College Is For Suckers Do you really need that four-year college degree?
College Is For Suckers by April Norhanian
The FIRST College Guide You Should Read!
 


College is an expensive vacation

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Postsecondary education is a 350 billion dollar racket. Education is a business like any other. Colleges, even nonprofit colleges need to show a profit! And guess what? In their marketing strategies, YOU are the target consumer.


Bob: BA in Medieval Philosophy

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 --Camp College: The Vacation Package (Why Go To Club Ed When You Have Club Med?)

Chapter 2 --Varsity Sells: America's Most Hyped Product (Why Go To College Just Because it Sells?)

Chapter 3 --University Costs: The Fast Road To Lifelong Debt (Why Pay For College it it Makes You poor?)

Chapter 4 --How a "Liberal Arts" Education May Fail You (Why Go To College if it Doesn't Prepare You For a Career?)

Chapter 5 --What College Can and Can't Do For You (Why Go To College if it Doesn't Deliver?)

Chapter 6 --The Difference Between College and an Education (Why Go To College if You Don't Learn?)

Chapter 7 --The Bottom Line: Finding a Profession (Why Go To College if You're Not Sure What You Want?)

Chapter 8 --Employment Can Be the Best Education (Why Go To College When You Can Learn On The Job?)

Chapter 9 --Think Outside The Ivy: Other Kinds of Schools (Why Go To College When You Can Go To School?)

Chapter 10 --Teach Yourself Just About Anything (Why Go To College If You Have the Discovery Channel?)

Chapter 11 --Prepare Your Own "Well-Rounded" Education (Why Go To College When You Can Go To Europe?)

Chapter 12 --You Never Graduate From Learning (Why Go To College If Education is Ongoing?)

   
 
College Is For Suckers is a no-bullsh*t guide to higher education.

It's the perfect answer for today's frustrated students who contemplate the real value of a four-year college degree and are considering alternatives. Written by a former college recruiter, this book offers insightful and sometimes shocking realities of the business of higher education. By stripping down the hype behind college ratings and clever marketing, April shows you what you can realistically expect from a four-year college degree --and why it's not always the best choice.

THE GREATEST FEATURES OF COLLEGE IS FOR SUCKERS:

  • Shatters myths about the need for a traditional liberal arts education

  • Compares the “hype” with the actual value of a four-year degree in today's market.

  • Peels away the extra fluff associated with the “college experience” and shows how students can be "well-rounded" party animals on their own while attending trade schools, vo-tech programs or appreniceships that actually prepare them for a career.

  • Provides thought-provoking points to help readers decide if college is necessary for them, or at least necessary for them now

  • Explains how college has actually "dumbed-down" due to grade inflation, ridiculous requirements, and out-dated curriculums.

  • Offers creative alternatives for achieving a marketable education

  • Lists valuable resources for obtaining knowledge, credentials and experience (other than a four-year college) and shares the secrets of successful professionals who never graduated from college.

  • Explains the dangers of student loans and how college is not always a good "investment."