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frazzled

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18. Work study as a form of financial aid is what you choose to rail about?

Reply to xocet (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 11:38 PM

Jan 2012

A lot of these engineering students here depend on work study to either help pay for tuition or supplement their living costs. We all had work-study jobs in college.

Jeebus. We all -- especially the president, who has talked about it repeatedly -- agree that the US needs to train more engineers, as in India and China. But you are really off the deep end trying to make some sort of issue of work-study aid here.

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EPIC Obama FAIL: [View all] xocet Jan 2012 OP

OBAMA BAAADDDD!! He can't develop the iPhone! HE BAD, BAD, BAD!!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #1

you COMPLETELY missed the point Skittles Jan 2012 #2

Honestly, I don't care. The point is valid. No more student loans. We need to reward excellence, not riderinthestorm Jan 2012 #6

Exactly. Grad school has put me closer to $130 in debt. It's NOT an epic fail. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #25

No, I'm playing along with this tripe. I know exactly what's going on. Thanks, though. ;) Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author Indianademocrat91 Jan 2012 #3

Work study jobs are a good thing. Bjorn Against Jan 2012 #4

Looks like you found a flea on a Great Dane's coat! FrenchieCat Jan 2012 #5

This is hardly an epic fail SaintPete Jan 2012 #7

Work study is getting me through college graywarrior Jan 2012 #8

Same here. ForgoTheConsequence Jan 2012 #11

Me, too. graywarrior Jan 2012 #14

Hahaha. Nt DevonRex Jan 2012 #9

EPIC Op Fail Work Study helps SunsetDreams Jan 2012 #10

Work study programs arenot free labor liberal N proud Jan 2012 #12

Work study helps students get college educated at a lower cost so it is...bad? uppityperson Jan 2012 #13

Dude, you can't just go tossing EPIC FAILS around like that. FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #15

I would have killed for a work-study job X_Digger Jan 2012 #16

Not everybody can or should go to college or graduate school. bluestateguy Jan 2012 #17

Work study is for undergraduates. Got nothing to do with producing Ph.D's And providing work study yellowcanine Jan 2012 #23

Work study as a form of financial aid is what you choose to rail about? frazzled Jan 2012 #18

do you not understand? Skittles Jan 2012 #29

Work study is a great program. Many students can work in areas they are interested in related to yellowcanine Jan 2012 #19

This thread is so dumb I might Tweet it for a laugh. FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #20

Good idea! DevonRex Jan 2012 #21

this is nonsense.. there are plenty of skilled workers in this country at all levels. ddeclue Jan 2012 #22

If you read the rest of that article, it's mid-level engineers (not even degreed) that are needed... Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #26

sorry- I strongly disagree. Many people who deny the reality of climate change are college Bluerthanblue Jan 2012 #27

Huh? EC Jan 2012 #28

Work study is great. ellisonz Jan 2012 #30