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No wonder this nation is screwed! Check out how many students graduated with these degrees in the 2008-2009 timeframe! And to think that thousands of students are in DEBT over this crap!
An education is only as useless or useful as the one least or most willing to put it to use.
+1.
It's not good enough to major in something cuz you like it. You also have to think to yourself, "How does this benefit my career path in the long run?"
You of all posters should know that there is much more to be gained from a college learning experience than can be found in regular life. Colleges and universities house a wealth of knowledge, from the faculty, to the libraries, to innumerable research opportunities and so on. The learner doesn't just gain knowledge in their chosen subject area, either.
I have degrees in marine science and geology, but have really been interested in astrophysics for the past couple of years. I am looking at going back to school for that. I have no plans to become an astrophysicist, but my thirst for knowledge is not quenched by publicly available books and lectures. What's wrong with people seeking to learn?
If that is the purpose (intellectual curiosity), everything you mentioned can be obtained by self-discipline and a public library. I just saved you 100K. You're welcome.
I'm honestly a bit scared that some people think English, Literature, History, Chemistry, Political Science, Agriculture, etc are worthless degrees!
There is an overabundance of English/Lit/PoliSci folks. The US needs more engineers, mathematicians and computer scientists. You go with what you need, not with what you want.
Theoretical chemistry may not get you nearly as far as ChemEng. Big oil, natural gas, etc doesn't want a theoretical scientist as much as they want someone who can improve a particular process. As an example, one of my colleagues is a pulp specialist in Chemistry and had to return to school for his PhD in CompSci because there just wasn't the necessary demand for his talent.
There is an overabundance of English/Lit/PoliSci folks. The US needs more engineers, mathematicians and computer scientists. You go with what you need, not with what you want.
You can do that. I'm not going to waste my money on a degree that I have no aptitude or interest in.
You can do that. I'm not going to waste my money on a degree that I have no aptitude or interest in.
The ultimate waste of money is on a degree that does not lend itself to career opportunities. In that case, I would simply self-educate and save a boatload of money.
One of the biggest groups of loan defaulters is the nursing students, a profession that is widely associated (incorrectly at times) with unlimted job opportunities. Even if the opportunities aren't unlimted, one can usually get a nursing job.
I didn't know that. I think one problem is that nursing takes true people-people and a lot of people are drawn to the high wages and job opportunities more than the work itself. It used to be more a vocation than anything.
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