Posted on 05/03/2011 11:57:04 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
As the cost of a college education skyrockets, some parents may be wondering about the value of going to college — especially with the examples of billionaire Harvard drop-outs Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg front and center.
The price tag for four years at a public university averages about $35,000, according to The College Board. A private college or university can cost about $120,000. So what’s the best return on investment, especially if a student is taking out loans to help finance college? Part of the answer lies in selecting a major that offers the opportunity to quickly move into a career with a good salary.
According to the annual salary survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers, the average salary offer to all class of 2011 graduates now stands at $50,462, up 5.9 percent over the overall average of $47,673 to class of 2010 graduates.
And among those graduates, the ones most likely to see the biggest salary opportunities are those with engineering majors. The bachelor degree graduates likely to receive the most job offers? Accounting positions, whether in the public or private sectors, make up two of the top three spots on that list.
(Excerpt) Read more at marketwatch.com ...
Nor typing on a cell phone screen with 50 nyear old eyes.
I am still in the refusing to wear bifocals stage.
Most people don’t have what it takes to get an engineering degree. It’s hard.
I couldn’t handle Chemical Engineering, so I switched to computer science. It was still out of the college of engineering, but it was easier than Chem E.
So many people switched out of Chem E when I was in college back in the early 80s. It took more than just smarts; it took a very good work ethic.
My nephew spent about 6 years in college and never graduated.
My brother (his dad) passed away during that time, and I know that did not help. I figure he lost about a year. However, there was more to it than that.
I have a special needs daughter, and I’ve done lots of research on dyslexia and other learning disorders while trying to figure out the best help for her.
I often wonder if my nephew has dyslexia. He says he doesn’t like to read. Both of his parens were smart (dad- mechanical engineer, mom-computer science). I do think that his parents were caught up in fighting my brother’s cancer and may have let my nephew fall through the cracks educationally. My nephew also went to public school, and I know kids fall through the cracks in public school.
Anyway, my nephew has a job and he’s a nice kid. I would just really like to know why he didn’t finish college. Especially because I think my special needs kid will.
I keep on showing my son these types of articles. He’s a junior in high school. He’s way smarter than I was, but doesn’t work as hard as I did. I know he’s smart enough to get an engineering degree, but I don’t know if he has the drive.
He has good grades, and he did really well on the ACT. I’m hoping he gets some scholarships. I’ve told him that the price of college definitely is a factor in choosing. He can’t go to any school he wants to.
>> I am still in the refusing to wear bifocals stage.
Take it from another fiftysomething — you’re probably better off with two pair of glasses. Bifocals are the pits.
When you get ready for the bi focals there are two types, one has a really narrow or tiny area for viewing, avoid that one. Tell them you want the wider range. My spouse didn’t do that and wound up with the narrow range and hated them so took them back and got the kind that you can see in the lower part of the lense.
The other thing to keep in mind with the hidden bi focal is that some of the narrower lenses are hard to fit both the bi focal and regular prescription into, so avoid really narrow lenses. I had a pair that were too narrow and neither prescription would work for me and I took them back several times, finally just kept my older ones. Ask them flat out if both prescriptions are going to fit properly on the frame you selected.
This next time I will be careful about the narrowness of the lens. Other than that I like not having to have a pair of glasses hanging around my neck or having to carry two pair wherever I go.
Math is hard. :)
Careful what you pray for...;^)
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.