i began a job at the end of the summer where everyone (though only 3 people) holds the opinion that higher education is useless and a waste of money, unless you know what you want to do. i don't know what i want to do, but i've always thought i would go to school. i like to learn. my boss says (paraphrasing) that people go to school, party, waste money, then are left with tons of loans to pay off. says it's a waste because everyone is going to college,just went because everyone else is, and the usually don't want to pursue what they majored in or dropped out. i will be paying for it almost completely alone, meaning if i were to go away to school my parents may be able to afford something like a $100/ mo allowance, but the rest is up to me. i feel discouraged by my coworkers, but maybe they're just mean. what do you think? is everyone just going to college because everyone else is, out of fear of joblessness?
2006-10-30
05:40:17
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Higher Education (University +)