Why You Can't Work Your Way Through College Any More
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You can't work your way through college any more. That's the conclusion of an article that sets out the figures for how long you have to work these days to pay for a year's tuition. In effect, if you were to work long enough to pay for your tuition and room and board, you would have no time left to go to classes or study. This is assuming you make minimum wage or something close to it, but that seems a fair assumption. After all, isn't that the whole economic rationale for going to college to be able to get a higher-productivity job that pays more, which assumes you're starting out with lower productivity?
Why You Can't Work Your Way Through College Any More
Why You Can't Work Your Way Through College…
Why You Can't Work Your Way Through College Any More
You can't work your way through college any more. That's the conclusion of an article that sets out the figures for how long you have to work these days to pay for a year's tuition. In effect, if you were to work long enough to pay for your tuition and room and board, you would have no time left to go to classes or study. This is assuming you make minimum wage or something close to it, but that seems a fair assumption. After all, isn't that the whole economic rationale for going to college to be able to get a higher-productivity job that pays more, which assumes you're starting out with lower productivity?