Anyone else not exactly thrilled to pay for a 'pleb tier' college?

[Anonymous]

Without naming college names, the prospect of writing a $30,000 check for each of the next four or five years for a place that is pretty much open door for UMC students troubles me. Feels like parents are boxed in a corner even if our children haven't earned it. We're socially pressured to buy our underachieving kids the equivalent of a new sports car. Hey, nice work getting all those inflated B-pluses, here's a new Porsche 911 ($120,000), pal. There's no chance my son is equipped to handle a STEM, so whatever lightweight degree he ekes out from an already subpar university makes for pretty dim prospects, yes? What a crock.

[Anonymous]

What a sad excuse for a Dad

[Anonymous]

I think this is a time for americans to re-evaluate the value of college degree. There are tons of other professions where you can make money without college degree or with CC degree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What a sad excuse for a Dad

Love my kids, just frustrated. I look around and don't work with anyone from these mediocre colleges. And the inability to pursue a STEM at a crappy school just exacerbates the already bleak outlook.

[Anonymous]

I'm not paying for anything but top-tier private or in-state public. They can go to community college, and yes that won't give me any bragging rights, but times have changed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What a sad excuse for a Dad

Love my kids, just frustrated. I look around and don't work with anyone from these mediocre colleges. And the inability to pursue a STEM at a crappy school just exacerbates the already bleak outlook.

Sucks, bro.

[Anonymous]

In-state school only, and I'll buy them a used car to drive back and forth so I don't have to chunk down an additional $12k per year to house them at a place that's a 20 minute drive away.

[Anonymous]

Can't they go to community college, do well there and then transfer to a better college, thus saving you 2 years of inflated tuition?

[Anonymous]

Can't they go to community college, do well there and then transfer to a better college, thus saving you 2 years of inflated tuition?

+1 Nobody's forcing you to send your kid to a specific college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What a sad excuse for a Dad

Love my kids, just frustrated. I look around and don't work with anyone from these mediocre colleges. And the inability to pursue a STEM at a crappy school just exacerbates the already bleak outlook.

how did they 'f- up'? If you work at an 'elite' job - where did it go wrong? Intelligence is half inherited. Do they have a dumb wife or are any of the grandparent(s) dumb? (regression to the mean)?

[Anonymous]

They go to community college and transfer to another school. Or in state. If they do a fluffy major they need to minor in accounting or something marketable that they can get a job in right out of school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What a sad excuse for a Dad

Love my kids, just frustrated. I look around and don't work with anyone from these mediocre colleges. And the inability to pursue a STEM at a crappy school just exacerbates the already bleak outlook.

how did they 'f- up'? If you work at an 'elite' job - where did it go wrong? Intelligence is half inherited. Do they have a dumb wife or are any of the grandparent(s) dumb? (regression to the mean)?

I don't think it's the wife that's dumb here.

[Anonymous]

Them having a college degree is far more valuable than you having a Porsche

[Anonymous]

Maybe college isn't the best path. Maybe something like a grade school would be a better fit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think this is a time for americans to re-evaluate the value of college degree. There are tons of other professions where you can make money without college degree or with CC degree.

Like what??!
College degree is necessary, sorry.
OP, you only think A students should go to college?!