There has been so much emphasis on getting a degree these days that this is certainly what people have been doing. But why? Is there any real thought about what jobs are in demand and training people to fill the need. For instance, there is always going to be a need for teachers, hospital staff and police. These sorts of careers IMHO should be a priority. I think they should be given free education and zero interest loans. Never mind all that how to consolidate student loans crap - there shouldn't be any need for loans in the first place for essential students.

If however you want to be an artist or geologist then you should have to pay the full whack because quite frankly, these types of careers aren't really needed to the same degree. The only problem is that you might end up with people not going into this sort of study and that would be a shame because the world still needs these people.

Whatever is done people need to be realistic about their expectations. Many of my fellow students don't want to think about what they will do when they graduate. For the time being they are more than happy just to enjoy the student life and they feel comfortable. It's the "head in the sand" syndrome if you ask me.

My cousin who lives in the UK left college some years ago after studying design. He was told that a very high percentage of students either left college and found a job or went on to further study. This is total bullshit because they shouldn't be lumping two statistics together like that. What they do is phone you up and ask if you've got a job or are in further study since leaving.

Now, you might have been studying brain surgery but if you end up getting a job scraping gum off the sidewalks you're considered a success. Holy crap!
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