The School/Uni Thread

[Death Aflame]

I don't want to get embroiled in a debate here but to me, it seems quite stupid to have the best quality of education designed to be available only to those who can afford it.

In Canada as far as I know the best and biggest Universities/Colleges are all heavily subsidized by the government making fluctuations in tuition less dividing overall. Sure we have some private schools but they are usually those franchise tv-only advertised ones.

[The Ozzman]

Originally Posted by Necuratul

Correction, most state universities are of lower quality to the average private university. There are some state universities that are among the best in the nation.

The thing about Furman is that that really have no need whatsoever to be raising the tuition. They literally own half of the fucking town, they have far more money than they know what to do with, and yet they're increasing the tuition by very considerably large margins year by year.

You can do that when you are a top liberal arts school.

99% of pre-law students pass the bar there

[s_a_o]

I will agree that it's a stupid that the best education is often one that most people cannot afford. Absolutely ridiculous.

I got into Brandeis and I was dead set on going -- until I realized that there was no way I was going to be able to pay $45,000 not including accomodation for four years. I'm now going to the University of Nottingham in the UK, and the financialy situation is so much better.

[Evil?]

[unknown]

Originally Posted by Death Aflame

I don't want to get embroiled in a debate here but to me, it seems quite stupid to have the best quality of education designed to be available only to those who can afford it.

It is retarded, but like everything else in the US, the happy life is only for those who can afford it. The best doctors, the best professors, the best policemen, the safest neighborhoods...


today was my first day co-teaching a 100 level course for a program I'm in. It was pretty sweet. Our students are actually pretty receptive and laugh/humor me at my corny jokes. My team-mates and the instructor are also pretty cool, so it should be a pretty good learning experience

[ThisIsACoolName]

Originally Posted by Evil?

Haha. Not to derail here, but in the improv / sketch show I'm in, there's this one sketch about Hitler as a boy in school trying to play cruel pranks on his jewish teacher. We were trying to think of ways to hammer it home that they guy was supposed to be Jewish (in case there was someone who didn't hear that he was named Mr. Liebowitz), since Hitler never actually acknowledges it. I suggested that there be a big pile of coins on his desk, but the other guys decided to have him wear a pair of Nose-Glasses. I think we could have done both, but hey.

[Rabid Headbanger]

Originally Posted by ThisIsACoolName

Haha. Not to derail here, but in the improv / sketch show I'm in, there's this one sketch about Hitler as a boy in school trying to play cruel pranks on his jewish teacher. We were trying to think of ways to hammer it home that they guy was supposed to be Jewish (in case there was someone who didn't hear that he was named Mr. Liebowitz), since Hitler never actually acknowledges it. I suggested that there be a big pile of coins on his desk, but the other guys decided to have him wear a pair of Nose-Glasses. I think we could have done both, but hey.

Give him a jew hat and put a menorah on his desk.

[cookiecutter]

Originally Posted by Death Aflame

So are all universities private in the US?

No. The State schools are cheaper for in state people, but going to University of Toronto as a foreigner was about as cheap as going to an average out of state public school here.

[Geralt of Rivia]

It's not as odd for an Indian to prefer winters over summers. It gets insanely hot, humid and irritatingly draining at the peak of summer, the season which actually starts rather early here and lasts till even the 10th month. It is rather chilly here in the north for about a month.. it feels fresh with moist mornings, the contracted late night airs, which I personally savor greatly.

[DarkBliss]

Yea, it's the same here in Israel. The summers are long, spanning from May to October and excruciatingly hot and humid. We don't even have intermidiary seasons as such. Spring and autumn, no such thing.
So yea, it's winter for me all the way too. At least it rains. In the northern region and Jerusalem it snows as well.

Still, the high everpresent humidity in the area where I live really sucks all the juices from people.