Tag Archives: university

Is university worth it?

Posted on 2017-04-21 by

The Freakonomics podcast “Is college worth it?” was sadly centered on the economic returns of studying and on US colleges, but one student of economics and philosophy had this universally applicable answer: If a bunch of people from the community sat in … Continue reading →

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Thoughts of the Day 7

Posted on 2017-01-31 by

Don’t blame me for looking at your ( . )( . ) when you wear sunglasses and I can’t look at your eyes. In Venezuela, the richest country in South America between the 1950s and the 1980s, and still the … Continue reading →

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Is there a discount if I get MA and PhD at the same time?

Posted on 2014-08-04 by

You can tell that something is wrong with higher education when university degrees are advertised at “999 €” prices like bicycles or package holidays. (European University in Skopje, Macedonia.)

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Renting in Frankfurt, Germany

Posted on 2014-07-02 by

The people at the Students Office at Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany are at least honest about the difficulties the incoming students will face with finding affordable accommodation: “It’s a tight rental market in Frankfurt. It is not easy to find … Continue reading →

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Easily Confused, # 12

Posted on 2012-11-10 by

Registering with university for the new term, it dawned on me: Continuing registration is better than continuing resignation.

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MA Philosophy at the Open University

Posted on 2010-10-25 by

Good news: I will be a student again! I have been accepted into a programme for an MA in Philosophy to begin in January 2011. Philosophy should be both interesting and challenging enough to enable my brain and my mind … Continue reading →

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