Reply to Will my child who is bad at math, be able to get into any highly rated colleges

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "Will my child who is bad at math, be able to get into any highly rated colleges"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the pp asking about plumbing school---I think it's smarter to send a kid who is non-academic to a trade school than saddle them with 200K+ debt for a meaningless BA from unknown U.

Different story if undergrad is not an issue cost wise.[/quote]

Getting B's in math in a competitive hs is not the same as being non-academic.  And it's highly, highly unlikely that one graduates with a B.A. with 200K+ debt (vet school, sure...). The average undergraduate student loan debt is somewhere between 17k-31k for the total 4 years (depending on how you look at the numbers).  And trade schools/licensing processes create their own debt loads also.  A BA is a gateway to a lot of professional jobs--its not meaningless at all.  The data still strongly favor that ANY BA (except from a for profit institution) has a significant net positive impact on life time earning potential.   Now if a kid wants to be a plumber, that's great.  I have nothing against trade school, but the idea of a "meaningless BA" is pretty much a myth.  The BA gives you access to a whole lot of 30-50k entry level jobs regardless of your major or quality of school--most with some health and retirement benefits. Just look at the post-college employment rates for pretty much any university.  
[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics