>You act as if the SAT score is a predictive of future success.
It's a predictor of your odds of graduating from University.
>Do you know how easy it is for parents of means to pay for “sat tutorials” that will help their kids improve their scores significantly?
Children of Parents who care about their education will do well. News at 11.
>So only the rich should go to the good schools?
That's not what I said at all. There are lots of good schools providing good education out there. State universities, by and large, are phenomenal, frequently with a good tuition for in-state students. You don't need a boutique humanities degree from a high priced private college. You can leave those to the rich.
>Student loans are or should be based on the ability to pay back loans based on future earnings
Sure. I don't disagree with that. It's why nobody complains about doctor school debt load, because their field pays well.
What's disgusting is giving a non-affluent student tens of thousands per year in debt to get a humanities degree.
And that's the problem .... we're not discriminating enough by the chosen degree. Federal loans should discriminate by the program.
>Most loans are based on credit, prior repayment history and income - three things that students don’t have.
You're still operating within the current system where tuition has been distorted due to massive injection of federally guaranteed loans into the system.
There is no reason why you shouldn't be able to choose a good school and work part-time or do school part-time and pay your way (at least mostly). This is possible today even in the distorted market.
And finally, are you really arguing that loans should be given to individuals who cannot afford them and will not afford them with the degree they will get??
It's a predictor of your odds of graduating from University.
>Do you know how easy it is for parents of means to pay for “sat tutorials” that will help their kids improve their scores significantly?
Children of Parents who care about their education will do well. News at 11.
>So only the rich should go to the good schools?
That's not what I said at all. There are lots of good schools providing good education out there. State universities, by and large, are phenomenal, frequently with a good tuition for in-state students. You don't need a boutique humanities degree from a high priced private college. You can leave those to the rich.
>Student loans are or should be based on the ability to pay back loans based on future earnings
Sure. I don't disagree with that. It's why nobody complains about doctor school debt load, because their field pays well.
What's disgusting is giving a non-affluent student tens of thousands per year in debt to get a humanities degree.
And that's the problem .... we're not discriminating enough by the chosen degree. Federal loans should discriminate by the program.
>Most loans are based on credit, prior repayment history and income - three things that students don’t have.
You're still operating within the current system where tuition has been distorted due to massive injection of federally guaranteed loans into the system.
There is no reason why you shouldn't be able to choose a good school and work part-time or do school part-time and pay your way (at least mostly). This is possible today even in the distorted market.
And finally, are you really arguing that loans should be given to individuals who cannot afford them and will not afford them with the degree they will get??