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Dumb people at college
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:23 pm
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:23 pm
If you had to ballpark it, how much money would you say that we waste sending dumb people to college?
It's way more than $3.50.
It's way more than $3.50.
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Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:24 pm to uway
what an original thought. You must have a college degree to have such learned insight.
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:25 pm to uway
*in college
*at a college
*at a college
This post was edited on 3/14/17 at 12:26 pm
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:26 pm to tigerinthebueche
quote:
what an original thought. You must have a college degree to have such learned insight.
I would not have learned to think such independent thoughts at college.
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:26 pm to uway
quote:
to ballpark it
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:28 pm to uway
quote:
how much money would you say that we waste
I guess it depends on whether you pay taxes or not.
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:28 pm to uway
You could probably cut the college number in half, send those people to the same type of jobs they're working now, and there would be very little difference.
When I got out of school I worked for a federal agency for a bit, and I worked on a floor with people who basically looked at 5-10 applications for a program a day (probably 5 pages each) to assess whether roughly 12 very simple requirements were met. Then they prepped an approval/denial letter in a program that does it all for them. If you put me on a timer, I could easily knock out 10 in an hour.
These people made 60-80k a year and a lot of them had masters degrees from really shitty schools (but probably reasonably high cost). The private sector is better, but there is still an emphasis on degrees for relatively simple positions. I don't entirely blame them, they have to use a hierarchy of some sort, but it's still a total waste.
When I got out of school I worked for a federal agency for a bit, and I worked on a floor with people who basically looked at 5-10 applications for a program a day (probably 5 pages each) to assess whether roughly 12 very simple requirements were met. Then they prepped an approval/denial letter in a program that does it all for them. If you put me on a timer, I could easily knock out 10 in an hour.
These people made 60-80k a year and a lot of them had masters degrees from really shitty schools (but probably reasonably high cost). The private sector is better, but there is still an emphasis on degrees for relatively simple positions. I don't entirely blame them, they have to use a hierarchy of some sort, but it's still a total waste.
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:28 pm to uway
what'd your parents spend?
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:29 pm to uway
quote:
If you had to ballpark it, how much money would you say that we waste sending dumb people to college?
9000 + n
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:29 pm to uway
Not enough imo. If they're dumb college will make them smarter.
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:29 pm to NYNolaguy1
They're wasting either taxpayer money or their own, but really both, due to inflated pricing associated with government backed loans.
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:32 pm to MorbidTheClown
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what'd your parents spend?
Whatever they paid for that sweet 1996 Mustang GT I drove.
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:33 pm to uway
quote:
Dumb people at college
If you had to ballpark it, how much money would you say that we waste sending dumb people to college?
Every penny not spent in a STEM field is a waste of money
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:33 pm to uway
quote:
Whatever they paid for that sweet 1996 Mustang GT I drove.
well, judging by this..
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Dumb people at college
that was way too much.
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:33 pm to tigerinthebueche
quote:
what an original thought. You must have a college degree to have such learned insight.
And you must not.
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:36 pm to uway
You have to have people on your school's athletic teams.
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:36 pm to boosiebadazz
quote:"At college" is the English usage
*in college
*at a college
Maybe he's talking about Oxford
There is an Oxford in England
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:36 pm to OscarGolden
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If they're dumb college will make them smarter.
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:37 pm to Kafka
quote:What about the use of "ballpark" as a verb?
"At college" is the English usage
Maybe he's talking about Oxford
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:39 pm to Kafka
"There are a lot of dumb people at college"
Are you pedants really taking issue with that sentence? You may be over educated.
Are you pedants really taking issue with that sentence? You may be over educated.
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