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- Published: Jan 12th, 2010
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College in America in Pictures
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That Kind of Girl
on Jan 12th, 2010
@ 6:56 PM:
Interesting! Although as a private-school grad who got her degree with not a penny of debt, I feel I have to defend the Yale v. UConn stats: what people sometimes forget to mention is that private schools often give out substantially more financial aid than public institutions. If you're coming from out of state, for example, it's significantly cheaper to attend Stanford than Berkeley!
Alissa
on Jan 12th, 2010
@ 7:24 PM:
That's depressing. Especially that women make so much less. It's amazing, I have a PR degree and yet, most of my PR friends are those titles (Retail Manager, etc). Don't get me started on colleges and how they push majors that you can't do anything with. A local university offers Fashion Design. We live in a cornfield. I'm pretty sure that it would be better to study fashion design in NYC or LA rather than a cornfield. Yet, tons and tons of people I know took that major and end up dressing mannequins at JCPenney.
"me"
on Jan 12th, 2010
@ 7:47 PM:
You would be fuming at the last three bit of information in that article…lol
Nice read, FB. Thanks
Katie
on Jan 12th, 2010
@ 8:03 PM:
I hope they're not actually dumping on Cornell's Wine making major. Not only is the college in a big wine making region (Finger Lakes) but it's a phenomenal program in a great school with a fantastic agricultural department.
FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com
on Jan 12th, 2010
@ 3:06 PM:
I know exactly what you mean.
I hate that they push majors that are really hobbies in my opinion. Not that NO ONE can make it or NO ONE can be a great designer from the middle of a cornfield, but the reality is that only 2% really make it, and more than likely, we are one of the average 98%.
FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com
on Jan 12th, 2010
@ 3:06 PM:
That’s a great point. I had no idea.
Out of state or not, it doesn’t matter for Canada with their provinces.
But we do have financial aid, if people would just apply for it.
FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com
on Jan 12th, 2010
@ 3:08 PM:
I am fuming!
But that’s why it’s important for us to make the change, by doing our part, and having society do theirs too.
it is a two way street in my opinion.
frugalscholar
on Jan 12th, 2010
@ 10:04 PM:
i wonder of that salary/gender gap will ever go away.
And, in addition to the wine course at Cornell, let me defend the Art of Walking. This could be a great interdisciplinary or cultural studies course. The literature on walking is great! And you could even study the French concept of the flaneur.
E
on Jan 12th, 2010
@ 6:15 PM:
Gah :S
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on Jan 12th, 2010
@ 7:19 PM:
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suzie
on Jan 13th, 2010
@ 12:34 AM:
The system here is quite different in Australia. I don't think we have colleges as such but we have TAFE which you can get a degree and/or lead into university. In my state, there are only 5 universities you can choose from, unless you want to go interstate. We can get loans from the government for our course fee but extra money for books and living- you pretty much have to find that yourself. So when we graduate, our debt is paid back when we get a job that is above a minimum wage thing and it just comes out of our pay packet. But imagining a $200 000+ debt! Mines is less than $20 000, but then again, it is only the cost of the degree.
Alexandra
on Jan 13th, 2010
@ 12:42 AM:
It amazes me how expensive going to Uni is in N America.
In Europe it's a lot cheaper, and by a lot I mean you pay less than 2000 euros per year.
Michelle
on Jan 13th, 2010
@ 1:34 AM:
I'm quite thankful I go to school in Canada. My school costs ~$5000/year (I live at home, so no dorm for me).
But some of those major sound like a joke… Same with those classes. Who would honestly pay money for a class called 'Arguing with Judge Judy'?
FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com
on Jan 12th, 2010
@ 8:48 PM:
It is definitely cheaper for local universities in Canada than in the States.
Kel
on Jan 13th, 2010
@ 1:56 AM:
Nice post!
I think some of the ridiculous majors might be a result of extreme specialization?
Of course, I'm an accounting major, which is on the practical side for choosing majors that lead to jobs.
Also, I'm surprised that the partying average is as low as 10 hours. Or that the studying average is as high as 8! (But then, I go to a university where some students only want to go here for the bars.)
sailrox
on Jan 13th, 2010
@ 2:34 AM:
It does matter in Quebec- there's in-Quebec and outside-Quebec tuition.
Michlerish
on Jan 13th, 2010
@ 2:43 AM:
What's wrong with majoring in Canadian Studies?!
Elizabeth
on Jan 13th, 2010
@ 2:59 AM:
I actually went to a school that is famous for their wine making/viticulture major. Most of the classes are very difficult (lots of chemistry, biochem, food science, etc.) You don't just get to make and sample wine all day long, although it can creep in. Most graduates go on to work in wineries and make a pretty decent living. I almost wish I had gone that route rather than the history degree I'll be paying off for years to come.
Michelle
on Jan 13th, 2010
@ 3:27 AM:
That is so intresting. 6 out of 10 are women..yet they're making 10,000 less. I live in Oz and their degrees here are mainly, not more than 7,000/yr. They also get rent assitance and fee help. The thing is is that they're not burdened by the debt afterwards.
I think that all high school seniors need to learn how to budget.
I am now…I am 26.
munchkin
on Jan 13th, 2010
@ 3:51 AM:
Wow i thought school was expensive here but it's nothing compared to in the States!
I thought the last bit was the most interesting…about how women hold more bachelors degrees than men but they are making more money…..innnteresting..lol.
xxx
on Jan 13th, 2010
@ 8:37 AM:
Why is Canadian Studies put next to crap like bowling management? Way to fucking imply that Canada is a joke. Asshole!
FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com
on Jan 13th, 2010
@ 8:18 AM:
I thought maybe they were trying to make a point that Canada is sort of the same culture as the States, so it seems kind of moot to learn about Canadian culture.
But perhaps you’re right!
FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com
on Jan 13th, 2010
@ 8:19 AM:
Learning how to budget is a skill that is never too late to start learning.
Like wearing sunscreen daily. It’s never too late to start.
FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com
on Jan 13th, 2010
@ 8:19 AM:
It sounds interesting, I only wish I liked wine enough to want to open my own winery.
FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com
on Jan 13th, 2010
@ 8:20 AM:
Perhaps! People brought up some great points about wine making for example. It IS a good business
Especially with their 150% – 300% markups in restaurants.
Becca
on Jan 13th, 2010
@ 11:03 AM:
where are those median salaries for men and women with bachelor’s degrees??? i almost have my master’s and STILL won’t get paid that much!
FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com
on Jan 13th, 2010
@ 3:57 PM:
I think those are the median salaries for the men and women with bachelor degrees…
But median means they take it from all the degrees, and it could be that some are in higher paid degrees and others are not, and they just took the salary of someone right in the middle out of their data pool.
Median doesn’t mean an average.
Nicole Crimaldi
on Jan 13th, 2010
@ 5:07 PM:
Wow these statistics are pretty damn interesting. I may need to track back to this in an upcoming post on my site. I’m in shock, yet I’m not. Americans live a really interesting lifestyle, don’t we?
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