anyone elsed think that the whole university thing is a scam? really.... the only way to have a decent life is to get so much in debt ?? if an institutional education is SO important, why do they take advantage of the students???
2007-01-07 16:45:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
It's not the only way. Many trade schools can lead to a career that pays as much as a typical university grad. Starting your own business requires no degree at all (see Bill Gates for the most famous college dropout success story).
If you go to community college, and then transfer to a state school, you're not going to be in much debt either.
2007-01-08 09:06:09 · answer #1 · answered by Linkin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, that's three questions.
do i think they are scams? no but i think many students are underrepresented by their counselor. A student should not enter college without a clear vision of what the desired outcome should be. That way the student can streamline their education and only take the courses they will need. a counselor is suppose to guide them into the right program for them. If the student is not ready to hit the ground running, (study hard to achieve their goal), they should not be allowed to take classes. Harsh yes, but cutting out the chaff is bound to lower costs a small amount.
have a decent life is to get so much in debt? i have to disagree with this question. you can go to school or hard knocks for free and if you bust your hump and learn to become better at a trade from superiors then you will have a decent life if you stay away from buying stuff on credit. the deal here is some folk are trying to get away from busting their hump at a trade and so they go to university to get a job using their brain instead. thats fine, the country needs academics as well as laborers. as long as they are honest. why does it cost so much? cause if it were free for everybody their would be slackers in college taking up space and causing greater overhead for the college.
take advantage of students? i'm not sure this is the case unless they are listed on the stock exchange then their mission would be to make a profit for the investors instead of educating students. i think if your money went directly to the professor instead of through the institution then it could be done for a smaller cost and the professors would benefit more. i don't see this being done anytime in the near future as it would probably require laws to be passed, senate appropriations made and Ed Bagleyizing of the campuses.
2007-01-07 17:29:07 · answer #2 · answered by sodajerk50 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a somewhat bad feeling about going to Uni. I haven't even started yet.. but I will in a few days. I have lots of disabilities.. they refuse to do anything but the bare minimum (give me a calculator on tests and have someone read tests to me), I'm not sure if I can even pass.. but where I live, a High School Education won't even give me a job at McDonalds.. everyone is competing and there is a massive job shortage. I don't want to move away from my friends and family, so I'm going to try this University thing for a bit.. :(
So far I'm about $10,000 in debt for my first semester, and my University isn't very helpful at giving me information about anything. I just got the information about my books today, and classes start on the 12th. My idea was to originally go to half-price.com or something and buy my books online for half-price, but now that they've delayed giving me my book titles and information, I have no choice but to buy them directly from the school..which will only cost me more money.
Everyone is so greedy now... it worries me.. it seems like no one wants to actually do something to help the students, they only want money.
In my opinion, if my parents weren't trying to help me out and I could find a stable job that would support me and give me health-insurance, I wouldn't go to college. I do believe its somewhat of a scam..
2007-01-07 16:57:43 · answer #3 · answered by HammerTime 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You make a very valid point. Universities take advantage of students because they can. It's that simple. It will remain like that until the corporate world realizes that a degree does not make the person.
2007-01-07 16:57:10 · answer #4 · answered by mreheather6 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I got a great education, and it was free (moody bible institute)! Now I am doing my graduate work, and hopefully next semster I am going to get a scholarship.
2007-01-07 17:35:38 · answer #5 · answered by jeff o 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I ask myself why I'm paying 30 grand for a piece of toilet paper, where I can learn EVERYTHING for a job at a technical school/job training for 90% of the jobs.
2007-01-07 16:53:53 · answer #6 · answered by bloodsanctum 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, many universities and much of what they teach are useless.
Many professors are useless...
2007-01-07 16:47:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋