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May 16, 2018
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Hoosier77
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No reason to attend one of those schools then. Not a higher ed problem.
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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.
SouthernCoug
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
SouthernCoug
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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