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If you have any doubts don't do it- find a trade, be a teacher, or a nurse, or something. Think its a ticket to a job? its a ticket to coping. Sure there are plenty of people who don't have a problem with it, but if you aren't one of them, please resconsider. You only have one life.
I'll second that. I used to think a 4 year degree was the only way to success and making a great living. Well, not only does it suck your soul dry sitting behind a computer all day, you really don't end up making much more money than somebody specializing in a trade. Especially since most people can market their own trade skills and start their own business. 4 year college is overrated and overpriced.
Good advice. It sucks that we're all told that the standard formula for success is high school -> college -> career -> marriage -> family -> retirement -> death. That doesn't work for everyone.
I envy people who know what they want to do with their lives early on. I think that one reason that many people fall into the college/professional life "trap" is because they think it's necessary (all the high school propaganda for college is ridiculous) and that at least by the end they'll have something to show for it-degree, money, etc. I'm in this category right now and am really on the fence about going back next semester. I probably won't unless I have an absolute clear imagine in my mind of what I'm going for.
If you have any doubts don't do it- find a trade, be a teacher, or a nurse, or something. Think its a ticket to a job? its a ticket to coping. Sure there are plenty of people who don't have a problem with it, but if you aren't one of them, please resconsider. You only have one life.
Good advice. It sucks that we're all told that the standard formula for success is high school -> college -> career -> marriage -> family -> retirement -> death. That doesn't work for everyone.
I envy people who know what they want to do with their lives early on. I think that one reason that many people fall into the college/professional life "trap" is because they think it's necessary (all the high school propaganda for college is ridiculous) and that at least by the end they'll have something to show for it-degree, money, etc. I'm in this category right now and am really on the fence about going back next semester. I probably won't unless I have an absolute clear imagine in my mind of what I'm going for.
Great thread
For every college educated person that wishes he didn't go to college, there are 69 non-college educated people who wish they had.
It's easier for a college educated person to find a job that doesn't require a college education than it is for a non college educated person to find a job that requires a college education.
As far as college is concerned, it depends on the major. Which will result in more lifetime earnings, Art History from Harvard, or Electrical Engineering from Cal State Northridge?
As far as college is concerned, it depends on the major. Which will result in more lifetime earnings, Art History from Harvard, or Electrical Engineering from Cal State Northridge?
AGAIN--not everyone is scientifically/math/health care inclined/motivated.
We NEED our Art History majors in this culture just as much as our math geeks. (no offense).
It's a mark of a CIVILIZED culture to have time for art, music, and so forth.
We might need some Art History majors, just not as many as we have. Remember the Bud Light 'Real Men of Genius' campaign, "Fancy Coffee Shop Coffee Pourer"
"What do you do with a Masters Degree in Art History? You get a nose ring and pour coffee for a living."
We NEED our Art History majors in this culture just as much as our math geeks. (no offense).
What we "need" is determined by the market, the demand for those services. One metric used for measuring demand is salary.
Why do basketball players make $10M per year? Chances are 5% to 20% (just guessing) of NBA players could do what you or I could do but only one in 10,000 of us could do what they can do.
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