College and the Cost of Reputation

[katiuska]

Yeah, most of us don't pursue Phds for the money.

Bitches: also not the reason.

I feel like I'm participating in a huge sham by allowing my parents to believe that my degrees will reap tangible benefits. It's sad to me that they still genuinely think this.

Originally Posted by stefan

speak for yourself, I'm pretty sure my college library has an actual rule preventing stocking current textbooks just to force students into buying them.

That's how it always was where I've been and yeah, it's pretty bullshit. Every so often you'll get the one professor who bases half of his tests on the textbook, but generally it doesn't matter nearly that much.