I personally enjoyed the podcast. I may not agree with Briahna on everything, but I can relate to some of her points.
I see she was born in 86, and I was born in 83. When I was finishing high school, the perception of technical school felt very different then. Basically it was college or “loser.” People who went to big colleges were publicly praised, but not the ones who went into the military or decided to become a welder. Pretty messed up when looking back at it.
That said, my wife has a JD and I have an MBA. Fortunately we were able to pay all our debts quickly, but it was quite a sacrifice. I worked all throughout college, and my wife works 80 hours a week. During undergrad, I was living at home and working as a contractor for a power plant. I didn’t really get the college experience, but never felt it was worth the cost.
I felt well aware of the risks of taking on such debt. I was always terrified of taking on such debt without a guarantee of a high paying job. I never quite understood someone taking on massive debt to pursue a degree that doesn’t have a clear career path other than academia. Almost felt like a pyramid scheme at that point lol.
I personally enjoyed the podcast. I may not agree with Briahna on everything, but I can relate to some of her points.
I see she was born in 86, and I was born in 83. When I was finishing high school, the perception of technical school felt very different then. Basically it was college or “loser.” People who went to big colleges were publicly praised, but not the ones who went into the military or decided to become a welder. Pretty messed up when looking back at it.
That said, my wife has a JD and I have an MBA. Fortunately we were able to pay all our debts quickly, but it was quite a sacrifice. I worked all throughout college, and my wife works 80 hours a week. During undergrad, I was living at home and working as a contractor for a power plant. I didn’t really get the college experience, but never felt it was worth the cost.
I felt well aware of the risks of taking on such debt. I was always terrified of taking on such debt without a guarantee of a high paying job. I never quite understood someone taking on massive debt to pursue a degree that doesn’t have a clear career path other than academia. Almost felt like a pyramid scheme at that point lol.