8 Responses to How College Works: Expectations vs. Reality [Comic]

1. I would argue that this is a University problem, but I also know that Colleges in the US are very similar to Universities … unlike in Canada, where they are more vocational and hands-on oriented than Universities.

2. Wasn't like that at my college. I never had a single TA, my largest class was 30 students, and my average class size was about 12-14. :-)

   • seconded, not sure where beercow attended, and i'm trying not to make assumptions based upon his username.

3. God, this comic is way too fucking accurate. College in the US is such a scam.

4. yep… 3 years worth of this EXACT scenario.

   I am paying them to read some textbooks…

5. Can't believe we have to pay those crackpots horrible amounts of money to pretty much babysit us for a few hours.

6. That's why I just buy the books and read them. Oh, did you do it for the job? You see, this is what happens when profit is the motive.

7. we never had TAs in my college. If you had a problem, you either got a tutor or went to talk with the professor to get it hammered out.