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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love how everyone is like

"It is a great school!"

But the median salary 12 years after college is $62K a year.

Um, no.  You don't pay full pay for a college like that. [b]  How is this even a question[/b].  [/quote]

[b]Because not everyone is so concerned with ROI, but rather the quality of education the kid receives[/b]. Some get this, some don't.[/quote]

You mean privileged white people? [/quote]

I'm the one who wrote the bolded.  Not privileged (maybe we need to define that?) but I have the old fashioned belief that the purpose of going to college is to get a good education.  DC wants to major in Classics. Fine, the return on investment is going to be poor I'm sure, but I'm not going to
refuse to pay because of that choice. [/quote]

Yeah, I think you do need a definition on privilege.  99% of the country can't afford to just sent their kid to $70K a year school for an education, let alone be in a position to just let their kid go wherever they want, pick whatever degree seems fun, and basically do whatever they want with Mommy and Daddy's money.  And then there are people who actually can afford it and laugh at a teen who says they want them to spend $300K to major in classics.  They are the ones who won't let their kids inherit a dime, unless they make something of themselves. You know, accountability, independence, etc... [/quote]

And then there’s us just laughing at how angry and stupid you are. It’s hilarious. [/quote]

Agree. The “check your privilege” poster is ridiculous. Do you feel the same way about Classics majors at HYP? What about Black Studies or Women’s Studies majors? I don’t see the high paying career path with those majors? [/quote]

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