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I know it's a cliché to complain about this, but the article is a bit Amerocentric (is that a word? It is now!). The Australian Government, for example, gathers a very large pool of statistics from the publicly funded universities, down to the level of having students grade their professors and courses.
The word you're looking for does exist: "Americentric."
I know it's a cliché to complain about this, but the article is a bit Amerocentric (is that a word? It is now!). The Australian Government, for example, gathers a very large pool of statistics from the publicly funded universities, down to the level of having students grade their professors and courses.
Say it with me: Correlation ≠ Causality
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I could have received a better education from my local public library. - How'd you like them apples? Sorry couldn't resist some good will punning. Anyways, I've always said (even when I was in high-school) that I'd just get a bachelors degree from the most reputable University I can afford without going into debt. These days I'm still missing one year of a Financial Engineering degree, but I'm earning almost twice (a…
And as a vision of the future, Germans often don't leave university until after 30...
1. They stream early (10 years old) and savagely. Only those who go to grammar school (Gymnasium) are eligible to go to a classic university. That's less than 40% of the population.
2. They have an absolutely excellent apprenticeship system. All businesses pay taxes to their local Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and these coordinate training at a state and national level. Apprenticeships last 2-3 years, you spend a third to a half of your time at a trade school and the rest working for your employer.
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I've watched that particular Frontline special before, and I must say, as a current college undergrad, it is eyeopening. Although, I must applaud the University of Phoenix investor, Michael K. Clifford. He is at least doing some form of philanthropy with all the money he's is making from for profit universities. I wish I had a mentor of some sort as a teenager, who would have convinced me to attend a public instituti…
I hate to use an HN thread for this kind of thing, but you don't have your email address in your profile or on your blog. Would you mind shooting me an email? I'm collecting people who write well about colleges they attended. (Nefarious purposes, obviously.)
What are some other sources of data about colleges? I'm interested in similar (but not the same) data mining projects.
Situation 1 year after graduation: http://www2.almalaurea.it/cgi-php/universita/statistiche/fra...
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Wow, a Bachelors in Business and marketing aint so bad after all :) Now if only I had a CS degree to match my 4th chosen career path ...
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And as a vision of the future, Germans often don't leave university until after 30...
True but misleading. Germany has some of the lowest university enrolment figures in the EU. There are a couple of reasons for this but the most important are 1. They stream early (10 years old) and savagely. Only those who go to grammar school (Gymnasium) are eligible to go to a classic university. That's less than 40% of the population. 2. They have an absolutely excellent apprenticeship system. All businesses pay t…