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College is worth it. I think the real question is "Is spending 30-50K a year on your education instead of 10K a year worth it?". I think your average person c

College is worth it. I think the real question is "Is spending 30-50K a year on your education instead of 10K a year worth it?". I think your average person could do quite well for themselves if they go to a state school or some other less expensive college. Most people aren't gunning to be the best in their field. If there is any difference in education between "cheap" and "expensive" schools I don't think it would make much of a difference to the average person. I majored in computer science at a state school and spent around 40K on my education (room and board for 4 years). I feel I got a very solid education and was able to easily find a well paying job after graduation even without the shiny degree from Harvard (or some other fancy school).

Tamerlin 17y ago
This is the most sensible argument yet. One thing we should be considering rather than questioning the value of an education is that we should be concerned about what ours are costing us. In most other first world nations, a college education is there for anyone willing to put in the effort to earn it... here, it's available to anyone who's willing to pay for it. The quality of our education is decreasing, while its cost is rising. Hence the return on investment is decreasing, hardly a challenging leap of logic. Why should one spend $50k per year on an education in any field? Will that get you a better education? Having obtained a degree from a pretty prestigious institution (Johns Hopkins), I would say no -- it gets you a school with a bigger athletic club and more stipends for brainless athletes (I have nothing against athletic scholarships -- provided that the athletes who get them are there for the education; IMO being an athlete is a valid way to pay for an education, but too often the sport is the goal, rather than the education).

Tamerlin 17y ago

This is the most sensible argument yet. One thing we should be considering rather than questioning the value of an education is that we should be concerned about what ours are costing us. In most other first world nations, a college education is there for anyone willing to put in the effort to earn it... here, it's available to anyone who's willing to pay for it. The quality of our education is decreasing, while its cost is rising. Hence the return on investment is decreasing, hardly a challenging leap of logic. Why should one spend $50k per year on an education in any field? Will that get you a better education? Having obtained a degree from a pretty prestigious institution (Johns Hopkins), I would say no -- it gets you a school with a bigger athletic club and more stipends for brainless athletes (I have nothing against athletic scholarships -- provided that the athletes who get them are there for the education; IMO being an athlete is a valid way to pay for an education, but too often the sport is the goal, rather than the education).