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[quote=Anonymous]As an immigrant, here is my observation.  The college experience in US was originally designed to fit the lifestyle and expectations of the very well off families, and it still is.  At this point we can't do anything about colleges built in the middle of nowhere, thus forcing the extra costs on students, but we could do something about the fact that college amenities include  state of the art athletic facilities but offer zero daycare for students who are parents.  We could do something about the fact that it is very hard for freshmen to build a reasonable schedule that allows for part time work.  We could work toward the goal of every student getting a viable paid internship experience, if they desire so.  We could implement a "year zero", which in my country meant students from certain backgrounds were admitted to college provisionally, contingent on completing a year of studies to catch up, and were paid a stipend that covered a bare bones living so they wouldn't have to work and could just concentrate on studying 50-60 hrs per week; it was brutal but effective.  We could do many things, but they won't be exciting to the traditional target audience for colleges and thus will never be implemented.[/quote]

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