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To: GovernmentShrinker
I'm sure your mom is a wonderful person, but paying for a kid to get a college degree in "film-making" is just plain nuts.

Not to nitpick, but it really does depend on the school. A film degree from USC or NYU can lead to a very lucrative career.

141 posted on 08/02/2005 12:24:36 PM PDT by Modernman ("A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy." -Disraeli)
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To: Modernman

Yes, but almost exclusively for students who already had significant professional experience in the field before starting the program.


156 posted on 08/02/2005 1:05:26 PM PDT by GovernmentShrinker
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To: Modernman; GovernmentShrinker
Not to nitpick, but it really does depend on the school. A film degree from USC or NYU can lead to a very lucrative career.

But GovernmentShrinker had it right. We knew no "career" was going to be forth coming, the college was UC Santa Cruz, and the education was mostly liberal mush. To be sure this young guy did not even try to find a job in this field, and what he felt trained for was "camera man". As has been posted, one can take a college education for a purpose, or fall into a purpose later with a good liberal arts background, but if one does not apply some effort the result is you had a nice party. As also stated he is working and not returning to the fold. And he does have a small advantge over applicants for any position who only have a high school degree. True?

161 posted on 08/02/2005 1:29:53 PM PDT by KC_for_Freedom (Sailing the highways of America, and loving it.)
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