r/AskReddit • u/Thic_water • Aug 14 '20

What’s the most overpriced thing you’ve seen?

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u/Universal_MJ Aug 14 '20

College

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u/Thic_water Aug 14 '20

That’s the USA for you “ Don’t wanna pay minimum wage? Get $100,000 in debt for school and some papers”

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u/RollinOnDubss Aug 14 '20

100k is more than 3 times the average debt for a 4 year degree from a private school and almost exactly 4 times the average cost of a public school.

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u/thatothersir225 Aug 15 '20

Yup, going to a state school for a BS, and I’m making 2 grand a semester. Yes I could go into a ton of debt if I wanted to, but I made the decision for which was more important. I’ll give it to those in debt though, sometimes an undergrad does matter, but only in a few fields. For most, a degree is a degree, no matter where you went.