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I'd argue this is due to the "You must go to college" generation finally making their way into the real world.

My parents did it to me. Fortunately, I was able to take what I learned, graduate, and apply it to my life to get me where I am today (great job, great pay and an enjoyable place to work).

Unfortunately, because of the "must go to college" mentality, you have kids in 4 year programs taking 6 years to graduate with degrees that have no use for.

Vocational schools, technical skills, and other forms of post high school education need to be marketed and touted just as highly as "4 year colleges"

I pretty much agree.

Vo-tech schools and associates degrees actually are making more money right out of school now.

I think student loans shouldn't be available until you've been out of high school for one year. If young people took a year off and learned what it means to work a job and support yourself before they entered college - maybe they would be more eager to pick a major and work hard at it and less eager to sign a lease on a luxury "student" condo.

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Posted by dcrews

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Posted on 9/29/14 at 9:47 pm to SpidermanTUba

I'm okay with student loans as they are. They are an extremely useful tool for kids who belong in universities to further their education.

Unfortunately, it gets abused by teens who decide to go to college "just because".

You have to start them on a path to personal responsibility in choosing post high school education early...like freshman year early.

By the time they hit their junior and senior year, they may not know exactly what they want to do (which is perfectly normal and okay), but at least they are exponentially more knowledgeable about what path they need to take as it pertains to vocational school vs learning a trade vs 4-5 year university.

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