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re: Why send your kid to college?
Posted on 7/7/18 at 8:16 am to Ralph_Wiggum
Posted on 7/7/18 at 8:16 am to Ralph_Wiggum
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love the irony of a LSU board downgrading the value of college. I suppose those of you who push trades instead of college will be fine with the NFL going to a minor league NFL system and the SEC becoming the equivalent of Non-scholarship FCS.
The ROI of college has been dropping considerably. It's so pathetic when you hear people say, "Go get an education so you can get a good job". You don't get wealthy working for someone else. You have to use corporations and real estate because you trashy Dems have taxed the frick out of the (upper) middle class so much. I'm not surprised a sheep like you can't have complex thoughts.
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Posted on 7/7/18 at 8:29 am to Vols&Shaft83
Thank you! No one gives a shite about ralphie!
Posted on 7/7/18 at 8:32 am to GenghisKhan
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Thank you! No one gives a shite about ralphie!
And we mean NOBODY.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 8:34 am to Homesick Tiger
This isn’t 1970, college is not affordable for many families who have worked for years. Much less some kid trying to get a degree and work part time delivering pizzas
Posted on 7/7/18 at 8:46 am to RandySavage
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This isn’t 1970, college is not affordable for many families who have worked for years.
My dad worked for years. It wasn't affordable for him either at the time. I understand that today's prices to attend college are outrageous more so than back in the 70s but my whole point in this discussion is that it is not up to the parents today or any day to pay for your education if it means putting the parents deeper into debt. I get the vibe from some on here that it is.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 9:18 am to Ralph_Wiggum
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Baseball, hockey, and soon basketball will develop stronger minor league system and the NFL will most likely follow suit.
Not to derail the thread, but the NFL will never implement a minor league system. Too costly and requires too many players, and the pool of players will steadily dwindle with concussion concerns.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 9:44 am to Bjorn Cyborg
Dumb question for the thread...
How many schools in Louisiana have a cost of attendance at $50,000 per year?
Why is the focus on $200,000 student loans for a thread that was based on the most common situations.
How many schools in Louisiana have a cost of attendance at $50,000 per year?
Why is the focus on $200,000 student loans for a thread that was based on the most common situations.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 9:45 am to i am dan
I assume you work for someone
Posted on 7/7/18 at 9:47 am to Boatshoes
Yes. College itself is tired and inefficient. Why do I need my accountant to know 18th century History or English? I fricking don't.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 9:48 am to Deuces
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College is only a good idea if the person wants to major in something that they can get a good job making a decent living.
I wish more kids knew that going in. Most kids go into college because that’s what’s expected of them and then they get some pointless degree. It shouldn’t be an unpopular opinion that college isn’t for everybody, especially nowadays.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 9:48 am to meansonny
$200K assuming you put back x/year.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 9:51 am to TA2
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200K assuming you put back x/year.
There are 200k colleges in louisiana with a cost of attendance over $50k/year?
Posted on 7/7/18 at 9:52 am to Homesick Tiger
My point is that you are likely to make more money - the world that produces consumer products/services doesn't give a shite what you majored in or where you went to school.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 9:53 am to meansonny
I have no idea. Let's change $200K to $xxxK
Posted on 7/7/18 at 9:56 am to Homesick Tiger
quote:College cost a lot more now than it did in 1970
In 1970, nobility had nothing to do with it. I had an older brother two years ahead of me in college. He paid his own way, his last two years being paid by ROTC. I paid my way by working full time during the summer and part time during school. Nothing noble about that. Just doing what I thought was only right seeing as to how I as the one benefitting from it.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 9:58 am to TA2
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Why send your kid to college?
Because it opens doors.
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Take the $200K and buy a franchise for the kid.
Go to a community college for 2 years then transfer. It saves a ton of money. Also, attend an institution where it doesn't cost a ton of money to attend. You can get quality education without going to a expensive major university.
Posted on 7/7/18 at 10:00 am to i am dan
Your drive makes you money. Not directly tied to your IQ. Lot of people can do division quicker than me. But not near as many can develop real estate. It's the umph
Posted on 7/7/18 at 10:32 am to TA2
Yes
Posted on 7/7/18 at 11:00 am to Placebeaux
If you are smart, you can learn everything you want online. You can even buy college text books, if necessary. Why does any adult need someone to summarize a book in front of a class? Obviously, there are some subjects that actually need to be taught, but not the majority.
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