Stupid is as stupid does...

[esaabye]

http://finance.yahoo.com/college-edu...du-collegeprep

This is along the line of the story yesterday about those who walk on house payments. It seems like a big push is being made to make the borrower the victim. Notice again that multiple generations in the same family doing the same thing.


"She recently received a raise and now makes $22 an hour working for a photographer. It's the highest salary she's earned since graduating with an interdisciplinary degree in religious and women's studies."

[TS12000]

I agree that the loan companies or parents or school officials should at least say "Hey you know you aren't gonna make shit with this degree choice right?" but beyond that tough luck. You choose to go to an expensive school on all loans? maybe you're too stupid to be in college in the first place.

[Elhuero]

once again it's everybody's fault but the daffy bimbo that took out the loans.

[BigBear]

Religous and Womens studies degree? That's about as dumb as a music.... oh wait....



hehehe.

[Irving]

I went to CU at Denver and was fortunate enough that my parents were able to pay for my school. I graduated with a Bachelors in Economics and $0 debt. My school was about an average of $3,000 a year. CU Boulder is about $12,000 a year and DU (Denver University) is about $30,000 a year. I'm not at all ashamed to have gone to a school that shared campus with community colleges.


I know that a lot of girls pay a boat load of money to go through Bel Ray Vet tech college (where everyone is dumb and just does coke the whole time) then can't make enough money as a vet tech to even pay for the cost of the school.

[wyzardd]

"interdisciplinary degree in religious and women's studies"

Well there's your problem

[Irving]

So she borrowed $100,000 to find out that women make less than $.80 on the dollar of what a man makes? Ironic.

[theGinsue]

Religous and Womens studies degree? That's about as dumb as a music.... oh wait....



hehehe.

Typically, coming into the military with a Bachelor's degree gets you the title of Lieutenant, or sometimes even Captain.

Having a Master's or Doctorate in music in the USAF gets you a different title: Airman. That's not the generic title like marine, sailor, or soldier, but your rank (actually, you'd typically start as an Airman First Class).

Unless you'd in the right place at the right time, or have some very special and amazing talent, some degrees just aren't going to get you into anything lucrative.

While I think it's great if you can work in a career field that you really enjoy and that you spent studying for in college, it won't always put a roof over your head and bread on the table.

I know we have some folks here who are struggling to pay off those same types of debts. I commend you for this and hope that, some day, you'll actually get into an employment position that rewards you for your efforts.

Of course, then you'll be looking to get a mortgage to buy a house. Just what you'll want; more debt!

[BigBear]

Typically, coming into the military with a Bachelor's degree gets you the title of Lieutenant, or sometimes even Captain.

Having a Master's or Doctorate in music in the USAF gets you a different title: Airman. That's not the generic title like marine, sailor, or soldier, but your rank (actually, you'd typically start as an Airman First Class).

Unless you'd in the right place at the right time, or have some very special and amazing talent, some degrees just aren't going to get you into anything lucrative.

While I think it's great if you can work in a career field that you really enjoy and that you spent studying for in college, it won't always put a roof over your head and bread on the table.

I know we have some folks here who are struggling to pay off those same types of debts. I commend you for this and hope that, some day, you'll actually get into an employment position that rewards you for your efforts.

Of course, then you'll be looking to get a mortgage to buy a house. Just what you'll want; more debt!

Eh, it's my fault. I'm not motivated to lose "enough" weight (though don't get me wrong, I AM working out) to meet the military requirements even though I've "won" several auditions for some pretty prestigious military groups (like Pershings Own, The Presidents Own, and the USAF Falconaires to name a few). Also, I really don't want to move/live in a big city... and if you know anything about music, that's where I'd have to be. Chicago, Nashville, New York, Los Angeles, etc. However, I'm perfectly content teaching a public/private highschool in some po'dunk town somewhere... it'll just take a little time finding that job.

In the meantime, I have a job outside of my field. It may not pay great, BUT I'm not getting any more behind in bills and I have a roof over my head and bread (sometimes that's it! HAHA) on the table. So for now, I'm winning.

[henpecked]

The system is set up to get you in debt and keep you there.
Look at public education, very little time spent on reading, writing and math. The basic skills needed to do anything. Without knowing what your doing how are you ever going to get ahead? Kids are not even taught to think for themselves.