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I know plenty of people who have non stem degrees who are doing just fine, it's amazing that you would claim the only job they can get is in a fast food joint.
Yeah. I had to chuckle thinking of my niece. Graduated with a 4-yr degree in philosophy with a competency in German.
Her first non-retail hire? Bank clerk surrounded by non-degreed co-workers.
The first more professional job opening that came along? Personnel. Bingo. Went to the college-graduate.
That bank was bought out by another bank that in turn was bought out by a third BIG bank.
My niece ended up running the Government Compliance Department.
What better preparation for sorting thru Government regulations than years of reading through philosophical jargon. In German, moreover.
Trump got the majority of votes from those with college degrees.
Really? well here are two reputable sources that disagree with you.
"I took a list of all 981 U.S. counties1 with 50,000 or more people2 and sorted it by the share of the population3 that had completed at least a four-year college degree. Hillary Clinton improved on President Obama’s 2012 performance in 48 of the country’s 50 most-well-educated counties. And on average, she improved on Obama’s margin of victory in these countries by almost 9 percentage points, even though Obama had done pretty well in them to begin with."
"College graduates backed Clinton by a 9-point margin (52%-43%), while those without a college degree backed Trump 52%-44%. This is by far the widest gap in support among college graduates and non-college graduates in exit polls dating back to 1980. For example, in 2012, there was hardly any difference between the two groups: College graduates backed Obama over Romney by 50%-48%, and those without a college degree also supported Obama 51%-47%." Behind Trump's victory: Divisions by race, gender and education | Pew Research Center
Yeah. I had to chuckle thinking of my niece. Graduated with a 4-yr degree in philosophy with a competency in German.
Her first non-retail hire? Bank clerk surrounded by non-degreed co-workers.
The first more professional job opening that came along? Personnel. Bingo. Went to the college-graduate.
That bank was bought out by another bank that in turn was bought out by a third BIG bank.
My niece ended up running the Government Compliance Department.
What better preparation for sorting thru Government regulations than years of reading through philosophical jargon. In German, moreover.
Exactly! My daughter-in-law has a journalism degree, she works for Stanford University (non teaching position) and makes more money than most people with a STEM degree
Really? well here are two reputable sources that disagree with you.
"I took a list of all 981 U.S. counties1 with 50,000 or more people2 and sorted it by the share of the population3 that had completed at least a four-year college degree. Hillary Clinton improved on President Obama’s 2012 performance in 48 of the country’s 50 most-well-educated counties. And on average, she improved on Obama’s margin of victory in these countries by almost 9 percentage points, even though Obama had done pretty well in them to begin with."
"College graduates backed Clinton by a 9-point margin (52%-43%), while those without a college degree backed Trump 52%-44%. This is by far the widest gap in support among college graduates and non-college graduates in exit polls dating back to 1980. For example, in 2012, there was hardly any difference between the two groups: College graduates backed Obama over Romney by 50%-48%, and those without a college degree also supported Obama 51%-47%." Behind Trump's victory: Divisions by race, gender and education | Pew Research Center
Don't assume people know how to interpret graphs.
Numbers are hard and when you don't agree with them, brush them aside.
The OP is a bit harsh. I never did any of those things and I had student loans. I always made too much for the deduction anyway. I also found many of the government-backed loan companies very "scammy."
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