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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-17-11 07:47 PM Original message |
85% of this year's college graduates will be moving back home |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-17-11 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. USA! USELESS A!! USED-US-A!! |
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Johnyawl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-17-11 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
2. Luckily, my son is in the other 15%. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-17-11 08:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Vets are probably fairly recession-proof. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 01:10 PM Response to Reply #5 |
46. I don't think that's the case at all. Vets make very little in comparison to people doctors. |
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Johnyawl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 03:06 PM Response to Reply #46 |
59. On avearage they make less then MDs, but they're not exactly hurting.. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 06:38 PM Response to Reply #59 |
69. I may be in a tough market. |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 06:42 PM Response to Reply #69 |
71. Spot on. I know several vets that don't make as much money as they thought they would. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 08:20 PM Response to Reply #71 |
80. I've heard the same. Know a couple of people myself who planned to go to vet school and either |
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pstokely (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 02:25 AM Response to Reply #2 |
15. But what about after that? |
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Johnyawl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 10:36 AM Response to Reply #15 |
30. he was out on his own, and gainfully employed... |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 03:08 PM Response to Reply #2 |
60. Congratulations on raising such a successful son. |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-17-11 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
3. Time to go Egypt on Wall St. |
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canoeist52 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-17-11 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
4. This causes a strain on we of the "Middle Years" parent group. |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-17-11 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
6. None were taught labor history either. n/t |
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GKirk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-17-11 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
7. Not if you change the locks... |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-17-11 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
8. k & r |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-17-11 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
9. Has that changed much since 20 years ago? |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 02:03 PM Response to Reply #9 |
52. increase of 20% in just 5 years. |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-17-11 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
10. College of Music? |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-17-11 10:24 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Because if she had studied something else, she'd have a good job...... |
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GKirk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 06:50 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. Not saying you are wrong... |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 01:03 PM Response to Reply #18 |
43. Plenty of areas aren't, because older nurses aren't retiring |
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Yo_Mama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 06:34 PM Response to Reply #18 |
68. I do |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 06:48 PM Response to Reply #18 |
73. Lots of areas. |
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tsuki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 10:17 AM Response to Reply #12 |
24. This is why I believe the Overlord class wants to destroy Medicare. |
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TuxedoKat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 10:27 AM Response to Reply #12 |
25. Someone told me that about the dental hygiene profession too |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 11:59 AM Response to Reply #12 |
38. I come from a family of nurses |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 12:50 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. It might be 2020 by then |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 01:04 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. On a side note, people in that situation should look into potential business opportunities |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 06:53 PM Response to Reply #44 |
74. IF the Medicare rules change |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 01:04 PM Response to Reply #38 |
45. "that time will pass" |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 01:14 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. School loans can be deferred, almost indefinitely last I checked |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 06:30 PM Response to Reply #48 |
67. College is a great investment |
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pstokely (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 08:13 PM Response to Reply #67 |
79. But it also makes you overqualified for minimum wage jobs |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 02:05 PM Response to Reply #12 |
53. I remember when a nursing degree meant job security. n/t |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 05:52 PM Response to Reply #10 |
65. Nothing wrong with majoring in music, you just have to market yourself a bit more |
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cemaphonic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 07:57 PM Response to Reply #65 |
77. Also, Berklee tends to emphasize the "professional" in professional musician |
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Greybnk48 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-17-11 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
11. Two of our three kids (both < 30) have moved back home |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 12:50 AM Response to Original message |
13. My 20 year old is graduating next week, def coming home |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 12:58 AM Response to Original message |
14. I wonder what orphans do? |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 08:51 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Well, probably. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 08:56 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. I'm a bit past college grad age.. ;) |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 09:01 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. You have hard it harder than I. |
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pstokely (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 02:25 AM Response to Original message |
16. But for how long? |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 02:43 AM Response to Original message |
17. Another bad year for summer jobs for teenagers -- !! |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
21. Well, I did after I graduated. I didn't have a job yet because I wasn't sure where I wanted to live. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
22. I did in 1971. So did many graduates. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
26. i am kicking mine out at 18. already told them. sink or swim. up to them.... |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
27. Ours won't be leaving the house, period. |
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Jkid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
28. The real problem with this is social |
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pstokely (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 08:11 PM Response to Reply #28 |
78. That's how it used to be |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
29. Winning! The! Future! |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
31. We want society to pool its resources |
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Blasphemer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
32. 85%? Wow - and then there are those who never left... nt |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
33. Um....no shit. Where else do you expect them to go? |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 12:55 PM Response to Reply #33 |
41. Where'd you get 1-2 months? |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 02:28 PM Response to Reply #41 |
57. Even so....whether it's 1-2 months like when i graduated from college.... |
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Zywiec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 06:47 PM Response to Reply #33 |
72. Exactly, do people really think students move from the dorm to an apartment? |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
34. Yup, and I saw on a morning show ticker that only 53 percent of |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
35. Robert Reich: Commerce dept figures show 2.4 million jobs LOST |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
36. In the 60s and 70s, |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 11:57 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. How about starting at a community college and then transferring the |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 01:36 PM Response to Reply #37 |
49. Join the Military??? |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 01:55 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. It was just a suggestion. |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 02:08 PM Response to Reply #50 |
55. I have a better suggestion... |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 04:38 PM Response to Reply #55 |
63. Yes, that would be nice. |
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themadstork (797 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 04:37 PM Response to Reply #49 |
62. English, History. . . sociology? |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 06:10 PM Response to Reply #62 |
66. I initially listed Philosophy, and then replaced it with Sociology. |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
39. Our son just got is BS...and is now back home. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 01:12 PM Response to Reply #39 |
47. I'm not even going to ask. nt |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 07:33 PM Response to Reply #47 |
75. me either! n/t |
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themadstork (797 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
42. I wish more families lived together, |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 02:07 PM Response to Reply #42 |
54. Ugh. |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 02:38 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. Moved past is a bit much |
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themadstork (797 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 04:33 PM Response to Reply #54 |
61. I love the idea of all that. |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
51. I guess we were lucky. My daughter graduated a year and a half ago and she's been working ever since |
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Philippine expat (412 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
56. We were in a unique situation |
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jp11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
64. Many college grads are in the 'unique' position to pickup and move for work |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
70. My daughter works at a grocery store with a couple of people who will be graduating from college |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-11 07:34 PM Response to Reply #70 |
76. I like it when management tries to save everyone's jobs instead of secretly creating a |
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