Lambda School leaked documents show poor performance over the last two years

Re:Lambda School leaked documents show poor performance over... by paulpauper on Monday October 25, 2021 @01:18PM (#28990456)

After factoring in all these huge fees and other hidden costs, traditional college is a better deal, and the degree is actuality valid credential, instead of a certificate, which is useless in the eyes of most employers. Plus, colleges have tons of financial aid with far less punitive repayment conditions or upfront costs.

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Re:Lambda School leaked documents show poor performance over... by honkycat on Monday October 25, 2021 @01:52PM (#28990928)

Anecdotal: I went to an "expensive fancy" private college and I was lucky enough to have parents who knew how to advocate for financial aid.

In the end I ended up with +40k in scholarships as a mediocre high school student, plus a bunch of state grants.

I graduated with <30k of debt, which I paid off aggressively with my programmer job.

I like college. There is a right way to do it as an average student:

- Two years of cheap community college to get the chaff out of the way - Two years in a better school for the higher level classes.

You can't think of it is a party or 'summer camp' which is an image which is sold to a lot of young people. You are there to learn a skill, improve yourself, and graduate into a career.

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