That was perhaps a bit inflammatory... I probably shouldn't have posted it, at least not in that tone and manner. Certainly college doesn't provide "nothing bu

That was perhaps a bit inflammatory... I probably shouldn't have posted it, at least not in that tone and manner. Certainly college doesn't provide "nothing but networking", nor does going to TED. You learn a lot in the process, sure. The reason American tuition is so high, however, especially at elite schools, is because a lot of Americans believe that attending the right college is a golden ticket of sorts. I guess my point is that there's no sense in being indignant about $6000 to attend TED when Americans are willing to spend an additional $250k over the cost of attending a first-rate state university (including the prep high schools required for most people to have a decent chance at the most prestigious college) for the supposed networking advantages.