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And when you graduate, enjoy working that Target or Wal-mart or a McJob!
Too bad these kids don't focus on technical or trade schools where REAL LIFE skills and not pencil pushing will earn you a living wage. Most college degrees today are useless. Computer science jobs are being outsourced (it's not just in the news or a TV show, it's real), and law work is suffering the same fate. The only profession is medical (IF you go full MD) but then again, the acceptance rate into medical school is very low and if you fail, you carry a huge debt for life.
If you asked me like 6 years ago if everyone should go to college, I would have probably laughed in your face and said "of course." After having graduated and earned a masters, I see exactly what the employment options are for every field. Things are so not what college admissions make them out to be. The competition is FIERCE and for every low-paying job that you are over-qualified for, someone will gladly take it in your place with even higher qualifications. It's kindof an uphill battle for many. And while certain majors are not in demand, is it really fair to have gone to school, to have developed excellent writing, verbal, and analytical skills and to have to settle for working as a janitor just to pay off your debt?
I wouldn't say college is useless. I got an accounting degree and I'm doing alright.
I would say it is useless if you major in something useless like history, political science, english, art history, philosophy, or a couple that the slackers really seem to gravitate towards- communications, marketing.
Get a degree in any of these and you should do alright in the long run (might have to take a crappy job or two to get started in this economy): accounting, engineering, computer science, information systems, actuarial science.
I wouldn't say college is useless. I got an accounting degree and I'm doing alright.
I would say it is useless if you major in something useless like history, political science, english, art history, philosophy, or a couple that the slackers really seem to gravitate towards- communications, marketing.
Get a degree in any of these and you should do alright in the long run (might have to take a crappy job or two to get started in this economy): accounting, engineering, computer science, information systems, actuarial science.
Those are the 2 most common degrees for people who move on to law school. So, while I agree that they are not as "focused" as other degrees, they have their relevance. I majored in English prior to my MBA (wanted something that would be more enjoyable as I minored in business and did not want to spend 6-7 years in nothing but business courses) and what I discovered was the reading load and the constant writing of the major left me in better shape to handle Masters level coursework than a lot of the people in my classes who had more "useful" degrees. So, as with everything, the choice of major should be one that is with a deliberate goal in mind...
And when you graduate, enjoy working that Target or Wal-mart or a McJob!
Too bad these kids don't focus on technical or trade schools where REAL LIFE skills and not pencil pushing will earn you a living wage. Most college degrees today are useless. Computer science jobs are being outsourced (it's not just in the news or a TV show, it's real), and law work is suffering the same fate. The only profession is medical (IF you go full MD) but then again, the acceptance rate into medical school is very low and if you fail, you carry a huge debt for life.
I never graduated from a technical/trade school or college, but I want to go back and manage larger projects. It's not going to happen without a degree. I don't work at Target or Walmart.
And when you graduate, enjoy working that Target or Wal-mart or a McJob!
Too bad these kids don't focus on technical or trade schools where REAL LIFE skills and not pencil pushing will earn you a living wage. Most college degrees today are useless. Computer science jobs are being outsourced (it's not just in the news or a TV show, it's real), and law work is suffering the same fate. The only profession is medical (IF you go full MD) but then again, the acceptance rate into medical school is very low and if you fail, you carry a huge debt for life.
I am a college graduate who, in 10 years has had little problem finding jobs. My undergrad major was English. I worked in auditing for a while, got my masters in accounting and my CPA license, and have worked in forensic accounting and fraud investigations for a while now. My English degree never really hampered me...I just always assumed I could do any job I wanted and applied to positions with that attitude. I have been told I interview well (with a lot of confidence) and maybe why that's why.
It boils down to this....I don't think you would find a lot of people with college degrees who would want to turn them back in (obviously there are exceptions). However, I think you would find many high school graduates who would really like a college degree.
I think this is more for people who freshly graduated since the 2008 recession
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