Y
HN Search
Hacker News Search
new
|
comments
|
top
|
jobs
ryuker16
searching PlanetScale…
1.
▲
2.
▲
3.
▲
4.
▲
5.
▲
6.
▲
45 ms
·
241.
▲
by
ryuker16
10y ago
Actually these students qualify for a large amount of federal student loans due to poverty. Private student loan vendors are would never lend to these for-profit students with out collateral or a well off co-signer.
242.
▲
by
ryuker16
10y ago
Too late, some of the bigger chains have been bought out.
243.
▲
by
ryuker16
10y ago
many are public so this might stocks dropping across the board due to investor panic. Im sure ITT stock holders are shitting bricks.
244.
▲
by
ryuker16
10y ago
Typically the get bought out by shady operators and converted to the same con game...extra bonus if they acquire some accreditation. Now that bootcamps have proven successful, many of these companies have bought them out too!
245.
▲
by
ryuker16
10y ago
Another huge factor is that laws aimed at these schools required a threshold of students didnt use federal student loans to attend. Army loans qualified are sufficiently different and allowed them meet that quota without having to go the fi
246.
▲
by
ryuker16
10y ago
Those courses are paid by your company as training or to accqure some cert to obtain a contract.....its not priced accurately nor intended for guys on the street.
247.
▲
by
ryuker16
10y ago
Its actually pretty common for legit training programs with decent acredation to get bought out by these shady operators and then run the school at lower standards. I once looked at art Institute and each campus location varied greatly in a
248.
▲
by
ryuker16
10y ago
They usually form a fake accredation system owned by a private entity recognized by no one but themselves in the same corporate umbrella. As to why theyre ellegible for student loans (unlike most code bootcamps)....excessive lobbying. Hence
249.
▲
by
ryuker16
10y ago
Most companies and hilariously the owners have a policy to not hire these graduates. These schools have high pressure sale teams who target the bottom of the barrel or the clueless leaving the tax payer on the hook for defaulted loans. Its
250.
▲
by
ryuker16
10y ago
Class quality varies greatly by program but they are notorious for recruiting people who can barely read or will pass since the real goal is aquiring their hefty federal student loan allowance. So either classes are dumbed down so they can
251.
▲
by
ryuker16
10y ago
These institutes charge excessively high fees for poor education....and funnel that money into more marketing, lobbying, or investor pockets. These institutes typically recruit anyone eligible for a government student loan and lobby hard fo
252.
▲
by
ryuker16
10y ago
the ones that have hard requirements of tech experience or skills seemed to do alright.
253.
▲
by
ryuker16
10y ago
They dont unless its a government backed student loan or unless you have a co-signer. I cant imagine any private student loan for IIT that wasnt co-signed with massive interest rates.
254.
▲
by
ryuker16
10y ago
ive been paula in 2 jobs recently....unintentially. i specificaly asked if they wanted to give me a hard technical interview....both greatly objected including one who said they trusted me despite only having 1 year or programming experienc
255.
▲
by
ryuker16
10y ago
Everyone prefers they look at community college which is super flexible, dirt cheap, and will accept anyone. There are also legit apprenticeship programs for trades. The for-profit schools have a decades long record of charging 10x communit
256.
▲
by
ryuker16
10y ago
From what i heard is that the big boys have bought out the decent ones and then proceed to scam the loan system immediately. Hell, some actually bought liberal art universities. Now that they exhausted the supply of trade schools, they'
257.
▲
by
ryuker16
10y ago
high pressure sales tactics and marketing....community colleges or legit trade training programs like an electrician apprenticeship wont call you for hours to get you to join. Also, some foreigners literally do not know any better.
258.
▲
by
ryuker16
10y ago
unionize? Too many scabs waiting to take their spots while rich foreign kids and local trustfarians don't need the money.
259.
▲
by
ryuker16
10y ago
some schools let you pick which type....mine had dance to weight lifting and maybe swimming.
260.
▲
by
ryuker16
10y ago
They lie at airport and claim theyre tourists. i bet the ceo told them that the papers were still being processed and to get to work....ironically since he never paid them, he might be legally off the hook for immigration violations.
261.
▲
by
ryuker16
10y ago
ceo is probaly a con man or an idiot rich guy who inherited his money. Do a background check on him or search his name to see if any crimes come up. Chances are VERY high he kept your $200k. He will be the only one on that burning plane rid
262.
▲
by
ryuker16
10y ago
Her post used aliases and didnt name specifics....they cant legally do anything becuase others played detective and figured out who was being slandered. As a marketer this is brilliant since its good exposure. Plus the shame means she proba
263.
▲
by
ryuker16
10y ago
It's been the complete opposite in my experience outside the valley.
264.
▲
by
ryuker16
11y ago
I'd imagine all the cheap shanty towns and crap houses were bulldozed over a long time ago.
265.
▲
by
ryuker16
11y ago
Divorce rates skyrocketed when they started having dual incomes like ours. The reason for less is cultural....plus, it's a bit easier to cheat and still stay married....most places aren't so hung up on "he cheated, let's
266.
▲
by
ryuker16
11y ago
We have more college grads than jobs....we could lose a few.
267.
▲
by
ryuker16
11y ago
Japan used to outsource a lot of production to Korea or do co-manufacturing. Quality varies depending on the product.
268.
▲
by
ryuker16
11y ago
The only mainstream Japanese clothing brand in the USA is Uniqlo which is H&M quality....Denim gets sold online but that's about it. We could use some more Muji!
269.
▲
by
ryuker16
11y ago
Ehh, popular USA advice is to follow your passion. Mind you, everybody min maxing the money majors ends up ironically creating the same scenario . Practical money making majors are the top choice in poor countries which in turn lowers pay r
270.
▲
by
ryuker16
11y ago
Idk, I think the networking is vastly overated unless your in some elite program. It's not as if new networks would not exist in abscence of college networks.
More ›