College May Not Be Worth It Anymore

Re:College May Not Be Worth It Anymore by VikingCoder on Thursday May 17, 2018 @12:43PM (#17092955)

Or maybe let people pay for Art History degrees if they want to.

And the free program should be based on Merit, and career demand.

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Re:College May Not Be Worth It Anymore by prometheuspk on Thursday May 17, 2018 @12:57PM (#17093076)

Thats what they do for high demand degrees like Engg and Medicine in Pakistan. In Govt. colleges education is virtually free if you are admitted on merit, else you can go for self finance

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Re:College May Not Be Worth It Anymore by selimthegrim on Thursday May 17, 2018 @01:40PM (#17093517)

And then what do you when most of the female medical students drop out and get married because the degree was just a tool in rishta negotiations? Why should working poor subsidize a status game?

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Re:College May Not Be Worth It Anymore by s73v3r_ on Thursday May 17, 2018 @02:06PM (#17093793)

"And the free program should be based on Merit, and career demand."

Who chooses what defines "Merit"?

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Re:College May Not Be Worth It Anymore by VikingCoder on Thursday May 17, 2018 @04:42PM (#17095492)

The accredited colleges.

If you get accepted to their program, it's free for you.

Accreditation means auditing to standards and performance.

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Re:College May Not Be Worth It Anymore by justin66 on Thursday May 17, 2018 @01:24PM (#17093330)

Scholarships. That's the concept you're grasping for.

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Re:College May Not Be Worth It Anymore by VikingCoder on Thursday May 17, 2018 @01:38PM (#17093480)

Sure, Federal Scholarships. Lots of them.

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