The median cost of public college tuition and fees is about $10,000 a year for resident IN-STATE tuition. — Bitter Crank
I was wondering what other members think about college, if it's worth it, the reasons why one should go to college, and some such matters? — Posty McPostface
I always wanted to go to college, and even was at college for a brief while; but, then dropped out. Now, I want to go back and possibly finish a degree in psychology or complete my original major, economics.
I was wondering what other members think about college, if it's worth it, the reasons why one should go to college, and some such matters? — Posty McPostface
My friend graduated from one of the top three schools in the US for the same major I originally intended to go after, yet is struggling to find a job despite the status of his school and high GPA. — Posty McPostface
In short, we've gone from educated people who could be trusted, on the basis of their education, to handle whatever came their way, to people with a trade, who can be trusted, on the basis of their training, to do a job, but not trusted to handle anything that comes their way — tim wood
"Undergraduate tuition and fees: In-state tuition: 2,293.5 CAD (2015)" — Bitter Crank
You have to make college work for you, so to speak. Does that sound correct to you? — Posty McPostface
There are also more college dropouts than PhDs on the Forbes 400 billionaire list – 63 to 21.
There are disadvantages. The main ones are:There is no disadvantage in receiving an education — Hanover
Why do you reckon being young is a disadvantage when it comes to judging? Perhaps the young have their minds freer than the old, who are already conditioned by society, and hence not free.despite the disagreement by those typically young people who simply have not given themselves adequate time to secure meaningful employment. — Hanover
Why do you reckon being young is a disadvantage when it comes to judging? Perhaps the young have their minds freer than the old, who are already conditioned by society, and hence not free. — Agustino
Evidently. 30% of billionaires don't have a college degree.The vast majority of wealthy people have college degrees. www.google.com/amp/s/qz.com/969659/despite-the-myth-of-the-billionaire-college-dropout-most-wealthy-americans-have-a-degree/amp/ — Hanover
That is because college teaches you nothing useful for society. I've gone to college, and it's not about landing a job at all. I don't care about landing a job, I care about freedom, and I gained that through entrepreneurship and learning to solve actual problems and do things that help others. You don't need a college degree to do that.It's not poor judgment. It's just the fact it's hard to land that first real job and during that difficult period one questions having gone to college. The point is that that education will eventually pay off and your drop out will get further left in the dust. — Hanover
An education helps improve a person as it increases one's ability to intellectually process what is going on around one — LD Saunders
Another thing many people don't realise is that you can learn those subjects by yourself. Really, even in a technical subject like civil engineering (what I studied), you end up learning most of it by yourself. Many times what is in the lectures doesn't even come up on the exam - you have to study, research and read by yourself. So really, the university doesn't do anything except tell you what you need to study and provide a framework of easy access to books. You're still learning yourself.Would you take out $40,000 in loans to take a vacation for "personal enrichment?" — Pneumenon
I was wondering what other members think about college, if it's worth it, the reasons why one should go to college, and some such matters? — Posty McPostface
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