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m15rules · 10-14-04, 10:09 AM

I agree with you 100% . We live in a society that looks at education by examining the US and World Report yearly college rankings in order to judge the students potential. These people miss the point, which is education teaches one the material, but what you do with it is a different story. Look at Michael Dell he started out at a university in Texas putting together computers and now he is one of the richest persons alive. No degree from an ivy leagur or look at Warren Buffet he didn't go to a fancy school either and he is the second richest person in the world. I could go on and on, but we all know that we probably would like to have attended or plan to attend a prestigious university just because of the name of the school and the programs thery offer. Cal Poly is not a bargain, but it's a lot cheaper then other schools. We learn by doing is the motto which is good. I feel sorry for those students who go to a school like Yale with $30,000 yearly debt and who have to pay all those loans back after graduation. Debt management is one thing an ivy league school can't teach it's students to handle after graduation. Think about it, you go to Cal Poly how much debt can you have total after your degree? $25,000-30,000? Not bad comparing to the private schools in which you will have to take out a loan ever year to cover more debt that a student at Cal Poly would ever obtain.

10-14-04, 10:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
m15rules Newcomer Joined: Sep 2004 Location: L.A Posts: 25	I agree with you 100% . We live in a society that looks at education by examining the US and World Report yearly college rankings in order to judge the students potential. These people miss the point, which is education teaches one the material, but what you do with it is a different story. Look at Michael Dell he started out at a university in Texas putting together computers and now he is one of the richest persons alive. No degree from an ivy leagur or look at Warren Buffet he didn't go to a fancy school either and he is the second richest person in the world. I could go on and on, but we all know that we probably would like to have attended or plan to attend a prestigious university just because of the name of the school and the programs thery offer. Cal Poly is not a bargain, but it's a lot cheaper then other schools. We learn by doing is the motto which is good. I feel sorry for those students who go to a school like Yale with $30,000 yearly debt and who have to pay all those loans back after graduation. Debt management is one thing an ivy league school can't teach it's students to handle after graduation. Think about it, you go to Cal Poly how much debt can you have total after your degree? $25,000-30,000? Not bad comparing to the private schools in which you will have to take out a loan ever year to cover more debt that a student at Cal Poly would ever obtain.