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marmar
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Sat May-29-10 09:07 AM Original message |
NY Times: Placing the Blame as Students Are Buried in Debt |
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Captain Hilts
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Sat May-29-10 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
1. My parents made me go to the local university and live at home. nt |
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NNN0LHI
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Sat May-29-10 09:56 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Thats what I told my daughter to do too. She wouldn't listen |
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dsc
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Sat May-29-10 10:57 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. she must have learned something to make good money doing that |
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NNN0LHI
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Sat May-29-10 12:58 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. She learned it from my wife |
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marylanddem
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Sat May-29-10 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
2. Colleges and universities are businesses that sell credentials |
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smoogatz
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Sat May-29-10 10:03 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. Yes and no. |
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aikoaiko
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Sat May-29-10 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
3. It isn't until the end where you find out the information that makes me have little sympathy... |
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marylanddem
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Sat May-29-10 09:25 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I think the best line is "would not leave a lot left over" n/t |
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Raineyb
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Sat May-29-10 03:28 PM Response to Reply #4 |
19. Well considering how some people around here talk about the ability to save |
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Celebration
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Sat May-29-10 09:33 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. eighteen year old kids don't have any judgment on this |
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aikoaiko
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Sat May-29-10 09:45 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Actually, it's my impression that most 18 years make better choices than this example |
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ProgressiveProfessor
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Sat May-29-10 09:58 AM Response to Reply #3 |
11. It was her choice, specifically a boutique major with no commercial value |
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readmoreoften
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Sat May-29-10 05:17 PM Response to Reply #11 |
21. Really? There are no photographers in the world? By the way, we also produce more teachers |
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tammywammy
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Sat May-29-10 05:22 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. She got an interdisciplinary degree in religious and women’s studies, not photography n/t |
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ProgressiveProfessor
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Sat May-29-10 05:50 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Liberal arts are important for a well rounded education, that includes gender and ethnic studies |
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Captain Hilts
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Sat May-29-10 10:37 AM Response to Reply #3 |
13. If you get a degree like that, you ought to minor in something more immediately useful. nt |
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Celebration
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Sat May-29-10 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
6. some colleges |
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ProgressiveProfessor
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Sat May-29-10 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
8. Duplicate |
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smoogatz
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Sat May-29-10 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
10. Anybody that goes $100k in debt for a degree in women's studies |
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Catherina
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Sat May-29-10 10:49 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. I'll go futher. Anyone who sells their freedom for a paper degree |
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XanaDUer
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Sat May-29-10 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
15. Here's a novel idea |
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aikoaiko
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Sat May-29-10 05:14 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Public undergrad education is tuition free for any GA high school graduate with a 3.0 |
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WestSeattle2
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Sat May-29-10 05:29 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. California had a similar program for years; though I seem to recall it |
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ProgressiveProfessor
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Sat May-29-10 05:51 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. CA is still much cheaper than other states, including MD |
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KitSileya
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Sat May-29-10 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
18. Honestly, the price is astounding. |
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tammywammy
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Sat May-29-10 05:24 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Agreed, the cost to attend NYU is quite large |
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smoogatz
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Sat May-29-10 06:44 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. $25,000/year isn't even close to top dollar. |
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KitSileya
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Sun May-30-10 06:43 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. I guess I'm comparing it to my degrees |
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