Comments on: Default: the Student Loan Documentary

By: inkey2

inkey2 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:53:21 +0000

to illhonkey: HA HA …
to illhonkey: HA HA HA you said exactly what I did…..go to the cheapo 2 year then transfer. My dad was a very educted person and that is what he told me to do. In my dads life he was a banker, a soldier and a college professor……so he was pretty in tune with this situation.

By: inkey2

inkey2 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:53:21 +0000

to illhonkey: you …
to illhonkey: you hit the nail on the head, Honkey. I was thinking the same thing….the alternatives…..entrepreneurship, 2 year tech degrees etc. See my recent comment.

By: inkey2

inkey2 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:53:21 +0000

My suggestion to …
My suggestion to anyone going to college is this……First: go to a cheap, “accredited”, 2 year Junior College……then transfer to your first choice school. This way…you will get your basic core courses out of the way and actually have some kind of diploma in case you quit school before you get your 4 year degree. Also…..since you got a 2 year “degree”…..it cannot “expire”. That degree is valid to transfer to another college “forever”

By: yoops

yoops — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:53:21 +0000

I’m so glad I left …
I’m so glad I left my $120,000 8 term priv uni program. I only went for 3 terms, even that is too much and I borrowed appoximately over 30k and it is ridiculous to think that I’d be over 100k in debt out of school.

By: reuben81343

reuben81343 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:53:21 +0000

45 and 73 : same as …
45 and 73 : same as me man. in hard!

By: applyforstudentloan

applyforstudentloan — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:53:21 +0000

Going to college is …
Going to college is a big step in life. It is exciting, challenging and costly. One of the biggest stresses of going to college is figuring out how to pay for it. For many students paying for college involves getting student loans. Grants, scholarships and other free money does not usually cover all the costs and the only other place to turn is to a student loan.

By: jasonpatrickries

jasonpatrickries — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:53:21 +0000

The major problems …
The major problems in this country are not sexism or even racism. Its classism. Relegating those ont he fringes of society to be no more than burger flippers and wal-mart greeters and the fortunate few who largley had it all handed to them as dignitaries is a recipe for disaster. We might as well bring back kings and queens and bloodlines. The struggle for existance will only depend on the dice you happen to roll.

By: jasonpatrickries

jasonpatrickries — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:53:21 +0000

Generally speaking, …
Generally speaking, an individual will be approximately as seccessful as their parents. This should settle the nature vs. nurture debate as it correlates to success and wealth. Money begets money. Those who have will work half as hard and receive twice as much. Those without will work twice as hard and receive half a much. We can thank usury and other economic barriers to economic mobility for this. If this is the system that the people want, our current sytem, very good. Pray for rich parents.

By: jasonpatrickries

jasonpatrickries — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:53:21 +0000

Ya’ll are right. ‘ …
Ya’ll are right. ‘The great equalizer’ is a privledge and not a right and if you can’t afford to go then you shouldn’t go. But take this away from the people and see what civil disobiendence and insubordination will ensue. The citizens of any nation need to have economic mobility, a way to improve their economic situation. Without that, no nation stands a chance. But so many people think that a high schooler with all the accolades, credentials and such but an inability to finance shouldn’t go!??

By: illhonky

illhonky — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:53:21 +0000

Okay, the prison …
Okay, the prison system is a whole different topic.

My comments were directed at ppl ing about the cost of college, not necessarily about the college experience itself. I’m grateful that I went to college and despite the costs of attaining the degree, I am not resentful of the institutions that funded my loans along the way.

My comment was simply to highlight that there are alternatives to higher education (and costs), including entrepreneurship, entertainment, sports, and yes… prison.