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I get the feeling that a lot of them have parents who are well-off and are able to pay their bills. Either that, or they didn't go to college at all to avoid th
by TranquilMarmot 11y ago
I get the feeling that a lot of them have parents who are well-off and are able to pay their bills. Either that, or they didn't go to college at all to avoid the debt.
I always look at my massive student loan debt and think, "what would it have been like if I had just taught myself programming for four years instead of paying people to teach it to me?"
- malnourish 11y agoIf you accrued massive student loan debt just to learn programming for four years I'm sorry. I hope you learned theory and underlying principles, as well as experienced the life that is pretty unique to college.
- TranquilMarmot 11y agoWell, yes, along with that came a lot of theory and stuff I wouldn't have learned (or wouldn't have even known to learn) on my own that has so far been invaluable to my career. But I'm not sure if that knowledge was worth the cost. I probably won't know for sure until I look back on my life in 10+ years. As for the life that was pretty unique to college, it wasn't really for me. I enjoy having a job and working much more than I did studying, taking tests, and going to parties.
- Futurebot 11y agoThat's getting much more common, apparently: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-21/if-your-parents-are-still-paying-your-bills-you-re-not-alone http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-21/if-your-pa... "If Your Parents Are Still Paying Your Bills, You're Not Alone"