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Reading this article reminds me of how the college system needs an overhaul. Here is what I feel needs to be done:
- Gut the bloated bureaucracy. There were several people during my freshman orientation who headed different first-year student matters. You hardly saw them after orientation; they were huddled in their offices. Go into any department with a problem, and there was only one person who handled it. If that person was out, the system froze. There are way too many people in the system not doing anything throughout the course of the year, and there are too many specialists.
- Charge tuition according to degree. A person seeking a Philosophy degree with a specialty in Medieval Philosophy should not be paying as much as someone seeking a biology degree. Schools should also level about the job prospects.
- Gut core requirements. Students spend half their time in college taking unrelated classes to their major to make the more "well-rounded." Why not cut half the core requirements and make college three years instead of four?
- Encourage those who have no clue what they want to do to hold off. So many kids enter college as undeclared majors, trying to figure out what they want. They can end up going and not figuring out what they want to do (dropping out with the debt) or they end up changing majors, adding school time and debt.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on October 22, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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There is some truth in not having to have a degree to be successful. When my kids were growing up I was firm that they had to go to college or find a vocation. They all chose a vocation and two of them owned their own businesses at one time. My middle son is the emergency management coordinator for his county as well as being elected as Township Supervisor. The money he makes is great but his wealth in serving his constituents! I wish more politicians were like him. Fine article.
posted by
sam444
on October 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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