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| Posted by: sarge33rd
- [211332319] Fri, Jan 27, 2012, 15:32
for all enrollees over the next 3 years
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If you have family, with a son/dau currently Soph, Jr, Sr...this might be something for them to at least look into. |
| | | 1 | Biliruben
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Fri, Jan 27, 2012, 15:41
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Harvard has stopped charging tuition, so that's an option...
...For those who have written their own symphony, have a 5.2 GPA, and sequenced the porcupine genome.
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| | | 2 | Frick
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Fri, Jan 27, 2012, 15:41
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It's nice of them to waive tuition, since the students who are going are gambling that the college will pass their accredidation review. As it is, any credits that they earn are only transferable to a handful of other colleges that are auditing their classes. Not all professions require a degree from an accredited University, but it is becoming more scrutinized with the rise of paper mill online schools.
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| | | 3 | sarge33rd
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Fri, Jan 27, 2012, 15:43
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True Frick, but this is an old institution making a 'come back' of sorts. I'd like to think, they will obtain accreditadation, though if they dont that would clearly impact the "value".
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| | | 4 | Tree
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Thu, May 09, 2013, 13:41
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figured this was the best thread for this...
Will Cooper Union remain free?
Yesterday morning, 50 students at Cooper Union in New York, took over their university president's office. They promise to remain until he resigns.
The occupation is the latest battle in a war to keep Cooper Union free. Cooper Union is one of the only colleges in America that doesn't charge tuition. But on April 23, Chairman of the Board Mark Epstein announced that, starting in 2014, the college would cost students $20,000 a year. That’s a 2 zillion percent increase. It was, according to protesters and students, a betrayal of the principles on which Cooper Union was built.
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| | | 5 | astade
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Fri, May 10, 2013, 17:48
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Root cause
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| | | 7 | Khahan
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Fri, Jul 05, 2013, 09:31
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That is very interesting Sarge. I'll be curious to watch how it pans out. At this point all I can say is that its an innovative idea to solve a difficult problem.
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| | | 8 | sarge33rd
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Fri, Jul 05, 2013, 09:36
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If the logistics of it work, ie collecting payments doesnt devolve into chasing folks all across hell and high water, then this is going to be a hugely beneficial program to society. 23-25 yr olds graduating college 50k+ in the toilet, is not a good way to start out. Particularly, with the Congress allowing the student loan interest rates to double.
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| | | 9 | Frick
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Fri, Jul 05, 2013, 10:17
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I agree that it is an interesting experiment, but I wonder if it will fail because of self-selection.
I can see some schools/majors generally electing out of the option, namely pre-med, pre-law, engineering, and business based on their perceived future income.
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| | | 10 | sarge33rd
ID: 4609710
Fri, Jul 05, 2013, 10:22
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Not so sure the schools will have any reason for doing so. Some people may choose not to participate, but then that means they agree to assume the burden of loans or to just pay the costs outright.
The difficult part I think, is going to be funding the program for the 1st decade. or so. If nothing else, it is a commendable effort to address a serious social ill and it will be interesting to watch.
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| | | 11 | Perm Dude
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Mon, Jul 08, 2013, 13:21
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Re #8: Actually, that isn't that hard to chase, since income would be tied to social security numbers. Sure, there might be some slippage (as with all programs) but you really wouldn't want to mess with any state's revenue department!
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| | | 12 | Frick
ID: 432501512
Mon, Jul 08, 2013, 13:40
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The biggest hurdle would be to make the agreement non-dischargable in bankruptcy. Like student loans are currently.
But I agree with #11. Unless you leave the country and don't come back with no plans to come back, it wouldn't be that hard to track a person down. The actual payment methodology and how to verify your income would be trickier. Especially with self-employment situations.
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