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Well, if you could become the next Bill Gates, you could drop out right now.
And btw, truckers make ridiculously good money. Heck of a lot more than a Ph.D with a teaching job, or doing research.
Some make good money, some don't. This guy is going to be making $600 a week to start out. I did the math and that's $31,200 a year.
Decent pay, especially for a 21 year old college dropout. But professors make more. The highest paid professors at my college make 6 figures, and they start out at 48k.
And your Bill Gates comment is exactly the point I was trying to make. For Bill Gates, dropping out worked well for him. But for the average person like me, not so much.
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Some make good money, some don't. This guy is going to be making $600 a week to start out. I did the math and that's $31,200 a year.
Decent pay, especially for a 21 year old college dropout. But professors make more. The highest paid professors at my college make 6 figures, and they start out at 48k.
And your Bill Gates comment is exactly the point I was trying to make. For Bill Gates, dropping out worked well for him. But for the average person like me, not so much.
The "average" person doesn't cut it anymore, even with a college degree and MBA, unless of course you're satisfied with minimum wage, or just barely making it.
I guess you could start out teaching (with your college degree) and come up with some breakthrough and end up getting tenured and Voila, you're set!
The "average" person doesn't cut it anymore, even with a college degree and MBA, unless of course you're satisfied with minimum wage, or just barely making it.
I guess you could start out teaching (with your college degree) and come up with some breakthrough and end up getting tenured and Voila, you're set!
I sure hope that's not true. A high school dropout can make minimum wage. If the average person with a college degree makes minimum wage or barely makes it, what's the point of going to college?
However, based on the average income by education level, it appears college graduates make significantly more than their less educated peers.
And if you meant teaching high school, I can't. I'm not an education major.
If you meant becoming a professor, I don't want to get a Master's degree, let alone a PhD
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I sure hope that's not true. A high school dropout can make minimum wage. If the average person with a college degree makes minimum wage or barely makes it, what's the point of going to college?
However, based on the average income by education level, it appears college graduates make significantly more than their less educated peers.
And if you meant teaching high school, I can't. I'm not an education major.
If you meant becoming a professor, I don't want to get a Master's degree, let alone a PhD
A college degree does not guarantee anything. I may have been exaggerating a bit but don't think I'm far from wrong. There is way too much competition, moreso with the current economy and unemployment stats. People are willing to accept a lot of scenarios that were not even considered not that long ago.
Perhaps "most" make more. How significantly more is up to interpretation. You need to consider cost of living also. 80K in NYC is not much, but move to Paduca, and I'm sure it's significantly more.
You do know that a good ole college education nowadays is about as comparable as a high school diploma was a couple of decades ago. Some grads have no alternative but to get a master's since there are no jobs, they might as well keep going to school and hope for the best eventually.
Well here's your chance! Take a couple of ed classes and you'll be set.
But, you were right about something. This is technically a venting thread and we're lecturing. Hey, you can vent about that!
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^^^^ VP he is going to argue with you no matter what you say...
Well, I have nothing to do right now. My att u-verse is out and the tech is here trying to figure out which wire is killing the system. I haven't argued in a while. Need the practice. LOLLLLLLL
By the way, I'd like to start making money ASAP too. But right now, it's hard for me to make a decent salary. That's why I'm in college...to get a degree and hopefully get a job that pays a decent living (although that's no guarantee for college graduates these days unfortunately).
I wouldn't make a good trucker. I could never handle an 18 wheeler. And I'm too young right now anyway. You need to be 21.
I'm graduating college at 21, so I'd be getting my degree at the same age people get their CDL. For me, college makes the most sense. The world needs truckers, but I'm not one of them.
I'm on the 3.5 year college plan. I'm graduating a semester early. That just goes to show I really do want to start making money ASAP. I'm enjoying college but I also view college as a necessary obstacle on the way to success. If there was a way for me to be successful without college, I might look into it. But at this point, I might as well finish up my degree.
^^^^^ This is what I need to vent about today^^^^
Then do what is best for you and stop judging the rest of the world! You may be a soon to be college grad but you need a few more years to grow up and get over all your anger issues. I have never seen so many negative posts come out of such a young person. I used to love coming to this thread each day but you have taken that away with your negativity...most people make light of life here.
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