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Tash Jayasinghe
CibbuanoAn overrated product: the bachelor degree
May 7th 2008 03:46
I was at a dinner party recently, and when asked, I admitted that, if I were to speak to high school students, I would probably encourage them to avoid going to college immediately after high school.
That's what I did, and what all my friends did. It was inevitable... a bachelor's has become the new high school diploma, in a way, with the inflation of education creating a more expensive playing field.
My opinion was highly unpopular, with the people around me disagreeing strongly, saying that having any degree increases the chance of getting a good job, higher pay.
Right, ok. But what are these jobs? From the article:
"Perhaps worst of all, even those who do manage to graduate too rarely end up in careers that require a college education. So it's not surprising that when you hop into a cab or walk into a restaurant, you're likely to meet workers who spent years and their family's life savings on college, only to end up with a job they could have done as a high-school dropout."
When you compare that to the rising cost of education, it seems a little insane:
""I wasn't a good student in high school, but I wanted to prove that I can get a college diploma. I'd be the first one in my family to do it. But it's been five years and $80,000, and I still have 45 credits to go.""
There's nothing wrong with taking some time off school, getting out into the world, trying something new. My brother went to trade school, realized he wouldn't be happy working in that field, then decided, himself, to go back to Uni and get a degree. It worked out well for him - as an older student that has been out in the world, he understood the value of a college education, and took real joy in learning.
* this image is from showmenews.com
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Comment by Clint Emry
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I was talking to a lawyer friend of mine about a year ago about the BA thing. We both decided too that it was the new high school diploma in a way. For instance my father does not hire anyone without one, it is a Gov requirement in his line of work. But there are plenty of opportunities to make big money without a BA or BS.
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I'm not suggesting that you should never do one - just maybe not right after high school, and only if you really think you want to learn something at Uni. Otherwise, there are plenty of other things you can learn.
Comment by Clint Emry
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If you have some time after high school to find out who you are and what you want out of life it would help you in college. Without a point to going, then what is the point? Just to pay lots of money and then maybe not finish because you did not know know what you wanted to do, and maybe got burned out. At least a year break before college is good idea.
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