Did you know that many college degrees are "failing to lift young grads out of poverty"? Read on for the ugly truth!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_605616.html
More young adults from low-income backgrounds are enrolling in college than ever before -- but the receipt of a college degree doesn't necessarily boost them out of poverty, a new study (.pdf) reports.
From the comments section:
(snip)When I went to school, all my life I was told "Get good grades, go to college, get a good job." It was a mantra repeated from elementary school all the way through High School. Join clubs, do sports, be active, so it looks good on your transcripts. Take (and re-take) your ACTs and SATs for a good score. An entire generation was raised on this advice, repeated from parents, teachers, and other "trustworthy" adults.
Guess what? Those jobs we were promised don't exist. Teachers are being laid off nationwide. Graphic Artists need experience to get a job (where do you get the XP I wonder?), Its impossible to get into nursing, the wait list here is 2 years! There is 55 applicants for each tech job applied for, many with years of experience that a fresh-faced college kid can't compete with. His only chances are working part-time jobs (many firms are replacing 1 full time for 2 parts, saves money) or seek employment far below their education.
These aren't liberal arts majors, these are people who went into college, guided by career counselors who "knew what they were talking about" and chose jobs they thought they wanted to do. Solid, middle-class jobs. We were sold the New American Dream; service jobs replacing manufacturing. The only service jobs open is at Wal Mart and McDonalds. In short: we were lied to. An entire "lost generation". Which is what the rich-elites always wanted. (snip)



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