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I went to Columbia. Many reasons folks wind up in General Studies. Two common ones are you didn’t get into good schools but your dad is both loaded and encourag
by subpixel 5y ago
I went to Columbia. Many reasons folks wind up in General Studies. Two common ones are you didn’t get into good schools but your dad is both loaded and encouraging that a Columbia degree is worth it. Another is you’re between 40 and 60 and trying to reinvent yourself and/or your love life.
It’s a cash cow, akin to the Learning Annex.
- andi999 5y agoWhat does your love life have to do with a Columbia degree?
- simtel20 5y agoThe implication is that you meet the students grads and professors of the university and they are now part of your social circle and your dating pool. A while back a friend in her thirties went to Columbia's teachers college and ended up marrying one of her professors so I guess it's more common than I realized.
- subpixel 5y agoWhat I was remarking on was that there was a certain subset of the 'back to school' cohort, in my day, who were basically reinventing their life, and often post-divorce.