Is College Worth It?

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🗓️ 26 August 2019

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Is college a good investment? It’s getting harder and harder to make that case – for students and their parents. Today students often graduate weighed down by debt and free of practical wisdom. Before starting down the path to college, some sober, common sense reflection is more necessary than ever. Charlie Kirk of Turning Point USA provides some much needed tutoring. Donate today to PragerU! http://l.prageru.com/2eB2p0h

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0:00.0	Hey, I've got a great investment idea for you.
0:03.4	You give me $100,000 and four years of your life, and I give you, hmm, pretty much nothing.
0:10.1	No, I'm not the devil.
0:12.2	I'm Mr. College, and I'm here to help you finance this wonderful opportunity.
0:17.1	I have a whole package of government loans and impressive sounding scholarships to make
0:21.3	it all possible.
0:22.3	Of course, you'll have to pay interest on the loans, which will double the cost over time,
0:26.9	but that's a problem for future you.
0:29.5	You need not concern us now.
0:31.7	Do we have a deal?
0:33.6	Of course we do.
0:34.9	You want to succeed in life, don't you?
0:37.0	How can you do that without a college degree?
0:39.4	But that doesn't mean you can't have a good time.
0:41.9	Are you a movie fan?
0:43.3	We've got a degree for that.
0:44.7	How about criminal justice?
0:45.9	Be like one of the cool people on the TV detective shows.
0:49.5	And we offer a whole selection of minority and gender studies programs.
0:53.7	Learn why you're a victim and deserve to be angry all the time.
0:57.6	What are you waiting for?
0:58.7	Sign on the dotted line.
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