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anonym29today at 5:17 AM2 repliesview on HN

There is nothing a college can teach you that you cannot learn for free online. The social environment can be replicated for free. You're not paying six figures for an education, you're paying six figures for exactly two things:

1. Someone to write lesson plans for you

2. A piece of paper that tells the world you are capable of conforming with the sometimes-frustrating impositions of an institution for 4 years without making too much of a fuss in the process


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baqtoday at 10:25 AM

> There is nothing a college can teach you that you cannot learn for free online.

This is trivially false outside of some math, CS and sweng. Even within IT learning networking at an above basic level requires a well equipped lab.

nrhrjrjrjtntbttoday at 6:59 AM

What you need is the exams! Maybe $1000 to sit a bunch of paper or computer based exams in a hall. Teach yourself beforehand.