College Advice I Wish I’d Taken

Re:College Advice I Wish I’d Taken by RhysU on Saturday October 21, 2017 @08:44PM (#15524477)

...aaaaaand learning things takes a back seat to credentialism in the whole article. We should go to college because it is the most cost effective way of learning things, not because our profs bestow favors on the front row.

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Re:College Advice I Wish I’d Taken by pdimitar on Sunday October 22, 2017 @08:52AM (#15526580)

As mentioned in the article -- "professors are humans too".

If you show genuine interest, they'll remember and favor you. That's how us the humans work.

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Re:College Advice I Wish I’d Taken by twblalock on Saturday October 21, 2017 @08:47PM (#15524484)

We have to live in the real world, where credentials matter. It's rational to take that into consideration when making decisions about our education.

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