American undergraduate exclusivity is certainly a Bad Thing (especially when it only belongs to a small set of rich white guys) and it should be mitigated But striving towards universal college education is a bad norm that perpetuates bad institutions
As ‘college access’ has expanded in the past several decades, millions more students have enrolled in baccalaureate programs than ever before, accruing trillions of dollars of personal debt and making only modest gains in their earnings potential
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Now of course, increased earnings potential isn’t the only thing that traditional college provides Though if that’s what you’re looking for, there are almost certainly better options (e.g. technical college, programming boot camps, trade certifications)
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College can also provide things like: - valuable alumni/peer networks - formative learning experiences - a low risk environment for self-experimentation - skills and frameworks for orienting yourself towards a meaningful life But none of these are guaranteed
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I graduated with a medium-strong network, a couple of neat academic experiences, and no idea what I was supposed to do next And I went to an elite university + had probably like a 95th-percentile academic and social experiencehttps://twitter.com/choosy_mom/status/1218374130820501504 …
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