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I don't look down on people with no college education. I have dated women with less than a bachelors degree, and see no reason why I wouldn't date someone with only HS.
The thing I see is that people without degrees think often that people with degrees should be given no extra credit. It's as if they think that they work hard and people who are in school just read a few books a week while sitting at Starbucks.
Uh ... we have had jobs too, and we work hard too. Often, advanced degrees are obtained part time while working. I have seen people making 15/hr bust their a@@ while going to school on nights and weekends and trying to raise kids too in an effort to better themselves. You're better than them because you lucked out and happened upon a real good job with just a HS degree?
So, why shouldn't we get extra credit? We could have, just like you, just kept showing up to work at 8 am and leave when the work is done until we croak. Instead, we decided to take things a bit further and get more education in an attempt to better ourselves. Taken classes after work, do homework on weekends, go back and obtain another degree instead of just 'looking for another job'. Believe me, the latter is the easy path.
To answer the question directly, no not really. Sure you'll have those people from both ends of the spectrum putting down each other, but generally people don't judge you based on your education level as long as your a kind, hard-working person.
Now what I find is that people tend to marry those of similar education level..not necessarily, but often. These days you rarely ever see someone with a Master's Degree or above marry someone with only a high school diploma. This is especially true of physicians. I notice more than ever now that a doctor will marry another doctor or someone in the healthcare field that has a similar education level (pharmacist, physical therapist, optometrist, PhD medical researcher, etc.) But regardless of career or profession, I notice more married couples having a similar education level and/or background.
Not sure if this belongs here, but this pertains to the social-life benefits of having a college-education.
By this, I mean those of us that are just high-school graduates and work in capacities that either didn't require a degree, or just got by with some trade-tech from a community college.
In the blue-collar fields, it's always possible to make just as much of a living as someone working some sort of job requiring an advanced degree of some sort.
However, when for whatever reason a blue-collar worker attempts to step beyond their social circle for a little more enlightenment, people in the other circle get alarmed.
Only reason I'm bringing something like this up is due to the various threads regarding STEM-related degrees and my current dissatisfaction with the employment field I've been involved with for the past, couple of years.
After getting done with the work day, it's nice to have a conversation about something other than NASCAR, or some recent mod some yokel put on their exhaust system.
However, I feel if I wander over to the other side without the "right equipment", I'll be asked to leave the table.
I don't care, but it's going to be up to the person.
However, it's understandable that college educated people will be more likely to hang out with other college educated people, simply because their social circle is going to be comprised mostly of people they went to school with or work with.
There is no way, no how that any ONE person knows what ALL college educated people do or think.
I totally agree and I also will add I'd that I see a lot of post where people claim to know people who are either more successful or educated without a degree. Now I'm not saying you guys are lying but, While I may not know A LOT of college grads, like some of you do, but the few that I do know regardless of race, gender, economic status,or geographical location tend to be more well rounded and successful then those without degrees. Also this seems to be the case for my extended friends as well which includes the people I have met through my friends. As far as success and education goes general speaking, just because some non degree holders are educated and successful( depending upon your definition) dosent make it the rule, but an outlier if you ask me it should rightful be acknowledged as such.
i've known folks who because of how their life turned out, couldn't go to college. that doesn't mean they didn't teach themselves or gained knowledge because they couldn't go to college. in fact, i think these folks are better rounded in overall knowledge than some college grads. why? because they gained knowledge of various subjects vs focusing on one.
trust me, college doesn't dictate how smart you are. i've also known a lot of smart stupid people if you know what i mean.
actually i semi take that back. i do look down on some folks, mainly when looking to date. a woman who doesnt have a degree, works part-time at a salon demanding a guy who makes 6 figures..well yeah, i'm looking down at her. just because you chose not to go down a higher education means you get to be picky about what income a guy makes. In this sense, yes i judge because i want someone who has motivation in doing what they want and not to sit around dreaming about their prince with 6 figure salary to treat them like a queen.
I have a few degrees and do not look down upon those without a degree AT ALL. Neither of my parents attended college, and they are some of the smartest people I have ever known -- well-read deep thinkers, on top of world politics and other subjects, avid theater goers, world travelers, etc... Everyone has a brain, humans are naturally intelligent unless mentally disabled, and 4-12 years of college does not make a person more intelligent for a lifetime. It does open up doors for a job, though. Especially for someone like me who has no inherent talents or the ability to make a good salary without a college degree.
If anything I look down on those with college degrees. I have 2 myself so I'm really low on the totem pole.
I find self- selected threads, such as this one so misleading and uninfotmative. Because the individuals that find this subject appealing will only reply. I have seen more people basing college grads on here than. Non degree holders, and since perception is reality, some of you seem a little insecure. As far as whether if degrees are better then H.S diplomas, well here is a pinch of reality for you..Do the jobs of the future require a college degree?
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