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I have a thesis that I will propose about the state of college education in the United States. As I get to overhear many a student conversation on trains, social gatherings or from colleagues at work who have kids going to college I am stuck by the disconnect between fact and fiction. The kids that are in college (largely as in the middle of the statistical bell curve) are taking on loans that seem to average $30,000 by the time they get done with 3 to 4 years of college. That they are now looking to earn a wage to payback this loan becomes an immediate daunting task ahead of them when they need to be looking at the world through the opportunity lens without a hurdle just out the gate. American students have always in the past found gainful employment in a field of their choosing regardless of the field. That sure changed over the last 2 decades. Somehow though they have not connected with reality of today's education. They continue to do hourly jobs to fund part of their edu...