demonstrated financial need--feel free to google that. Also, many "regular" private schools, many with acceptance rates in the 75% or better range have huge endowments and also come forward with very nice aid packages.
Berea College comes to mind. No student admitted there pays tuition. They have a 100% scholarship payment.
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The unemployemnt rate for college grads is around 4%.
