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May 8, 2019
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jkccoug
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agreed in terms of subject matter. But for-profits literally don't offer
anything helpful. The degrees (whatever the subject) tend to make zero difference.
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Couple of thoughts on this WSJ article (I think its behind a paywall)
GRCoug
5/8/19 6:54am
Seeing as student loan debt is voluntary and as a person who had them
Adrielle
5/8/19 7:01am
There is a large societal movement to erase personal accountability.
CrimWalCoug
5/8/19 7:11am
Also, the schools *tricked* them into taking out those loans
cougarmeister
5/8/19 7:20am
In some cases that’s true. A lot of for-profit schools offer worthless degrees
jkccoug
5/8/19 7:48am
Non-profits offer a lot more worthless degrees than for-profits
KingDave
5/8/19 8:02am
agreed in terms of subject matter. But for-profits literally don't offer
jkccoug
5/8/19 8:43am
I must be misunderstanding
KingDave
5/8/19 9:34am
I probably overstated my case. I should have said that
jkccoug
5/8/19 2:59pm
I'm sure it's true, but that doesn't absolve the student of all responsibility
cougarmeister
5/8/19 9:42am
Everyone is telling them it's worrh it
CougarMandias
5/8/19 7:26am
Most of us with this mentality would be fine with that with a few exceptions.
JAGA97
5/8/19 7:50am
Not this high school teacher
Adrielle
5/8/19 8:55am
I think high school teachers may have the greatest opportunity to help kids
KingDave
5/8/19 9:37am
That goes for parents as well. I can't imagine sitting by while your son or
GRCoug
5/8/19 10:33am
Not to be sexist... but how many women (especially LDS) rack up student loans
Powerbait DPM studnt
5/9/19 6:20pm
First to provide loan forgiveness is the universities!
Busiturtle
5/8/19 7:56am
much as CB'ers deride it, there is a societal benefit to incentivizing public service
byujag
5/8/19 8:13am
It still does not justify going into 10's of thousand of dollars in debt for a bachelors degree...
Adrielle
5/8/19 9:20am
Like any debt, you should aim for as little as possible. Education is an OK debt but still should follow that rule.
soupie
5/8/19 9:25am
I agree. Unfortunately our “art of the deal” leader believes agreements are
StalwartBraveTrue
5/8/19 10:56am
What does this post even mean?
CoachSpeak
5/8/19 12:11pm
In simpler terms...
StalwartBraveTrue
5/8/19 2:28pm
I agree I support that incentivizing of public service.
Zoobieman
5/8/19 6:23pm
600K?! What specialty has he chosen?
Rogue Gunner
5/9/19 10:13am
I’ll be at about 320k starting residency next year.
Powerbait DPM studnt
5/9/19 6:08pm
Family Medicine
Zoobieman
5/14/19 7:28pm
He’s going to have a hard time paying that off as a PCP.
StalwartBraveTrue
5/9/19 6:04pm
From what i understand, it has to be an approved non profit organization. VA
Powerbait DPM studnt
5/9/19 6:10pm
Sounds very unlikely this kid will be willing to work for VA money.
StalwartBraveTrue
5/9/19 8:11pm
Yeah, he is a PCP and our 3 years in residency will count towards the 10 years
Zoobieman
5/14/19 7:29pm
You want to get really angry read this...
Craner64
5/9/19 10:22am
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