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Re:America's Most Overrated Product: the Bachelor's Degree by run4yourlives on Monday October 06, 2008 @03:42PM (#325235)
I think you missed the point when you get hung up on the fact that he'd prefer standards. His larger point is this:

College is a wise choice for far fewer people than are currently encouraged to consider it.

He's not so much speaking to you, but to your two buddies that couldn't hack it.

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Re:America's Most Overrated Product: the Bachelor's Degree by noodle on Monday October 06, 2008 @04:04PM (#325249)
i don't think i missed the point. i understand what he's saying, but he jumps between two points and fallaciously labels it.

a bachelor's is not overrated. nor is a masters or doctorate. the issue is that technical and vocational schools (the 2 year degrees) are underrated. people view them as for the stupid kids, which is patently false.

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