<p>College</a> Degrees A Waste Of Time, Money | TBO.com</p>
<p>The</a> Worth of My Degree Doesn?t Equal the Debt</p>
<p>College</a> for Dummies... and Non-Dummies by Gary North</p>
<p>YouTube</a> - Brain, No Gain: College a bad investment for jobless US grads</p>
<p>What do I make all of this?</p>
<p>They are haters.</p>
<p>Not a convincing argument</p>
<p>^ True.</p>
<p>But you have to understand, people who graduate from no-name college majoring in a fluff major coupled with a possibly dismal GPA will have lower job prospects. Math/Economics/Engineering majors with decent GPAs(above 3.0)from a semi-respectable college will have better job prospects.</p>
<p>The way I see it, college is good, but it’s not for everyone. A lot of pressure is placed upon people to go to college, when they either aren’t prepared for it, have no interest in going, or lack the discipline to do well. There are plenty of other professions that can lead to success for those who attend college, much more than “flipping burgers” as they so commonly get threatened with. Going to college doesn’t guarantee success, just as not attending guarantees failure. I think the important thing is that people make a name for themselves and do something meaningful as a job, rather than work through college for several years and expect a job to just land at the end. If fewer people went to college, that equals more funding/resources for those that do attend. </p>
<p>I’m not hating on college, but it’s not suited for everyone. A college degree can be very useful, given that the person holding it uses it well.</p>
<p>I think we’ve reached the point for a few people (obviously not most people but a few) where the benefits of a college education don’t justify the ridiculous cost. Think about the U.K. according to U.S. News and World Reports (judge it as much as you want it is a decent indicator of educational quality) World’s best university rankings 4 out of the top 10 Universities in the world are in the U.K… The tuition for any these four universities is less than half of the tuition of any of the other six universities (all American). And yet British students are having riots because of the cost increase of the British universities. It is understandable because not long ago they weren’t paying tuition at all but still the maximum any U.K. University is allowed to charge is around $14,300 (£9000). To some Americans it seems ridiculous to be forced into debt for years for an education when you aren’t even guaranteed to get a job when you graduate. And for a lot of Americans the cost of college isn’t really feasible without massive student loans unless you are fairly wealthy or very poor. </p>
<p>But I think I’ll take my chances with college and I’m fine with people thinking college is unnecessary because that’s less competition.</p>
<p>good.</p>
<p>If less people go to college, my degree will look even better to employers. ;)</p>
<p>^haha that’s the right idea</p>
<p>It depends on what you want to do.</p>
<p>If you are into the arts then No</p>
<p>But if you are going professional then yes</p>
<p>It’s not about the arts and sciences. It’s how much you actually want to learn. If you’re going to go and party for four years, then yeah, it’s a gigantic waste of money.</p>
<p>I guess we should delete this site now</p>
<p>The problem isn’t university-level education, it’s the culture selling people a “live your dream” philosophy where somehow going to college and getting a degree in “Peace Studies” is just as valuable as going to college and getting a degree in Engineering because of the personal growth.</p>
<p>People, even on this site, seem convinced that college is for “learning about yourself.” No, it’s not. It’s so you can earn a living and contribute to society. Don’t be a dolt.</p>
<p>^ This. Or at least double major.</p>
<p>Those who think that they can sail through university, graduate, and have job waiting for them at the end are greatly mistaken. I think it is those type of people with those type of expectations that end up believing that college is a waste of time. However, if you learn a lot, take advantage of the resources, make connections, and graduate with a decent GPA, I wouldn’t consider that wasted time or money.</p>
<p>Who cares. Make your own choice. If you want to go to college then do it. If not, then do whatever you want. </p>
<p>(Not talking about the original poster just a general statement.)</p>
<p>College is worth it because of the education and learning, not because of the higher-paying job you get afterwards. The knowledge itself, plus the staff there to make sure you understand it, is worth a good portion of the tuition.</p>
<p>Useually, there is a big difference between someone who has only a high school education and someone with a college education. Most people I know who didn’t go to college are ignorant and are overall medicore as human beings.</p>
<p>I know many who havent been able to go to college because of financial reasons and although they don’t have the most ideal job, they are not at all “ignorant and…mediocre as human beings.” At least that’s my opinion on the majority of my family (so I might be biased). In fact the most intelligent member in my family couldn’t even go to middle school.</p>
<p>I mean for the most part college IS necessary. Here’s a list of professions you need to be licensed in before you even get to practice it ( this is a LEGAL REQUIREMENT, so the appropriate person is held responsible, or worst case scenario get sued if anything goes wrong). You decide if you wouldn’t want your Doctor, nurse, accountant, engineer, lawyer, pharmacist, or dentist hold a license in their feild… I assume your answer would be YES.</p>
<p>No ones forcing anyone to go to college or not… I mean a formal education is a great thing to invest in, if you can’t afford a private university attend a 4 year public university.</p>