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#32
08-29-2022, 06:31 PM
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Maybe it's because I never went to college that I really don't have a beef with the Prez forgiving a paltry ten grand these folks incurred in their quest to enter or stay in the middle class?
The wife incurred a pile attending a compuker class at a local diploma mill that was paid off when we refried our home loan down to 3%. Their promised job placement program was a sad joke. No offense to you piled high and deeper folks. 
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#33
08-29-2022, 07:49 PM
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While in agreement this was in the spirit of helping those in need of relief. A short term solution to the problem. The guy making the last payment a few months back or the kids looking to further education soon.
How about something for them too? Last edited by Oerets; 08-30-2022 at 05:10 AM.
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#34
08-30-2022, 12:02 PM
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The "real " universities love the government assisted loan programs...students' easy access to loans makes it much easier to raise fees.
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#35
08-30-2022, 12:58 PM
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#36
08-30-2022, 01:58 PM
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This problem largely came about when state governors (mostly Republican, in the beginning anyway), in a effort to cut taxes to enhance their reelection prospects, reduced subsidies to state universities in favor of passing costs directly to students. Gov. McDonnell did it in Virginia, Gov. Ehrlich did it in Maryland and Schwarzenegger did it in California.
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#37
09-06-2022, 02:01 PM
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Here is an interesting news item in today WaPo titled,
The most-regretted (and lowest-paying) college majors I am unable to copy the chart to post it here, but engineering is the least regretted. For myself, I chose Chemical Engineering solely based on the fact that this was the highest paying engineering field and perhaps still is. https://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...major-regrets/
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#38
09-06-2022, 05:23 PM
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I chose civil engineering because I wanted to work outdoors (at least partially) and travel. It took me to Europe for 8 years, dozens of countries and all 50 states. Never the slightest regret. Both sons did the same thing for similar reasons. My daughter is a biomedical engineer as is her husband. If one can handle calculus, engineering is a great major.
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#39
09-06-2022, 05:36 PM
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When I went to college being already married and out and about. Still fearing the draft to a degree.
Different time.... Took the electronics quick communications degree. Worked throughout, at times two jobs and was top in my class. Had my pick of positions on graduation. Sure was surprised at how little the school actually did for it's students after all the promises made to get you to sign on..... Tutored way to many who one would wonder how they ever made it to graduation in HS! Found after getting my first JOB after school on my own with a headhunter! When getting repeated calls from the school who promised and touted their placement successes..... They expected me, the one who found it own my own to do their job too....
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