Cal State will no longer require math and English placement exams

Re:Cal State will no longer require math and English placeme... by orbifold on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @06:51AM (#14967312)

Just btw. but in Germany ~43,000$ would be considered a not too bad income, certainly not an income where one would expect people to have ~2.5% math proficiency.

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Re:Cal State will no longer require math and English placeme... by michaelchisari on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @11:25AM (#14970057)

An average 1 bedroom in Inglewood ranges from $1350 to $1600 a month. An average 2 bedroom ranges from $1650 to $2000 a month.

Someone making $43k a year would end up with $2,667.51 a month as take home pay. This would not include health insurance, which could run anywhere from $100 to $400 a month (and potentially much, much higher).

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Re:Cal State will no longer require math and English placeme... by posguy on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @07:30AM (#14967512)

Sure, but a drink in Germany isn't going to run me $7 to $12, it would be less than half that usually. In a major city in the US, your living standards on $43k a year will be much lower than in Germany.

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