Tell me again why a college degree is worth any &*$%?????

Metrogo · Mar 20, 2009

Fiorentina lives! said: ↑

Yeah this is a rant.

Today yet another unprofessional recruiter pulled another sh%& stunt on me. I won't go into the details "cause I'm just fuming.

And with all that's happened with the layoffs and with no jobs... and looking at this one picture of a college graduate with a sign that read: "College graduate $90,000 in debt; Where is MY bailout?"...

Really is a college degree worth any sh&%??

3.52 Magna Cum Laude Bachelor's Degree... a Master's too... always a model student and person...

So I get rewarded with extended chronic unemployment.

Really, how can we look straight-faced to our youth and tell them to spend thousands of dollars because a college degree is such this awesome thing??

How can we tell the youth to study when they see dropouts makin' money trafficking drugs and prepared people struggle even to work at BK???

If I had known I woulda never gone to college, I woulda played in some rock band or crap like that...

Colleges are obsolete. They are NOT worth anything anymore. At least not $20K a year.

I know this: a degree still matters in medicine and engineering... that's IT. If you won't study either major, don't f-ing waste your money!!

Let's not lie to our youth anymore... or at least realize you have to give them SOMETHING to look forward to.

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I hope you enjoyed college, and felt that you learned a lot. As for a job, hang in there. Get involved with things you enjoy, find yourself, and eventually you'll find your niche. You'll look back at this time some day and be happy that you didn't get swept up in a career track at this point in your life.

minorthreat · Mar 21, 2009

uclacarlos said: ↑

Let's face it: big cities are very appealing for profs and students alike.
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[insert complaint about the University of Chicago]

Minnman · Jun 6, 2009

If you think getting a decent job with a college degree is difficult, then why don't you start trying to get one by telling people you only have a high school degree. My guess is that it just might be a little harder going.

Degrees allow you to apply for certain jobs; I needed a masters degree to even be considered for the job I have (my MA field was irrelevant). That's about it. I don't have a problem with that.

And, by the way, my undergrad career at Wisconsin was a far greater learning experience (in every way) than was the time I spent at George Washington getting my MA, and at a fraction of the cost.