Comments on: 10 Ways College Made Me Poor http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/10-ways-college-made-me-poor/ Wise Choices. Improved Finances. A Better Life. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:01:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Studenomics http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/10-ways-college-made-me-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-8690 Studenomics Mon, 26 Jan 2009 06:33:57 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=559#comment-8690 Thanks for the reality check for a student like myself. Luckily I work a job at the moment where I am a junior employee and there are many senior employees that are in the "real world." When I tell some of my friends about the real world they quickly change the subject. Whenever someone gripes about too much homework or something like that I tell them that this is the smallest problem we will ever face in life. Thanks for the reality check for a student like myself. Luckily I work a job at the moment where I am a junior employee and there are many senior employees that are in the “real world.” When I tell some of my friends about the real world they quickly change the subject. Whenever someone gripes about too much homework or something like that I tell them that this is the smallest problem we will ever face in life.

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]]> By: Your Money Relationship - Friday Feed Frenzy for January 23rd http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/10-ways-college-made-me-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-8666 Your Money Relationship - Friday Feed Frenzy for January 23rd Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:03:28 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=559#comment-8666 [...] Wisdom Journal has some great lists on the 1o ways college made them poor AND 10 ways college made them [...] [...] Wisdom Journal has some great lists on the 1o ways college made them poor AND 10 ways college made them [...]

]]> By: Dan Massicotte http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/10-ways-college-made-me-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-8661 Dan Massicotte Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:33:41 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=559#comment-8661 Hey you have a good point. I'm glad my parents taught me all that, because you're right, college doesn't cater to anything of the sort! Hey you have a good point. I’m glad my parents taught me all that, because you’re right, college doesn’t cater to anything of the sort!

]]> By: Diana http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/10-ways-college-made-me-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-8660 Diana Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:14:07 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=559#comment-8660 I think that there are a lot of differences between a four year university and a community or two year college. I'm 37 and attending a community college. There are no food plans, housing, and not many freebies. I guess that might come from paying over a third less in tuition. I think attending a college or university for the full 4+ years it takes to earn a degree is insane. Taking the transferable required undergraduate courses at a cheaper school only makes since. Many university's have dual enrollment programs with community colleges, ensuring you are taking the correct courses. I am pursuing a Associate Degree (2 yrs). Time management is often talked about by my instructors. There are also free workshops and classes on all 10 points. My personal opinon is that the traditional college or university is stuck in the out-dated ideal that education should take place in an environment separate from the real world. Having experienced the "real world" has made me a better student. I have a better grasp of any idea the instructor brings up and how it relates to life. And as for the slacker student who doesn't know anything about the real world? I can't wait to get back to the real world. Working 2 PT jobs for a total of 35+ hours a week, 40+ hours a week in classes and homework, and still always being broke makes the "real world" look pretty darn good. I think that there are a lot of differences between a four year university and a community or two year college. I’m 37 and attending a community college. There are no food plans, housing, and not many freebies. I guess that might come from paying over a third less in tuition. I think attending a college or university for the full 4+ years it takes to earn a degree is insane. Taking the transferable required undergraduate courses at a cheaper school only makes since. Many university’s have dual enrollment programs with community colleges, ensuring you are taking the correct courses.

I am pursuing a Associate Degree (2 yrs). Time management is often talked about by my instructors. There are also free workshops and classes on all 10 points. My personal opinon is that the traditional college or university is stuck in the out-dated ideal that education should take place in an environment separate from the real world. Having experienced the “real world” has made me a better student. I have a better grasp of any idea the instructor brings up and how it relates to life.

And as for the slacker student who doesn’t know anything about the real world? I can’t wait to get back to the real world. Working 2 PT jobs for a total of 35+ hours a week, 40+ hours a week in classes and homework, and still always being broke makes the “real world” look pretty darn good.

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