Are universities now a scam?

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May 16, 2018
11:00:11am

TNT All-American

Are universities now a scam?

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TNT

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Messages

Author

Time

Are universities now a scam?

TNT

5/16/18 11:00am

Most of them are certainly overpriced

Indy Coug

5/16/18 11:01am

I think they are just doing what the market allows them to do.

bluecheese

5/16/18 11:13am

I was about to go on a free market rant but I see you just said "market" and

rcbyufan

5/16/18 11:16am

I like that he makes the jab at Starbucks jobs, w/ the Starbucks cup next to him

Revolution

5/16/18 11:06am

You're a Starbucks cup!

TNT

5/16/18 11:14am

It isn't his. I'm sure it was sitting right in his face and he used it because

TonyStark

5/16/18 11:15am

he didn't say they don't have good coffee. He said a job working there sucks

fulano

5/16/18 11:16am

that guy really likes to hear himself talk

Nat Gas Man

5/16/18 11:07am

Not sure if it is a scam, but a terrible ROI.

5/16/18 11:11am

Sorry TNT never went to university. Who's Roi?

TNT

5/16/18 11:17am

French for queen

ColoSpgs

5/16/18 11:18am

Queen of France? France has a queen?

TNT

5/16/18 11:19am

No. Many students make bad investments, and yes, universities benefit from that.

garyfan

5/16/18 11:17am

The problem is the way they are marketed. At least 50% of the people attending

Mikey

5/16/18 11:32am

That's the "bad investment" side I mentioned.

garyfan

5/16/18 11:35am

College degree is basically the equivalent to a high school degree 50 yrs

kotacoug

5/16/18 11:32am

I had 0 debt after undergrad. It was lawkskool that buried me.

reagan21

5/16/18 11:39am

Frankly lawk skool would suk

TNT

5/16/18 11:43am

...and it did.

reagan21

5/16/18 11:52am

mebd skool was much worse

5/16/18 11:54am

aye buhleighbet

reagan21

5/16/18 12:01pm

Impressive ^^^

theOnceler

5/16/18 12:08pm

Solid view. Thumbs up

Twin Roots

5/16/18 11:42am

Tuition at the UofU is $8,000/yr. Private high schools are more. Scam?

Hoosier77

5/16/18 12:51pm

I've never understood the whole "college is a scam/overpriced" argument.

Hoosier77

5/16/18 12:52pm

Utah is a reasonable value. BYU is a great value. Many schools are 5X that in

WizeGuise

5/16/18 1:17pm

No reason to attend one of those schools then. Not a higher ed problem.

Hoosier77

5/16/18 1:48pm

Is it just me or does he go in and out of a Scottish accent?

Traveshamockery

5/16/18 12:55pm

Does TNT look like a linguist to you?

TNT

5/16/18 12:58pm

between me and my wife, we came out of undergrad with around $15,000 in debt.

powerbait

5/17/18 8:50am

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