US college enrollments are falling, except for graduate degrees

Re:US college enrollments are falling, except for graduate d... by andreilys on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @01:27PM (#24630565)

Every book you've read, movie you've watched, song you've listened to, play you've seen, etc. has been a direct result of our journey through the humanities, and I'm positive nobody thinks those forms of entertainment should just "cease to exist".

Ah yes, but how many of these would require obtaining a 4-year degree with 6-figure debt?

In the words of Matt Damon from Good Will Hunting “You wasted $150,000 on an education you coulda got for $1.50 in late fees at the public library.”

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Re:US college enrollments are falling, except for graduate d... by triceratops on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @01:55PM (#24630914)

Maybe we should question why colleges charge 6-figures for an education like that. Instead of trying to get rid of it entirely.

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Re:US college enrollments are falling, except for graduate d... by andreilys on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @02:27PM (#24631265)

You’d learn more about the humanities by traveling for a year, than spending 4 years being lectured to by ivory tower academics.

Perhaps we should allow the Peace Corps to grant 4-year degrees? I feel like that would give you the best of both worlds.

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Re:US college enrollments are falling, except for graduate d... by triceratops on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @02:56PM (#24631564)

> You’d learn more about the humanities by traveling for a year

What exactly do you think "the humanities" are?

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Re:US college enrollments are falling, except for graduate d... by andreilys on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @03:14PM (#24631762)

Spending 4 years learning to write essays that align with the views of your professors

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Re:US college enrollments are falling, except for graduate d... by triceratops on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @03:45PM (#24632077)

Nope, that's not it. Try again.

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Re:US college enrollments are falling, except for graduate d... by lc9er on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @01:42PM (#24630735)

And yet he attended Harvard, until acting picked up. You also kind of reinforced the actual point he was making - the preppy douchebag didn’t actually understand the material he was quoting. Rather, he had just memorized a bunch of stuff, which without comprehension, provides little value.

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Re:US college enrollments are falling, except for graduate d... by andreilys on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @02:26PM (#24631242)

Yes and unfortunately thats the humanities education that most students get. How to game the system through rote memorization in order to get a high GPA so they can get into grad school.

Sure there are exceptions to the rule, just like how there are people who have contributed greatly to the humanities without stepping foot in a degree granting institution.

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