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Graduates Say Education Left Them Unprepared for Loan Meetings

Original: You passed every exam. You graduated. You sat across from a loan officer with 17 years of education and zero vocabulary

A widely shared social media post criticizes formal education for failing to teach financial literacy, describing how someone who passed every exam and graduated with 17 years of schooling still could not understand the paperwork in front of a loan officer. The post, referencing a figure of RM144, argues schools prepare students for tests but not for real financial decisions like loans and contracts.

Why now: Frustration with the gap between academic education and practical financial literacy is resonating with people facing loans and debt.

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• You passed every exam. You graduated. You sat across from a loan officer with 17 years of education and zero vocabulary for the document in front of you. The education system prepared you for everything except this room. RM144 Read it yourself: https://… · 6CircleSociety · 2

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