riverman
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You're never going to change college scholarships from sports to academics......that's the college problem...fueling sports. It's also where people who don't give a shit about getting a degree take up funding because they can catch a football or run a 4 minute mile.....there are plenty of trade schools and always have been....growing up in the farmlands college wasn't as popular other trade schools available...I went to school to learn to run farm equipment ..combines, etc....that was offered in high school if you wanted to pay for it and take the courses....I tried WIT electronic school for a semester as well and found I didn't like it at all. I got my degree in bits and pieces.....took years as I had kids at a young age....couldn't take 4 years off and just study. There are ways to do it...I took night courses in stretches and that's how I got my second language certification to teach. During the day I had a job. Took mixology courses and learned bartending by night school as well....paid for it out of pocket....that license paid for itself over and over again....kids who don't use their education to further their careers are just there to party and go to football games and get drunk....I don't need to pay their loans off. If you're motivated you won't come out of education feeling like a victim....you'll make it work for you