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George II

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11. If they got advanced degrees and couldn't find decent paying work.....

Reply to Qutzupalotl (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 06:46 PM

Mar 2020

....they didn't do their "due diligence".

My dream career was to be an architect. But at the time I was applying to colleges we evaluated the prospect of getting a job after graduation - at the time there was a glut of architects, so I shifted to engineering.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Some returned to college late in life Qutzupalotl Mar 2020 #1

If they got advanced degrees and couldn't find decent paying work..... George II Mar 2020 #11

Not true. Universities began using teacher's assistants Qutzupalotl Mar 2020 #14

glad to hear she is gonna pay off debts for people. oh wait, she's not? nt msongs Mar 2020 #2

I'd like to see some facts about that claim mcar Mar 2020 #3

Carrying student loans for one's children isn't truly their "student debt" as is implied... George II Mar 2020 #8

It is true that some parents co-signed for their kids' student loans. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #4

These are people who went back to school later in life, to be re-trained or whatever. Shrike47 Mar 2020 #5

My father went back to high school in 1957 when he was 38 years old.... George II Mar 2020 #17

Slight Of Number Going On Here, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #6

Pish posh, you're being WAY to logical and sensible! George II Mar 2020 #9

Simple Arithmetic Is The Beginning Of Wisdom, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #10

Love it! George II Mar 2020 #12

Actually, I know a few folks over 60 who have student debt from having to get catbyte Mar 2020 #7

She is talking about parent loans I think. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #13

Onerous fees, penalties, and interest More_Cowbell Mar 2020 #15

Man, don't I know it! I only just paid off the student loan I took on for my son, in late 2018. scarletwoman Mar 2020 #16