My oldest son goes to Colorado School of Mines and he is majoring in chemical engineering with a minor in explosives (yeah he will most certainly be on some FBI watch list). He has a pretty good idea of what he wants to do after graduation and a degree in his chosen field is valuable.

My oldest daughter really had no idea what she wants to do after graduation (she has a better idea now). She is going to community college and this May will have all of her basic courses completed that can transfer to any state school in Texas. Doing that saved us several thousand dollars.

The system is flawed. Government funds universities, universities can charge students whatever they want as they get government backed loans, and most students don’t know any better. Kids go to college because they think it’s what is expected and our culture. We need to reform it.