It doesn't sound like Amy's situation is one of them, but people who end up $300,000 in debt with a degree that doesn't qualify them to do anything are often upset and disillusioned because their education has directly contributed to their penury in later life.
I'm talking about education, not just school for the sake of school.
Hence my advice regarding planning and knowing what you are getting into.
But then, maybe the meaning of the word education in Australia is different. It does not always mean school here.

So I had a meeting with my boss today
03/09/2009 05:24:15 AM
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Of course it's not bad. Tell your boss to play a game of Hide and go f*** yourself.
03/09/2009 06:25:08 AM
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That was just wrong.
03/09/2009 11:21:52 AM
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I still maintain that your boss is a stupid bint-berk
03/09/2009 01:59:56 PM
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I am guessing your boss botched what she really meant to do. May I ask some questions?
03/09/2009 03:01:11 PM
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Yeah, that feeling of personal advancement and fulfillment is for pansies.
03/09/2009 03:46:47 PM
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Re: Yeah, that feeling of personal advancement and fulfillment is for pansies.
03/09/2009 03:57:48 PM
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Rather than make the idiotic "School is never a mistake" answer...
03/09/2009 04:25:00 PM
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I'm going to major in History.
03/09/2009 04:32:16 PM
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What exactly is Management Information Systems?
03/09/2009 04:37:08 PM
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What is MIS?
03/09/2009 04:40:27 PM
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The FACT is, last time I heard, individuals with a degree on average over the lifetime...
04/09/2009 02:51:12 AM
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