# I am wasting my money on my BA degree **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 6, 2010, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-wasting-my-money-on-my-ba-degree/545651 "2010-07-06T00:30:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![moejoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@moejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejoe)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-wasting-my-money-on-my-ba-degree/545651/1 "2010-07-06T00:30:09Z")
The CSU I attend is local, which makes it possible for me to work and go to school. It’s a CSU though, so it’s not really an education worth the money I’m spending on it. For proof I submit a quote from an email I received from an instructor today: “…give you a heads up on this assignment because you only have 5 weeks of class with me and it is not alot of time to find and complete the project.” argh ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-wasting-my-money-on-my-ba-degree/545651/2 "2010-07-06T00:38:15Z")
I think college is largely what you make of it. I went to good, private post-secondary schools, and I had the odd shitty professor. ---
**Author:** ![moejoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@moejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejoe)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-wasting-my-money-on-my-ba-degree/545651/3 "2010-07-06T00:44:16Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > I think college is largely what you make of it. I went to good, private post-secondary schools, and I had the odd shitty professor. yes, I’ve had some good ones too. But how can you be a college professor and not know that alot is not a word? it just irks me. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-wasting-my-money-on-my-ba-degree/545651/4 "2010-07-06T00:48:38Z")
How much does a CSU cost for a year these days? I went to a community college when it was like $5 a credit. Awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-wasting-my-money-on-my-ba-degree/545651/5 "2010-07-06T00:48:55Z")
> [@moejoe](#): > > yes, I’ve had some good ones too. But how can you be a college professor and not know that alot is not a word? > > it just irks me. Is this person an English professor? ---
**Author:** ![moejoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@moejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejoe)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-wasting-my-money-on-my-ba-degree/545651/6 "2010-07-06T00:50:48Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > How much does a CSU cost for a year these days? > > I went to a community college when it was like $5 a credit. Awesome. it works out to about $600 per 3 unit class > [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](#): > > Is this person an English professor? no, but so what? I’m assuming she had to PASS at least one english class to get her degrees. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-wasting-my-money-on-my-ba-degree/545651/7 "2010-07-06T00:53:26Z")
or it could just be a typo If you want to be a college dropout instead of a high school graduate, it’s not hard to find an excuse. Dude - not to be snarky, I really feel for those trying to do school around a job. It’s like the worst of all worlds. If you can swing being a full time student and work part time, you’ll probably get a whole lot more out of the experience. Being an impoverished student with a lot of other impoverished students seems to be a lot better to me. At least, that’s what I did. YMMV ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-wasting-my-money-on-my-ba-degree/545651/8 "2010-07-06T00:53:48Z")
Maybe her thumb skipped over the spacebar. It happens. The guy who teaches AutoCAD at our CC is notorious for his atrocious spelling. He’s a gread CAD instructor though. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-wasting-my-money-on-my-ba-degree/545651/9 "2010-07-06T00:54:10Z")
I know lots of people who got good educations in the CSU system, and who are successful in their careers. Don’t let a prof with poor grammar (or maybe just poor typing skills) irk you so much. ---
**Author:** ![moejoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@moejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejoe)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-wasting-my-money-on-my-ba-degree/545651/10 "2010-07-06T00:58:29Z")
> [@China\_Guy](#): > > or it could just be a typo > > If you want to be a college dropout instead of a high school graduate, it’s not hard to find an excuse. > > Dude - not to be snarky, I really feel for those trying to do school around a job. It’s like the worst of all worlds. If you can swing being a full time student and work part time, you’ll probably get a whole lot more out of the experience. Being an impoverished student with a lot of other impoverished students seems to be a lot better to me. At least, that’s what I did. YMMV I never said anything about looking for an excuse, and I _am_ working part time and going to school full time. huh, I admit I’m surprised that here in the pit the most common response is meh. ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-wasting-my-money-on-my-ba-degree/545651/11 "2010-07-06T01:02:29Z")
> [@NinetyWt](#): > > The guy who teaches AutoCAD at our CC is notorious for his atrocious spelling. He’s a gread CAD instructor though. That was sorta my point. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-wasting-my-money-on-my-ba-degree/545651/12 "2010-07-06T01:23:51Z")
Crappy spelling can be found anywhere. It’s certainly not exclusive to the CCs, nor is it any worse there than anywhere else. That said, I’m not sure what else the problem is with the email giving a student a heads-up on a project. Incomplete info. ---
**Author:** ![moejoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@moejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejoe)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-wasting-my-money-on-my-ba-degree/545651/13 "2010-07-06T01:26:39Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > Crappy spelling can be found anywhere. It’s certainly not exclusive to the CCs, nor is it any worse there than anywhere else. > > That said, I’m not sure what else the problem is with the email giving a student a heads-up on a project. > Incomplete info. no, that was the problem. I guess I’m the only one bothered by it though. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-wasting-my-money-on-my-ba-degree/545651/14 "2010-07-06T01:37:31Z")
Alot Of Time think human race is degenerate now. Alot Of Time go home now. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-wasting-my-money-on-my-ba-degree/545651/15 "2010-07-06T01:37:32Z")
> [@moejoe](#): > > it works out to about $600 per 3 unit class > > no, but so what? I’m assuming she had to PASS at least one english class to get her degrees. Well, I suspect this teacher could teach you a thing or two about capital letters and those thingys they put at the end of sentences… ---
**Author:** ![moejoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@moejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejoe)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-wasting-my-money-on-my-ba-degree/545651/16 "2010-07-06T01:45:32Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > Well, I suspect this teacher could teach you a thing or two about capital letters and those thingys they put at the end of sentences… Time will tell. ---
**Author:** ![not\_alice](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_alice/32/7283_2.png) [@not\_alice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_alice)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-wasting-my-money-on-my-ba-degree/545651/17 "2010-07-06T01:54:27Z")
> [@moejoe](#): > > no, that was the problem. I guess I’m the only one bothered by it though. Perhaps you can amuse us with your detailed valuation of your education at this particular school over the course of your particular career, since you seem so comfortable that you are overpaying for it. I am particularly interested in how you value personal factors, such as “go-get-it-ness”. Personally, so far in this thread, I have mixed data on you in that regard. On the plus side, you seem to be a grammar-perfectionist. On the minus side, you are at what you seem to consider a second-rate CSU. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-wasting-my-money-on-my-ba-degree/545651/18 "2010-07-06T02:16:54Z")
> [@moejoe](#): > > But how can you be a college professor and not know that alot is not a word? Because they got their degree from a CSU? ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-wasting-my-money-on-my-ba-degree/545651/19 "2010-07-06T02:40:57Z")
Wait a minute. One of your professors used “alot” in an email and that has you questioning the value of you going to college at all? You may want to re-evaluate how you make decisions about your life choices. Please mark me down for a “meh,” a “get the fuck over it,” a “shut the fuck up,” a “get back to work,” and two helpings of “WTF.” Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Palooka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/palooka/32/2902_2.png) [@Palooka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palooka)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-wasting-my-money-on-my-ba-degree/545651/20 "2010-07-06T02:45:45Z")
Don’t hate because your professor can afford a Blackberry and send emails from the washroom and you can’t. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-wasting-my-money-on-my-ba-degree/545651.md?page=2)