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Google Searches for “Is College Worth It” Surge 1400%

• shortrounddev2 3y ago
  It's not
  • Bostonian 3y ago
    It depend on the net price the student is paying after grants and scholarships, on what he or she intends to study, and on how good a student he or she was in high school (which affects the chance of graduating from college).
    • shortrounddev2 3y ago
      I agree. But as it stands, 40% of students end up failing to graduate on time, and of the 60% that do, I imagine a decent chunk of them will end up with more debt than increased lifetime salary will pay for. I'd estimate (generously) that maybe 25% of the people who go to college these days should, and 75% should not
• beanjuiceII 3y ago
  the entire education system needs a revamp how we get there is a long conversation though
• beardyw 3y ago
  Doesn't this need a "has my cat got fleas" for comparison? Surely all Google searches have increased over that period.
  • jwcarpy 3y ago
    No, because of the way Google's proprietary 100 point system for search volume reporting works. Basically, it's adjusted for share of total search volume. However, because you asked, I went ahead and ran "flea symptoms" in google trends: https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=flea%20symptoms&hl=en https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=f...
    • beardyw 3y ago
      Thanks. So, no correlation with university applications!