I think my university is pretty well respected worldwide. It churns out a lot of medical research. For some reason unknown to me it dominates the capital's university in most fields of research. Although it is outranked on the University rankings - one is 52 and the other 79th in the world - it has a far higher research score.
http://www.topuniversities.com/unive...rsity-rankings
They are number 50 and 51 respectively when it comes to Medicine.
The better tactic is to make the kid take a loan for school on the grounds that you (the parent) pays him back if he gets good grades and graduates.
That would at least encourage him/her to finish what they started and not squander your cash, even if they think for some reason they don't want to be in the field they're working towards. Education in a field you're not into is far superior to no education (or rather, no piece of paper saying you endured higher education.)
Well licensing is one thing but another is if they recognize the institution. If not you have to go through a hellhole of loops and "re"-training. A friend of a family friend is an optometrist from Argentina. She couldn't work in Denmark before going through a boatloat of shit she told me. (though not as bluntly) And when I spoke with her last she had almost finished it. We spoke in Danish - she is Argentinian and not married to a Dane. So you can guess how long it takes.
Yea i know, but as Denmark is a western nation it is likely to be valid to the other western nations. I imagine Argentina is valid to the rest of south america but not necessarily the rest of the world.
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I thought that was what the TV was for...
Jobs of which there are plenty of as well. The thing is I can apply for a job requiring a degree because I have one AND a job that doesn't require a degree. If I didn't have a degree my options would be limited in that I couldn't apply for the jobs that require one. Well, I could still apply but my chances of getting it would be pretty damn close to zero.
Get a grip man! It's CHEESE!
I think it's the fact that when students know their parents are paying for their college tuition, they can do whatever they like, knowing they'll be covered by their parents.
I once heard a story from someone during the college about a parent found out that their son was failing the semester because he was playing and partying around. They had a talk with their son when he came back to home. The parents told their son that they would no long continue to pay for his college tuition and the son would have to cover all the fee by himself if he want to continue attending the college. The son was shocked and begged his parents not to do that. The parents decided to give their son one more chance but they set down the rules. The parents want results, a good grade and GPA. If the son could give his parents that, they would continue to support him and pay the college tuition fees. This was a huge slap in the face for the son and from there, the son took college serious and his grade was improved by huge margin.
I think that is kind of the situation that all students need to have. The students need to understand that they have to grow up and accept the responsibilities the moment they graduate from high school. College isn't high school, it's a whole new world, one that comes with consequences. If every parents continue to spoil their children by continue to support their college tuition no matter what, their son/daughter will probably be likely to take advantage of that.
Last edited by Dragonix80; 2013-01-22 at 03:00 AM.