You know, ACRANGER...for a ball-buster, you have given me quite a few ideas of goals to set for myself. I firmly believe that sharing ones own experiences can benefit others, and I thank you for that.

 

Anytime brother. Stay tuned for my Iraq exploits.

 

no thanks

 

Wasnt directed at you Cletus.

 

Thanks Ranger!!!

 

I have mixed feelings about having gone to college. As said before, "it all depends on what your major is." I finally figured out what the purpose of state funded colleges is, and that it to create a revolving employment pool of people that are dependent on the state/ federal government for employment. Think about all of the students that major in psych (one of the most populated majors at most schools) where do they end up working, that is if they find a job at all??? What can you really do with a sociology degree, human services, business degree?

The only people that find jobs out of college are nursing students, and other medical degrees that only require 4 years.

With a criminal justice degree my options are:

become a cop, become a social worker, probation officer, or parole officer, and maybe a sales job where I have to deal with rejection on a daily basis.

It sucks when you spend time getting a degree, and the only jobs that you find are ones that you could have had right out of high school. All this talk about education being the key has created a surplus of educated people, but not enough jobs.

College provides revenue for the state, so they will continue to push the education myth.

I do not regret my college experience, because I have met a lot of interesting people, and have learned a lot of things that you just don't get exposed to outside of college.

I'm definitely going into this new experience with excitement, wonder, and a good dose of cynicism.

 

Statement makes NO sense. State colleges are funded by tax dollars. They do not make money, thats for sure :wink:

 

My statement was far reaching, but yours is also.

State schools do make a profit. It isn't grade school:free of tuition, free books, and other added on fees. I wish the state would have footed my bill.

 

The cost of attendance is subsidized by the state in IL. Governemnts fund the schools, we pay for part. That is the purpose, to offset the cost. Thats why schools compete for grants and stuff. It costs more than the cost of tuition per student, according to SIUC. But, this could be different elsewhere. [hijcak ] OFF [mode] :lol: