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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I have a kid who is coming up (current 6th grader) and I am seriously questioning the value of a college education in the current system.[/b] I don't trust the admissions process, and I think they are basically corrupt institutions that protect their own. From the outside now the current system just looks ridiculous. The cost is unethical, causing massive lifelong burden on the kids who can least afford it. It's appalling how little the colleges are taking responsibility for their part in the corruption scandal, and I can only assume it's because that scandal is just the tip of the bribery iceberg and colleges don't want to open that can of worms. I don't think there is a correlation between teaching quality and college level, so saying it is for the education seems false.

Has anyone had their kids who might have been competitive for a "good" college step out of this process entirely? Skip college or go to a community college and then transfer to a state college? I just feel sick about the idea of gearing up to give institutions that seem wholly corrupt thousands of dollars that were really hard to earn, for a degree of what I perceive as less and less valuable. [/quote]

I think you are worrying too soon.  Your son is just finishing sixth grade and can mature in so many ways.  I am not against Community college as I have two daughters taking classes there so not saying don't go there but, why assume he won't go to any college?  The brain doesn't really mature until age 25 and you don't want to give him the impression that he can't or shouldn't go to college based on how he is today.    Also, you talk about corruption but, not every college participates and that is part of life.  Are you not going to use a bank because a the president of the bank went to jail, or watch a movie because of the "me too" movement?

People are flawed and when they do illegal things they can get caught and will be punished.  Isn't it good that we know this  Also, there are good in-state colleges that you can look at.  Are you sorry you went to college?  I'm sure there was corruption back then too but we didn't know about it![/quote]

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