Why not let the market address both problems?
by jt (2024-02-23 11:04:33)

In reply to: I think you can split it into two different problems.  posted by Tex Francisco

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Oh, because that won't buy votes.

Because the market wont address the problems in fact the
by wpkirish  (2024-02-23 11:54:03)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

market is why the problem exists.

The top schools get more and more applications every year for approximately the same number of spots. As near as i can tell in the 40 years since I applied to ND they have added approximatelt 300 spots to the class while attracting 25,000 more applications. The same is true across the board. Around the time I applied to ND UCLA had nearly a 90% acceptance rate. Last year they accepted 12,737 applicants out of 145,910.

The competition to get into those schools drives up the price which drives up the entire market making it more expensive for everyone at every level of school. And I understand not everyone should or needs to go to college but likelwise the trades are not right for everyone either. Not to mention if 25% of college students dropped out and went into the trades the increase in numbers would likely drive down the wages in those industries.

wait, Tex said that the market is addressing one of them
by jt  (2024-02-23 13:40:29)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

it seems like you disagree with him and not me necessarily.

My post is in reaction to his; I make no claim as to whether the market is addressing either.
My fault was just responding to your saying let the market
by wpkirish  (2024-02-23 17:08:27)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

respond. Apologies for reading it out of context.

I do have my doubts about colleges correcting it based on my current experience but I may also be too much into the process right now to see clearly