Soaring Student Debt Prompts Calls for Relief

Re:Soaring Student Debt Prompts Calls for Relief by morgante on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @06:08PM (#12492675)

Yes, we should. The average college freshman is 18 years old.

If you're old enough to drive a car, join the army, or be charged as an adult, you're old enough to realize that paying tens of thousands of dollars for a degree in musical theater isn't a great idea.

It's not rocket science. There are tons of resources online to help you figure out which degrees and schools are good value.

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Re:Soaring Student Debt Prompts Calls for Relief by chumich1 on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @07:05PM (#12492967)

Yes, I agree it would be great if all 17/18 year-olds were able to sift through the marketing BS of school PR departments and the societal pressures to go to college, but it's increasingly obvious that they aren't making good decisions. I'm not convinced free college is the best solution either, but it seems you don't have much empathy for those without the same perception ability as you. I thought I was making the right decision, but now I'm stuck with 2k/mo for 8 years. I'm a bit bitter, yes...

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Re:Soaring Student Debt Prompts Calls for Relief by st3v3r on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @08:02PM (#12493261)

"Yes, we should. The average college freshman is 18 years old."

And how many finance courses would they have taken during high school?

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