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for most things, college is a ripoff. medicine and law aside most of these courses could just be filled with just the books at a fraction of the cost. Somethin

for most things, college is a ripoff. medicine and law aside most of these courses could just be filled with just the books at a fraction of the cost. Something harder like stem? ok so lets say your average person at 18 wants to learn to learn electrical engineering. they can either spend 10-20k per semester at a university for the next 4 years. for the price of one semester, you can get yourself a all the books for your subject and... mathacademy.com -> 500 bucks/yr laptop -> 4000 oscillopscope -> $500-1000 power supply -> $400 prusa core one 3d printer + mms (makign enclosures etc) -> $1800 various other smaller stuff (multimeter, wires, components) (1000-2000) That still leaves plenty of cash to just pay an engineer or tutor by the hour to give you personalized attention and answer any questions you might have.

aprilthird2021 2y ago
> for most things, college is a ripoff It's just objectively not. A college degree increases earning potential so much, and the median student loan debt is only $20k. Even if the earning potential increased only $5k/year it would easily pay for itself over the course of even a fleeting professional career. Paying a tutor to teach you whatever isn't going to qualify you for a job like a degree will and won't connect you to employers like a fully staffed university recruiting office will
- gwbas1c 2y ago
  I think there's a lot to be said for people going to college for the wrong reasons. Likewise, there's a lot to be said for people who show up at the wrong college, and end up with a lot of debt but no degree. But, your (aprilthird2021's) sentiment is right. College is (generally) worth it. A lot of the lessons are more than what comes from a book and self-directed teaching.