Boys, there ain't no free lunches in this country. And don't go spending your whole life commiserating that you got the raw deals. You've got to say, ''I think that if I keep working at this and want it bad enough I can have it.'' It's called perseverance.

Lee Iacocca
1924-, American Businessman, Former CEO of Chrysler
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College in America

is college really worth it? well, if you' re going for a 'normal' major (english lit., mass com., psychology, science, engineering, business, law...) then yes! but if you're planning to take 5 or 6 years to graduate with a bachelor's degree in bowling industry management, then i would take a good, hard look at onlineeducation's compelling infographic below - you might change your mind when you see what that 'lame ass, sorry excuse for a college degree' is gonna' cost you - both now and in the long run.

when i think of what my 5 1/2 years of university (not because i was a retard or spent my time partying - but because: 1 ba + 1 ms) cost my folks, i count my blessings. actually, i really should thank them more often :( .

i've had this recurring discussion with friends - about what tuition fees will be by the time our kids (assuming i have them before the next eclipse sighting) are old enough for college. on average (depending on inflation or the economic situation), college tuitions tend to increase at a annual rate of 6%. this means - for a baby born today, the cost will be more than 3 times the current rate when the teen matriculates in college.  yikes, pretty scary!

that said - although i would surely support my kids no matter what road they choose to take, i will however, open a can of whoop ass should they tell me they plan to major in underwater sculpting, sports ministry or some other crazy shit like that. but then again, that's just me!

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  1. Marwan says:

    how about all that extracur­ric­u­lar edu­ca­tion! the beer funels, the beer bongs, etc.? ain’t that edu­ca­tion? :) you cover physics, chem­istry, even math (you gotta bud­get your expenses), psy­chol­ogy (you gotta out-psyc your oppo­nent), law enforce­ment (get­ting busted for a DUI), uh did I say chem­istry! :) LOL

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