The same argument can be made about graduate school. I’ll be paying-off my grad school loans for a total of 25 years (I refinanced my original loan five years ago). I doubt that I’ll get a positive return on investment.
you could ask the same thing about any investment and the answer will be “sometimes”. individual circumstances matter a lot, and so does luck after the draw.
Here’s another article that’s skeptical about the value of college:
“The Great College Hoax“, from Forbes magazine, January 14, 2009.
The same argument can be made about graduate school. I’ll be paying-off my grad school loans for a total of 25 years (I refinanced my original loan five years ago). I doubt that I’ll get a positive return on investment.
you could ask the same thing about any investment and the answer will be “sometimes”. individual circumstances matter a lot, and so does luck after the draw.
Thank you for the links! I especially liked the idea of putting college money in a Treasury bill.
I learned that it is possible doctors won’t be making as much anymore. The health care reform will affect them.
https://www.studentdoctor.net/2009/07/healthcare-reform-what-can-we-really-expect/
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jan-herman/a-doctor-speaks-outbremhe_b_269406.html?show_comment_id=29771719