JD Vance’s Drunken College Photo Met With Shrugs as the Facebook Generation Runs for Office

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JD Vance in Minnesota on July 27, 2024 (left) and a photo shared on Facebook in 2007 identified as Vance in college

I went to graduate school right after college, and I regret it. I wish I had waited and joined the workforce first.

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The author, not pictured, went right into grad school after college.

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Gen Z strikes back

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My son is heading to college in the fall, and he's behaving worse than ever. I finally understand why.

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The writer's son is misbehaving before he heads to college.

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I've been on a ventilator for 11 years. It hasn't stopped me from getting my master's degree and working full-time.

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The writer, not pictured, graduated college and got a master's degree despite his chronic illness.

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A millennial who's been looking for a job for over 4 years says his degrees have offered little value: 'I can't get anything even at minimum wage'

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Roland Hesmondhalgh has been struggling to find a job since 2020.

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Their son did well in high school and on his SATs, but got rejected from 30 US colleges. So they set their sights on Europe.

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Lou and Jennifer Zeidberg said their children were drawn to colleges in Europe because they were disappointed with the college application process in the US.

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I graduated from Georgetown in the 1970s. I'm glad my 3 kids all went to university in Italy instead.

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Over the years, the American mom visited her kids while they attended university in Italy. Last year, she moved to Florence with her Italian husband.

Lisa Diletti

I'm an American mom who raised my kids in Spain. They considered going to the US for college but changed their minds.

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Jackie Baxa and her family posing with their Foreigner Identity Cards in Spain. After 15 months of planning, the family relocated to Spain in 2016.

Jackie Baxa

I was given six months to live at 20. Years later, I'm a thriving college grad with a life partner.

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The author, not pictured, was given six months to live.

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