It’s impossible to work your way through college nowadays
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It’s impossible to work your way through college nowadays
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Re: It’s impossible to work your way through college nowadays
#2I bet half the audience sees this as an indictment of tuition increases, and the the other half sees this as an indictment of the lack of minimum wage increases.
I know what the author is trying to convey, but I'm not sure he has the best metric.
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#3I bet half the audience sees this as an indictment of tuition increases, and the the other half sees this as an indictment of the lack of minimum wage increases. I know what the author is trying to convey, but I'm not sure he has the best metric.
His metric is perfect for his purpose. "Here is how the time commitment required for working through college has changed over time. Your past experience many years ago is no longer relevant."
He wasn't saying what we should or should not do about it. Merely that working through college on standard college jobs is no longer a viable option.
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#4I had a well-paying software internship for most of my time in college, and still left college with ~$30k of debt. Even while making $600/week, it wasn't possible to manage living expenses and tuition payments without taking loans.
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#5I bet half the audience sees this as an indictment of tuition increases, and the the other half sees this as an indictment of the lack of minimum wage increases. I know what the author is trying to convey, but I'm not sure he has the best metric.
>I bet half the audience sees this as an indictment of tuition increases, and the the other half sees this as an indictment of the lack of minimum wage increases.
There's a group who sees this as an indictment of the excessive student loans propping up the college bubble.
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#6the work start well before college starts. i worked my way through college, and it's just as possible today as it was 15 years ago.
you're an idiot. it's impossible for you not to be an idiot.
Re: It’s impossible to work your way through college nowadays
#7Here's another graph showing that the recent rise in tuition in Michigan is due to declining state education appropriations.
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#8Maybe when employers start to figure out that smart, hard working people exist who don't have college degrees and can do the job just as good as ivy leaguers, then we may finally start to see tuition costs come down to earth.
Disclaimer: I have a degree from a top school
Re: It’s impossible to work your way through college nowadays
#9I didn't realize this was ever possible outside community colleges.
Re: It’s impossible to work your way through college nowadays
#10I'll just leave this here: http://www.geekation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Geekatio...
