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[quote=Anonymous][youtube][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Worst" is such a nebulous term.[/quote]

Yes but degree choices offered very plausible criteria 
Very low graduation rates 
Very Low income later down the road  
Remaining in debt most of lives despite receiving little gains from the education [/quote]

I'm 20 years out with a 3.8 GPA from a Big 10 engineering program and only make $90k, with no student loan debt (parents paid). So what? It reflects on lifestyle choices I made post-graduation, not the school.[/quote]

Is your age a typo? I don't think $90 K for a new college grad is "only $90K". But I do think $90K for 7-8-9 years experience in engineering is on the low side.

PS, if you graduated from college at age 20, well done! [/quote]

I'm 20 years out - i.e., I graduated 20 years ago. My salary is poor for my education level and years in industry, and my university's rating absolutely should not suffer for it.[/quote]

Yes but this thread is not really relevant to your situation. You enjoyed tremendous privileges (being admitted to top 10 school with high graduation rates and having your parents pay your student fees). We are talking about colleges with very low graduation rates, high life long student debts and poor job outcomes.

I am sorry things did not work out well for you but you are in a much better situation than many students who have tons of debt and don’t even graduate. As others have noted many of these schools h accept students with extremely low GPAs and test scores who are clearly not prepared for college.

How well people do with their college degrees is up to them for sure.

Nonetheless, there are many non monetary values to obtaining college degrees such as being more likely to get and stay married, healthier and better educated children, ability to engage in civic ways in more informed ways and higher life expectancies to name but a few. [/quote]

Again, the point is that my college should not be held responsible for for my low salary and that future salary is a terrible indicator of a college's value.

Also, it was Big 10, not T10. Midwest privilege, at the most.  :lol: [/quote]

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