Monday, August 09, 2010

Nerd News: More Thoughts on the Higher Education Bubble

Here are some thoughts from law prof Glenn Reynolds:

Right now, people are still borrowing heavily to pay the steadily increasing tuitions levied by higher education.  But that borrowing is based on the expectation that students will earn enough to pay off their loans with a portion of the extra income their educations generate.  Once people doubt that, the bubble will burst.
So my advice to students faced with choosing colleges (and graduate schools, and law schools) this coming year is simple:  Don’t go to colleges or schools that will require you to borrow a lot of money to attend.  There’s a good chance you’ll find yourself deep in debt to no purpose.  And maybe you should rethink college entirely.

Well, YES.  Now I've banged on and on about this topic, so I'll spare you another rant.  If you want more, click on the "cost of education" tag.

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