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I then chose to go to graduate school on a tuition free stipend and graduated with a doctorate without any debt. At the time, I also had the option of going to medical school for $275k. To be honest, I didn't really have the passion to be a doctor so it ended up being the right decision. But at the time, it was purely financial. I was running through the math and it just didn't make sense.
And most college educated parents do not understand the process and still think that Ivy League or prestigious schools offer the best life for their progeny, despite being a pretty consistent $70-75k/year.
The field of study is also usually arbitrary. Nobody seems to understand that employers want people with skills and not just people with pedigrees.
I disagree with this. I live right next door to Princeton. Seems to me, every liberal arts graduate from that school magically gets set up with a cushy job in a museum, non-profit, or financial institution. I know a family where they managed to pull strings, send their kids to ivies, and at age 24, turned their unemployed English major daughters into Pharmaceutical execs. A lot of these kids in Princeton have a career set up for them already. The kids that go to Princeton make friends with them and get sham positions themselves or at the very least, a foot in the door.
I then chose to go to graduate school on a tuition free stipendI wonder how the stipend and no tuition system for the hard sciences (not PhD's in economics or psychology) evolved. I think getting an MD/PhD might be the way to go for those wanting to be MD's. Women go gaga over MD's. A buddy who never got laid before got into medical school, and women were all over him like flies on shit.
I wonder how the stipend and no tuition system for the hard sciences (not PhD's in economics or psychology) evolved.
If they start charging for doctoral studies in hard sciences, no one will sign up
Ahem, Princelings from Asia will fill those slots with the ill gotten gains of their oligarchic parents from "back home". That is already going on.
A buddy who never got laid before got into medical school, and women were all over him like flies on shit.
But who educates high school grads on the realities of a college education? Expecting college reps to do so is like expecting a car salesman to steer buyers away from their lot. Non-college educated parents, if they are around, can't do it, nor can relatives who did not attend college. Expecting 18 year-olds to do so is not realistic for most.
I’ve been reading through these miserable testimonials. I’m starting to get the feeling that a lot of them are fake. Anyone else notice that?
theoakman saysI then chose to go to graduate school on a tuition free stipendI wonder how the stipend and no tuition system for the hard sciences (not PhD's in economics or psychology) evolved. I think getting an MD/PhD might be the way to go for those wanting to be MD's. Women go gaga over MD's. A buddy who never got laid before got into medical school, and women were all over him like flies on shit.
PaisleyPattern saysI’ve been reading through these miserable testimonials. I’m starting to get the feeling that a lot of them are fake. Anyone else notice that?
Maybe those are fake.
But without thinking much I know three such situations. Probably lots more if I think about it.
You can hear them as callers on daveramsey podcast nearly every day.
People blame the major so much, but maybe it's the student.
Expecting 18 year-olds to do so is not realistic for most.
I grew up around a lot of rich kids. Half my buddies in Chicago went to the "Mean Girl" high school in Winnetka. Literally NONE of them can afford a house on par w their parents' homes in Winnetka. Not. A. Single. One. All of them went to top tier universities.Society needs barristas.
to sit in an office, prescribe some antibiotics, and collect a high salary.And have to ante up every year for a huge liability policy.
I swear it is choreographed to manipulate people to buy what he is selling. It makes sense , the whole show is just a sales routine.I noticed that too before he left the air here. I often wondered if his show wasn't just a big infomercial.
theoakman saysto sit in an office, prescribe some antibiotics, and collect a high salary.And have to ante up every year for a huge liability policy.
PaisleyPattern saysI swear it is choreographed to manipulate people to buy what he is selling. It makes sense , the whole show is just a sales routine.I noticed that too before he left the air here. I often wondered if his show wasn't just a big infomercial.
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Also makes sense, these shows are a combination of advertising and political campaigning, unless it’s illegal, fake calls would definitely help.
PaisleyPattern saysAlso makes sense, these shows are a combination of advertising and political campaigning, unless it’s illegal, fake calls would definitely help.
I'll have to put my tin hat on next time I listen.
I am the Aunt and cosigner on my nephew's Parent Plus Loans. My nephew have been out of college for about 4 years and owes approximately $200,000. In debt including the Parent Plus Loans which he is helping pay back. I read that Debt Consolidation might be a way to lower our monthly payments.
A willing victim of the so-called "Law School Scam," I'm currently $360,000.00 in student loan debt and counting and this is after making a lump sum payment of $16,000.00 to rid myself of the toxic "Bar Study Loan" offered by Sallie Mae.
After graduating in 1999 from Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, my employment history was not consistent, and I, at times did not have work.
I got a BS in History with the dream of working in my chosen field. I was encouraged upon my exit interview just before college graduation ("they'll beat a path to your door")
For my undergraduate degree, I had great scholarships, but had to borrow money to live on, even though I worked 20 hrs a week through school. After graduation, people suggested I go to graduate school, to continue my path as a sculptor.
I returned to college in my fifties. Now, at nearly 67, I have over $66,000 of debt that I will never be able to repay
I went to under grad out of state. The school was terrific and I don't regret the experience. I do however regret not understanding from the beginning that it would cost me around $160,000....for a BS in Management and Entrepreneurship.
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