[SamAdams76]

I haven't read any of the comments yet so I'm sure what I am about to say has already been said by scores of others. $100k in debt to take a two-year "culinary arts" program is completely insane.

Especially when the average salary of a culinary chef is around $33k a year.

If you want to make a career of cooking, that is fine. But your best path is to start working for a restaurant, any restaurant (they are always hiring), and learn EVERY JOB in the place first.

Then focus on cooking, seeking out more prestigious restaurants as your skill set develops. (This might mean working at Applebees or Red Lobster for a few years.)

[miss marmelstein]

That’s one of the ways to do it - walk into a restaurant and ask for a job. Be prepared to work so hard and at such an insane pitch that you end up doing drink and drugs and ending up in rehab, lol. Difficult career but some people thrive on it.

[Patriotic1]

You'd be better served reading the article. I normally don't but 90% of the posts on this thread are based on a completely incorrect understanding. The article is pretty brief. She want for an AA and BA. Her disabled mother took out a load to help her.

She's actively looking for work and was scooping ice cream at one point. Many of these stories are just a result of stupid left wing thinking (thinking? I'm being generous!), but this one struck me as a little more understandable, in a sad sort of way.