Class of 2014.... most indebted graduates ever

When's this college bubble going to pop? It's more expensive than ever. A lot of kids are going to graduate and not be able to find the jobs they went to school for because they no longer exist.

Not only are the student loan debts going through the roof, so are the amount of students that ARE taking loans.




Scary graphs in the link down below:

http://www.policymic.com/articles/8...just-made-history-in-the-worst-imaginable-way

 

Can it pop? I mean, school loans are guaranteed, you can't default on them.

Don't they take it directly from your tax refund or salary?

 

My student loans are more than double that once it's been exchanged from GBP to $.

My student loans are only

 

Actually the graphs are less scary than the retarded headline.



College education and you owe the price of a loaded Hyudai Sonata...OMG!

 

It can. People stop paying because they are unable and then the taxpayers have to make up the difference.

 

What's not scary about that graph? Inflation adjusted they've almost doubled in a few decades. That's pretty scary.

 

It's definitely a problem and one that is having negative effects on the economy (and will continue to do so).

Even the graduates who chose the marketable degrees and who obtain good professional jobs are negatively impacted. These folks are putting off the purchase of a home, buying a new car, getting married, raising a family, etc., because they already owe the equivalent of a small mortgage in student loans.

And I think a well educated society is clearly beneficial, so I really don't understand the people who think it's a good idea that kids with the ability to do well in college settle for manual labor jobs to avoid debt.

 

Sure, it sucks how expensive a college education is becoming. I've got kids, I'm saving for that shit instead of my own retirement and it makes me want to cry.

But average debt at 32k is really not some world-ending scenario. It's a car. These kids are college educated, get a jerb and pay it off.

 

I'm only working part time at the moment as I'm at university still.

So I'm on a lot more than most people my age but in terms of a proper job, no.

 

Those numbers aren't showing the fact that many students work during college, and many have parents who saved up for them.

30k won't even pay for 4 years at the state school I went to (if R&B added). The real cost is closer to 50k plus lost earnings.

The point isn't that it isn't doable, but that it limits mobility and increasingly is not worth the investment.

 

Nahh, they don't make you pay them till you're finished your course.

Or if your income is lower than

 

Are you a boomer? Believe me a degree is not even close to a guarantee of a job, or even a helpful hand.

 

Yeah I took on student loans in college, and for me it was worth it.

I picked majors I was very interested in and I knew had large growth and good jobs. I got dual B.S. degrees in computer science and electrical engineering from a very good good school. During college I kept a high GPA and did internships at Idaho Falls National Lab and Los Alamos National Lab.

After college I got a good job for a National Science Foundation funded research facility. I stared out a bit under the average for a computer scientist, but the cost of living where I'm at is very low and the is a lot of fun.

I lived college style with room mates and pinching every penny for 3 years after I graduated and got a job. I was able to pay of $32,000 in loans(mostly govt, but one private), put away a decent emergency fund and pay off my car.

I think student loans are okay, but we need to get away from all jobs requiring a college degree and telling students they need to go to college and get a degree. It's okay to go get a degree in a field you love that doesn't have good job prospects. Do it because you want to learn not because you expect to get a good job because you have a degree. Certain jobs need a degree as a basis but most do not.

Right now for the vast majority of college students, college is nothing more than a really expensive vacation after the graduate high school.

 

No, but you know what is? A little initiative and work ethic. Nothing is a guarantee of a job, but if you're smart enough to get through college, the next step is to now be smart enough to find a way to make enough money to pay a few bills and start living on your own. This is life. If you're good at what you do, you'll be fine. Go be good!