Is college a scam?

[Barrister]

Jor-El?

While I understand the reference (Superman's dad), I don't understand the joke...

[Iormlund]

Garbon, it seems those studies attract people with mental problems. Knowing just 3, I thought it was bad luck on my part. That was until more people, including psych grads, confirmed it was widespread. One student even told me that around half his class had some issue or another.

[citizen k]

English is another catch-all degree. 

[Martinus]

Catch-all in their eye.

[garbon]

Garbon, it seems those studies attract people with mental problems. Knowing just 3, I thought it was bad luck on my part. That was until more people, including psych grads, confirmed it was widespread. One student even told me that around half his class had some issue or another.

Anecdotal evidence is so compelling.

I wonder if I majored in psych because I knew that I'd one day suffer from a mental illness or if it was the smallest major at my school and I had several units from other classes that I could use towards the major.

[Martinus]

Garbon, it seems those studies attract people with mental problems. Knowing just 3, I thought it was bad luck on my part. That was until more people, including psych grads, confirmed it was widespread. One student even told me that around half his class had some issue or another.

Anecdotal evidence is so compelling.

I wonder if I majored in psych because I knew that I'd one day suffer from a mental illness or if it was the smallest major at my school and I had several units from other classes that I could use towards the major.

Well, you do suffer from a mental illness dear, so that's another anecdotal evidence.

[Neil]

I did a degree in English and got a pretty well-paid job that could have been interesting eventually.  It was totally unrelated, of course, but I think the most of the time the worth of a degree is more a signal to employers.  I think the university you go to tends to matter more.  Where I worked everyone was from a uni with a good reputation. 

Having said that I don't know that an English degree at Bristol (with its 3-9 contact hours a week) is necessarily worth £27 000 in tuition fees

English is probably more valuable in England.  hyuk hyuk...

[garbon]

Garbon, it seems those studies attract people with mental problems. Knowing just 3, I thought it was bad luck on my part. That was until more people, including psych grads, confirmed it was widespread. One student even told me that around half his class had some issue or another.

Anecdotal evidence is so compelling.

I wonder if I majored in psych because I knew that I'd one day suffer from a mental illness or if it was the smallest major at my school and I had several units from other classes that I could use towards the major.

Well, you do suffer from a mental illness dear, so that's another anecdotal evidence.

I wish you could read.

Also, I think you meant past tense. I don't think I'm depressed now.

[Martinus]

Garbon, it seems those studies attract people with mental problems. Knowing just 3, I thought it was bad luck on my part. That was until more people, including psych grads, confirmed it was widespread. One student even told me that around half his class had some issue or another.

Anecdotal evidence is so compelling.

I wonder if I majored in psych because I knew that I'd one day suffer from a mental illness or if it was the smallest major at my school and I had several units from other classes that I could use towards the major.

Well, you do suffer from a mental illness dear, so that's another anecdotal evidence.

I wish you could read.

Also, I think you meant past tense. I don't think I'm depressed now.

I can read. I just choose not to. 

[Sheilbh]

English is another catch-all degree. 

No it's not!

[Ideologue]

Jor-El?

While I understand the reference (Superman's dad), I don't understand the joke...

He was a geologist.

[Neil]

Anyway, I agree.  Post-secondary education has ruined my life.  I was happier as a waiter without $115,000 in debt.

The system in your country is weird, and has been distorted by affluence and an overwillingness to take on enormous amounts of debt.

[Neil]

Jor-El?

While I understand the reference (Superman's dad), I don't understand the joke...

He was a geologist.

He was something of a Renaissance Man.

[citizen k]

English is another catch-all degree. 

No it's not!

You speak for Britain, I'll speak for America.

[Ideologue]

Jor-El?

While I understand the reference (Superman's dad), I don't understand the joke...

He was a geologist.

He was something of a Renaissance Man.

Indeed, although I never really liked that.  Who discerned that Krypton would explode?  Jor-El.  Who invented the Phantom Zone projector?  Jor-El.  Who designed the flying car?  Jor-El.  And so on.  Then again, I guess they are a million years in advance of humans.