Back to Shirky's post mentioned earlier - http://www.theawl.co...w-to-save-college
If you want to know what college is actually like in this country, forget Swarthmore, with 1500 students. Think Houston Community College, with 63,000. Think rolling admissions. Think commuter school. Think older. Think poorer. Think child-rearing, part-time, night class. Think 50% dropout rates. Think two-year degree. (Except donÂt call it that, because most graduates take longer than two years to complete it. If they complete it.)
If you want to know what college is actually like in this country, skip Google Images, and scroll through the (still heartbreaking) We Are The 99 Percent Tumblr, looking for the keywords "student loan."
Railing against pointy-headed academics is missing the big picture these days.
Post high school education is important, for just about everyone.
Cheers,
Scott.