tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post7913552895001736682..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: And we wonder why everything is such a mess...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-59798962898744201552010-11-28T15:05:43.561-05:002010-11-28T15:05:43.561-05:00Suzy, get an add on ad blocker for your browser. (...Suzy, get an add on ad blocker for your browser. (Ad Block Plus for Firefox is good and free.)I've never even seen an ad on CM.<br /><br />As for the NYC chancellor thing, arrgh...Iyrrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272150097841691708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-90474115662487578032010-11-28T13:13:36.072-05:002010-11-28T13:13:36.072-05:00I work for a "for profit" college as an ...I work for a "for profit" college as an adjunct, I need the money and not ashamed of it. I actually like the university, the people I work for are decent, they treat me like a human being, and the pay is good.<br /><br />One thing I wonder is why is no one looking at the quality of the student instead of the model of the university. I know that I get A LOT of students who are not ready Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653265363298375065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-87720741388932388842010-11-27T21:52:20.790-05:002010-11-27T21:52:20.790-05:00So let's check the numbers: 45-50 percent of p...So let's check the numbers: 45-50 percent of public college students graduate while only 9 percent of the private college students graduate. I don't know what the average debt load of a college graduate is now, but the private school grads or drop-outs seem to have twice that amount. <br /><br />I never saw the private colleges as being worth it, mostly due to the cost when compared to Strelnikovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660962615198939441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-87459968369881240942010-11-27T19:20:31.234-05:002010-11-27T19:20:31.234-05:00I'm actually slightly heartened at the low gra...I'm actually slightly heartened at the low graduation rates for nonprofits like the U of Phoenix. For one thing, it means that though students may be getting ripped off, they're not just given a grade and a diploma if they pay tuition.StellafromSparksburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584701718285662953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-7194940427507226392010-11-27T15:09:03.270-05:002010-11-27T15:09:03.270-05:00Not only that, we as College Misery are f*cked whe...Not only that, we as College Misery are f*cked when Google places ads for systems that "check your writing for plagiarism" and "correct errors in your papers" in the sidebar. Fab? New Moderator? You need to fill up the Google Ads things with keywords we don't want the Adsense bot to react to. Plagiarism is one - paper mills and companies flogging "tools" to help Suzy from Square Statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085856052108645578noreply@blogger.com