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When students acquire student debt to go to an expensive college, or get the same money from their parents, they do so because they expect to come out with a be
by bayesian_horse 8y ago
When students acquire student debt to go to an expensive college, or get the same money from their parents, they do so because they expect to come out with a benefit over going to a state school.
And, maybe unfortunately, given some due diligence, that decision is still most likely the correct one. And yes, there are fraudulent schools and diminishing returns etc.
- scarface74 8y agoThey can expect a lot of things but if you are going into a field that doesn’t pay above average wages, it really is not a great decision to go to a more expensive school. But the popular refrain on HN - which I don’t agree with - is that the purpose of college is not to get a job.