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@e27g2000vbu.googlegroups.com, says...

On Jan 24, 7:27*pm, Wes wrote:

I know a lot of people that are struggling to put their offspring through higher
education. *One of the things they quickly learn is you can secure a decent education in
the early years from a community college. *It is a base to build on and if the kids don't
have the discipline to buckle down and study, the waste of resources isn't as great to the
parents or the child. *Some parents worry about which Ivy League school the kids attend,
other parents worry about getting maximum education at the most affordable cost.

Wes

Having the kids go to community college is good in many ways, but
sucks in a couple of ways. One is that the kids generally live at
home when going to community college. So they would miss learning
from the other kids. And related to that is that it is extremely hard
to transfer to one of the top schools after going to community
college.

The thing is, "education" isn't really all that helpful. The piece of
paper is--it's a check box on the recruiter's form--but much of what you
learn is crap and much else is at best deep background. What you get at
an Ivy League school (and don't get at community college) is contacts.

Look at the list of famous people who went to Harvard or Yale, and look
at the list of people who went to your community college. Go Ivy League
and socialize and you may end up a mover and shaker yourself--think Dan
Quayle got to be Vice President on the basis of his brilliant intellect
or long hours in the library?