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> Do you want an admissions process that is partially trying to decide if you're financially responsible? Do you want your school pressuring you to choose a mor
by robswc 2y ago
> Do you want an admissions process that is partially trying to decide if you're financially responsible? Do you want your school pressuring you to choose a more lucrative major? Do you want communications from your school reminding you that it's important to be making good financial decisions? If your school is co-guarantor of your loan, it's their business to make sure you're going to repay on time.
I wouldn't particularly enjoy this... but at the same time, the alternative seems to be students that "don't know what they're doing" taking out loans over $100k to get degrees that are not in demand. These people will then claim they were ignorant of the true cost, job prospects, potential salary, etc.
The elephant in the room is that many degrees simply don't leave students with a lot of earning potential. I never understand why the discussion seems to trend (not implying your comment did this) towards how we can pay for these degrees or make them affordable. It sounds harsh but I don't know how to see it any other way.