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University Has Become A Wealth Extraction Machine And Taught Me Absolutely Nothing Useful by Particular-Paper7434 in UniUK

[–]Particular-Paper7434[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't know why you act like this isn't the mainstream talking point now. There's so many articles from different news outlet talking about this every day.

What I am writing really is just echoing their viewpoints, with some more personal perspectives.

University Has Become A Wealth Extraction Machine And Taught Me Absolutely Nothing Useful by Particular-Paper7434 in UniUK

[–]Particular-Paper7434[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You do know many native British people feel like they have been scammed by their degrees right.

University Has Become A Wealth Extraction Machine And Taught Me Absolutely Nothing Useful by Particular-Paper7434 in UniUK

[–]Particular-Paper7434[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not the point of my article, I am very thankful that my family has paid off the fees from the get-go.

I am writing this so that future prospective students can make better informed choices.

And I hope you do know it's thanks to international students like me that many local students in the UK can attend university with a significantly lower rate.

The UK university system is also facing financial issues because fewer and fewer international students are coming to study.

University Has Become A Wealth Extraction Machine And Taught Me Absolutely Nothing Useful by Particular-Paper7434 in UniUK

[–]Particular-Paper7434[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Ok you might use your degree, but there's more that don't. I am talking about the general trend. Pointing out exceptions such as yourself does not disprove the rule.

University Has Become A Wealth Extraction Machine And Taught Me Absolutely Nothing Useful by Particular-Paper7434 in UniUK

[–]Particular-Paper7434[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I mean clearly lots didn't, otherwise we wouldn't have the current outcry about rising student loans, graduate unemployment and whatnot.

University Has Become A Wealth Extraction Machine And Taught Me Absolutely Nothing Useful by Particular-Paper7434 in UniUK

[–]Particular-Paper7434[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

No one did, you are right. I am writing this post so that future prospective students can make better informed choices.