Is College A Waist of Time? I think So, your Input?

Question

You Spend like $25,000 Dollors a Year For 4 Years, to land a sightly better Job(or Not) and then you spend the Rest of your life paying off student Loans! What is the Point?

Read this link First

http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2003/07/07-18-03tdc/07-18-03dnews-01.asp

Answer 1

I am in college currently and owe alot also in loans. But, that aside in most ways yes it's a waste of time. I haven't learned anything new really but it's a way for someone to get money and another one to discriminate against another really. I could do many jobs without a a degree but to do them they require that sheet of paper.So, I guess if I get more and can actually get a job in my field. I also look at the fact that I can learn something and pass it on to help others in life as life is a learning experience.

Answer 2

Based on the way you spelled and composed your question, I would say college would be a waste of time for you at this point in your life. First, you do not feel it can offer you anything, so you won't be likely to put much into it. If you don't put much in, you don't get much out. Second, your basic language skills would GREATLY benefit from a remedial reading and writing class before you apply to a college, because there will be an enormous amount of reading and writing to be done, even in the application process. As far as student loans are concerned, the interest on those loans is very low and it's a worthwhile investment. The payments are not usually crippling, either. One exception would be if you financed undergraduate and dental school AND your equipment and furnishings on student loans to become a dentist. You'd be up to your giblets in debt but you could get a handle on it after a few years in practice.
I have the sense that you expect work in general to be dull, unfulfilling and unenjoyable. Perhaps if you found a career track you would LOVE to do, you would have more motivation to get ready for college and get into a job. They say, "Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life." Ask for help from a local career placement workshop or firm or something to find out your talents and joys, and then consider what plans you have to make to get into a career you love. Good luck, young one.

Answer 3

If you truly think that, you either go to a bad college, you're "doing it wrong," or you just aren't cut out for college. If it's the first one, consider transferring. If it's the second, get more involved and try to have some fun, as well as actually study and learn something. If you don't invest the time, of course it will be a waste -- just like anything else you try to do. If it's the third, you're not ready for college and you should just leave and save your money, until another day when you might be ready for it.

Answer 4

Knowledge is never a waste of time. The knowledge you gain can change the world and help others besides yourself. Ignorance is never bliss. Do you want to spend your life in a low paying job and if you marry not make enough money to support your family when you could be making more money and live a better life?

Answer 5

I don't think it is a waste of time. I think it depends on what you are wanting to do for the rest of your life. Some jobs you have to have a higher education than others. So if you aren't planning on having ones of those jobs, then I wouldn't mess with it. Just work your way up the corporate ladder.

Answer 6

You do learn the difference between "waist" (a part of the body) and "waste" (garbage; that which is worthless).

College can be about more than just a job. It can about expanding your mind to consider things you hadn't before.
Although if you want to have any kind of professional job, you need to attend college.
Plus, lots of state schools are less than $10,000 a year.

Answer 7

LOOK AT THESE STATISTICS!

According to the Census Bureau, over an adult's working life:
High school graduates earn an average of $1.2 million.
Associate's degree holders earn about $1.6 million.
Bachelor's degree holders earn about $2.1 million.
(Not to mention master's and doctorate degrees.)

According to 2003 Census Bureau statistics:
Associate's degree holders average $8,000 a year more than their high school educated friends.
Workers with bachelor's degrees make nearly $23,300 more a year than high school graduates.
Master's degree holders average $11,300 more a year than bachelor's degree holders.
Professionals with doctorates have annual incomes $37,265 higher than workers with bachelor's degrees.

Most students today-- about 80 percent of all students--enroll either in public 4-year colleges or in public 2-year colleges.

A full-time student at a public 4-year college pays an average of $8,655 for in-state tuition, room and board.

A full-time student in a public 2-year college pays an average of $1,359 per year in tuition.

College will most likely land you a better job. Plus, it will hopefully make you smarter and more mature.

Answer 8

Depends on what you want to do in life..Some careers require a degree some dont..Some very influential people have succeeded in life without the benefit of an education,Others are perfectly happy working a job of labor as well..Go for what you want in life and do it your way!...good luck!..=)..(Vocational training is a good alternative to higher education)

Answer 9

Well if you have the grades and GPA, you can obtain scholarships and grants that you don't have to pay back. It is whether you wish to venture into a career field and make a more successful business career, or vocational school may be better suited.

Answer 10

A degree