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fiery|1302973127|2897797 said:ksinger|1302966307|2897724 said:fiery|1302963465|2897674 said:College is, and always will be, worth the investment in my eyes. No one can convince me otherwise.
But if it saddles a person with crushing debt that can't be discharged with the job you "trained" for (say Karl's social worker for example - the cost of that masters is the same as the cost of the masters in a field that might be more lucrative), I'm at a loss as to how anyone could call that a good "investment", at least from a purely economic standpoint.
What a pity that you feel "at a loss." Hope your Saturday gets better!
As I stated previously, no one can convince me otherwise. I don't have the same background as most on this forum do so it is difficult to explain/quantify what being a college graduate means to someone with my background/upbringing. That is why I included the words "worth the investment
to me. I don't expect anyone else to feel the same, understand, or agree. But if someone asks whether it is my opinion that college is worth it, I will always answer yes.
I honestly wasn't trying to start anything by replying, nor was I trying to convince you of anything, although you certainly seem to think that a snarky "have an nice day" type comment is warranted. Whatever.