• @EquipLordBritish@beehaw.org
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    A lot of people were also lied to about the cost analysis; there was a pervasive idea that everyone who went to college would get a ‘good job’ that would pay for all of the loans.

    • flatbield
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      10 months ago

      Yes. The the whole college thing seems scary these days. I know I went to an informational session for parents with kids where I worked. The company had a whole program to help parents. Just all seemed so complicated. I never had kids but was interested in the situation.

      I also think the title on the article is stange too. The idea one should take collage on faith just seems nuts. One always needs to figure a combination of their skills and interests and do their own analysis. But how is the average 18 year old going to do that and how many have patents that can help.

      On the other hand my nieces and nephews seemed to more or less figure it out without crazy debt. Not all have figured out a career or one that pays that well at least yet.

      It is also interesting the different attitudes about college in my family and my wife’s family.