A good part of the blame belongs to people who demand that you have to go to college to become something.
It simply isn’t true. College isn’t for everyone, smart or not.
Not to mention that most of the dumbest folks I’ve ever had to horror of working for had advanced degrees...
That’s the society we live in. The schools and parents push their kids into thinking that if they go to college, there will automatically be a dream job at the end waiting for them. If they dont go to college, they will be garbage men or working at fast food for the rest of their lives.
That’s not the kids fault. That’s the parents that are doing that. And the schools are also to blame because they play into the scam. Universities dont advice kids about the loans they are taking out or advice them about the truth of the job market because if they did, they would lose students and the university loses money.
Go to a law school admissions office and they will flood you with more bullcrap than you would hear from a used car salesman.
The idea that everyone should go to college has led to the proliferation of worthless degree programs like the one in which the woman in this article was enrolled. It just seems like all of the people who couldn't hack it in real majors would end up taking these programs instead.
A bigger part of the blame belongs to the dolt who borrows $100K to earn a meaningless diploma with zero value.