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32. Well, I worked at a major corporation and we (in my area) hired IT professionals out of ...

school for the most part. You would be amazed at how much remedial training we still had to provide these kids coming out of college. Too many in my viewpoint, especially when you have to teach them how to write, read, etc., all of the basics. And this was at a major corporation no less.

It wasn't everyone but it was enough to make you wonder if these kids with the degrees really knew what the values of these degrees are? I have seen too many times where the kids seem to think that college is all about spring break, going to Florida and partying, etc. We have all seen the parents bribing college admissions officials to get their kids into school (who didn't have the grades or scores to get in otherwise) and the kids themselves admit that they don't study and to them, it's all fun and games.

For kids like this, I wouldn't pay a single dime for their college. Not one dime. They don't respect the value of a higher education and seem to think it's party time. If you have to pay for school, and/or had scholarships (earned via high grades in high school, etc.), then you know the value of these degrees, and thus, more likely to put lots more effort into it. Now, this isn't all kids, but the kids who do care, are already out there in the marketplace, working to save up the money for school, and doing everything they can in order to go. They are not going to Florida to party either.