The
interest on Sallie Mae student loans is 6%.
Loans are repayable upon graduation. Graduates who can’t find jobs
paying at least $30,000 a year can’t afford to pay off these loans unless they
continue to live with their parents.
Some
Degrees are Valuable
Engineering
degrees that are the most valued and in demand are worth getting, but you have
to want to be an Engineer. Electronics
Engineering degrees have been on the high end.
Most of this curriculum is Math. Mechanical Engineering degrees are in
less demand, because too much manufacturing has been off-shored. Other
Engineering degrees can pay less, like Civil Engineers.
Most
Degrees are Worthless
Degrees
in Black Studies, Women’s Studies and other “political degrees” are worthless
unless you can get books published.
Degrees in Art History are not in demand. Environmental Degrees are over-subscribed. Government jobs will become tighter as voters
fight to shrink their tax bills.
College
is too Expensive
College
costs 5 times more than it should. The
current cost of tuition per quarter is about $5000. Spending $15,000 a year in
college and putting it on your Sallie Mae credit card will result in a loan
balance of $60,000 just for tuition. When you graduate, monthly interest
charges are added to your loan balance. Your loan balance could quickly double.
In 1961,
college tuition was $500 per semester or $1000 per year. I worked my way
through high school and collage as a musician. I took 20 hours per semester,
worked 6 nights per week and graduated in 3.5 years. I bought my own cars and
earned my own money. I lived at home and commuted to college.
College
is Indoctrination
Most college
faculties are bastions of Marxist Liberalism. Most of what they preach is
wrong. Their “facts” are rigged and their conclusions are absurd.
College
is an Unaffordable Luxury
Most of
the money poured into colleges went to turning the campuses into luxury
resorts. Kids want to go and live on
campus and don’t think about the high costs or the lack of value.
Internet
Education is Better
If you
just want to learn the truth about any subject, you are better off at home
looking up topics on the internet. You can access both sides of any issue.
Tuition is free. All education is self-education.
Do I need
a College Degree to have a Career
No. If
you’re smart and can get a job that allows you to learn all aspects of your
department, you can end up managing the department. Smart people who have a
good plan for improving the work and who others follow become Leaders.
Do what
you Love
Successful
people do what they love. They figured out what they enjoyed and were good at
and made sure they took jobs where their skills would be needed and used.
Norb
Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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