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College is pay-for-prestige. You also get friends of similar wealth and intelligence. This whole thing is a modern version of the Calvinist ideology of predesti
by jl2718 9y ago
College is pay-for-prestige. You also get friends of similar wealth and intelligence. This whole thing is a modern version of the Calvinist ideology of predestination, that some people are born better than others, and they deserve more without doing anything for it. Admissions committees are our clergy. People are naturally distrustful of themselves, and will always seek guidance of commonly-accepted higher authorities.
- aantix 9y agoMaybe it once was, but the curtain has be lifted at least for some majors. There's no prestige in underemployment/no-employment after graduation. Everyone knows someone for whom you attended their graduation party and then six months later they're still working retail.. "around 44% of college graduates ages 22 to 27 work in jobs that do not require a college degree. " https://www.forbes.com/sites/prestoncooper2/2017/07/13/new-york-fed-highlights-underemployment-among-college-graduates/#56d5bd9b40d8 https://www.forbes.com/sites/prestoncooper2/2017/07/13/new-y...