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Re:Is College Still Worth It? The New Calculus of Falling Re... by incone123 on Friday December 27, 2019 @10:19PM (#21896832)
UK median income in 2018 was GBP 28,400 which is at today's rate about USD 36,600. I don't see why you made the comparison though? The person deciding to start a 4 year degree can't assume they personally have an opportunity cost of 4*annual median earnings.
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Re:Is College Still Worth It? The New Calculus of Falling Re... by esotericn on Friday December 27, 2019 @10:29PM (#21896872)
My claim is roughly that making back ~1 median wage is not a high bar to meet. Over a working career I'd consider it below the error margin; it's 2-3% of lifetime earnings if you only earn median.

Like, flubbing a single negotiation on any job could have a higher impact than that over the rest of your career.

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