New Mexico Lawmakers Want to Force High Schoolers to Apply for College, and That’s Dumb

National Review ^ | 02/02/2018 | Katherine Timpf

[Little Ray]

Got a better idea.
Bring back decent vocational training and apprenticeships.

[Dilbert San Diego]

To me the big problem with this, is requiring students and their parents , to make these commitments.

We can and should encourage high schoolers to think about their future, explore career fields, and find a path as they transition to adulthood.

But to me, there’s a big difference between encouraging them to plan for the future, and compelling them to choose college, whether college would fit in to their plans or not.

[circlecity]

Remember, if they make it mandatory to go to colleges then they are obligated to provide the funds for them to do so. You will see a big increase in government guaranteed student “loans”. The colleges take the money, the student defaults on the “loan” and the taxpayer gets stuck with the bill. It’s a pure payoff to academia.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Fester Chugabrew :" Re-education is that important. "

Mandatory re-education to assure flaming-liberal outcome and graduates.
Mandatory indoctrination program..
and when college applications fall 17 %
more job security for liberal professors.

[Chicory]

Yes, I agree. But I think the time to start that process would be in 7th grade. They could read Jordan Peterson’s 12 steps... And be exposed to how to write a resume and cover letter, what colleges and employers look for, etc.

No time in the school day for that? They could replace sex ed with it, and it would probably be more effective at keeping kids’ noses to the grindstone.

[Dr. Sivana]

I applied to 20 different colleges but was only accepted to 11 of them.

That's a lot of money on applications! I applied to four, after studying their student profiles. Accepted to all four (wait-listed on two, but made it through the wait-list.) Of course, that was in the early '80s. The game may be played differently now, and the applications are on-line and more standardized.

[rarestia]

Where they heck did you apply that you had to PAY to apply? I didn’t spend a dime on my applications, as I recall.

[Dr. Sivana]

Where they heck did you apply that you had to PAY to apply? Fees were universally between $20 and $35 then, with the exception of a handful of freebies. I got in a little trouble because I submitted an application on behalf of a classmate to Rice University as a prank, because it was free.

No wonder people apply to dozens of colleges. They are making a lot more work for themselves.

[rarestia]

I legitimately don’t remember having to pay anything, but then it’s possible my mom picked up that tab. It’s been a while. Many of them were long shots (MIT, Yale, Harvard).

[CedarDave]

This thread and earlier FR article:

New Mexico bill would force students to apply to college

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[<1/1,000,000th%]

Do they have uniforms for them to wear too?

[Dr. Sivana]

Did you get any “surprises”?

[GingisK]

You have a stunted view of college. There are critical topics taught that are not politicized.

[rarestia]

UPenn, but I never had any intention on moving to Pennsylvania.

[sipow]

They are liberal indoctrination centers.

[ully2]

Thanks right up there in stupidity with forcing them to go to high dchool.

[GingisK]

Only for those with weak minds. If you want a high paying job in the technologies or science, you'll have to have a degree. As I told you before, science and technology professors are not generally into political indoctrination. There is too much of substance to cover. Liberal arts professors are a different matter; however, only weak minded and improperly raised students fall for their crap.

If you are happy with a trade, then stay out of college.

[oldbrowser]

This is probably being pushed by the colleges as a money making deal.

Better described as the college teacher employment act.