VALUE OF COLLEGE DEGREE JUST NOSEDIVED

As the parent of a child  who received a  scholarship to an Ivy League school through hard work, brains, and true athletic ability, I’m disgusted by the nationwide college admissions cheating  scandal.  And yet, I’m not at all surprised.  It’s always been a fact of life that the kids of rich people  were admitted to  better colleges. But  all of this  may  backfire on the colleges, themselves.  Many bright young people had  already  decided a college degree isn’t really worth it.   ( See link here :  https://livingwellafter80.com/why-some-bright-kids-drop-out-of-college)   And now, thanks to celebrities Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin,  the value of a college degree just nosedived once again.

Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin just helped downgrade the value of going to college
WITH THE HELP OF THESE CELEBRITIES, THE VALUE OF A COLLEGE DEGREE JUST NOSEDIVED

The college administrators  claim ignorance that admission tests were faked and coaches were bribed,  but I’m sure they had an inkling of what was going on. Didn’t it seem odd that celebrities children were so brilliant ?   And everyone always  knew that  most college athletes  weren’t quite as bright as the other students.  Football players, especially,  bragged about getting good grades in spite of flunking quizzes and missing classes.  It was all part of the game.

Generations of young people knew the system was rigged, but we put up with it.  Why?  Because a college degree led to a better job, more social status, and a higher income. That’s still true, to a certain extent.  Many young college grads have good jobs and high salaries.  But guess what?  They owe thousands of dollars in college debts, can’t afford to get married, much less buy a house and start a family, until they’re almost thirty.  Many will dip into their retirement funds in order educate their own children .

Meanwhile, the high school grad  who went into a skilled trade  married young, bought a starter house, and had a couple of kids.   By the time they were thirty, they  could move up to a better  neighborhood, and– with no college debts–  enjoy the good life.

So, perhaps  all the  rich and famous cheaters  who bribed their kids way into college have inadvertently done young people  a favor.  They’ve proven that the college admissions process is rigged, and probably not worth the effort.

 Most state universities have  seen  an alarming decline in freshman enrollments for the past few years, and it’s not expected to get any better. The value of a college education just nosedived once again.