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Re: hmmmm, never heard of this reason to be in college!
Posted by Tom N on 4/05/08

    On 4/04/08, ~VP~ wrote:
    > I've heard of it, sure. Some students go to college to defer
    > their college loans. Some go to college to get extra financial
    > aid over and above tuition, then use the money for living
    > expenses (they go to class only enough to keep from getting
    > kicked out).
    >
    > I've had students ask me to "give them a break" and that the
    > course is "too hard." I just tell them sorry, you read the
    > syllabus and could have dropped the course the first day if
    > you didn't think you could do the work.
    >
    > ~VP~

    Particularly because, if a student is only their for the
    insurance, there are enough "cake" classes to keep them busy for a
    while.


 

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