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(...) Here's a word of advice for anyone seeking a liberal arts education: DON'T And if someone tries to B-S you with some spiel about "it's best to have a broad base of education" I urge you to laugh in that person's face and tell him I told you (...) (23 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I guess it also depends on what you're learning-- I get the sense (From other people I know in the field) that things like Biochemistry and Medicine are a little more fact-oriented than method-oriented. Unlike (in my case) computer (...) (23 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Maybe you just have overly expensive taste in groceries... Next time you come across such a cashier and your order is $7.78, give him $10.28 and watch his mind melt. (...) That is a fantastic observation! By the end of my fourth semester (my (...) (23 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) One thing which makes me tend not to trust these education surveys is that in the US, almost every child goes through high school, and a huge percentage go to college. In other countries, starting somewhere around the high school age (or even (...) (23 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Heh. You're omitting the important part! 8^) You've previously described "smaller tyrannies" as preferable to One Mega Tyranny, and as more beneficial to the flexibility of the marketplace. I have come to agree, and I think it holds for (...) (23 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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