If you went to college...did you finish college and did your degree help you get your current job?

Question

Do you think that your college education was worth the money that you spent on it?

Answer 1

Eh, sure. If you want it to be. I graduated, but every undergrad course I took did absolutely nothing to help me find my career path. Sure, some of them were interesting and helped me grow as a person. But, never once did I take a class and become instantly motivated to start a career in that field. I needed to get out of school and enter the workforce before I could really come to terms with what I wanted to do. After 2 years of trying different things, talking to people, and thinking about what I really wanted to do with my life, I went back to grad school and am in the process of getting my MBA. My experience is pretty similar to other's I have met. However, without my undergrad, I wouldn't have been able to go to grad school.

If you really want your undergrad to mean more, go out into the working world and find out what you really want to do with your education. Then, go to college.

Also, I have this theory that your future exists right now. Somewhere there's some person that will make the same exact choices that you will make in life, and you will pretty much where they are. Who do you want to be? And, if have found a person out there you want to be, how did they get there?

Answer 2

depends on the major, if it is a business major it will put you over the top in the interview process. But a college education can't earn you a job you have to be qualified smart and goal minded. I've seen people who never had a chance to college and have worked their way up to executive level positions, while people who went to college have stayed at the same position for a while. Only thing really a college degree can ensure you is finding more jobs. If the person who has no college degree gets fired it will take him a while to find another job. While the College graduate can find a good paying job quickly. It really doesn't matter if you have a college degree but for people it is a personal goal. Talent is in you, not something that can be taught.

Answer 3

Yes. I got an undergraduate degree in English, a very broad liberal arts degree. I thought about law school, medicine, journalism, but finally decided I wanted to travel. I took a job teaching English as a foreign language in Korea 6 months after I graduated from college. The only requirement was an undergraduate degree. I loved the work and I am now back in America pursuing a Master's degree in ESL that will enable me to have even better opportunities with better salaries. And, when I'm done, I might even know what I am doing in the classroom. :-) The money spent was nothing in comparison to the money I earned. Education is money well invested, but I think it is wise to invest it in something useful--not just anything.

Answer 4

I didn't finish college.
I still would like to go back and finish my degree.
I've worked for the same gov't agency for over 11 years and am the lead over the middle managers at my office.

I learned a LOT of things in college. Not all the lessons where the ones the teachers were teaching. Living on campus. Learning to co-exists with other people. Having projects and deadlines. Responsibilities.

I'm not really doing anything close to what I was studying. But had I not been there, in this town, I wouldn't have met certain people who've been instrumental in getting me where I am.

Had I not been in college, I'm not sure what people I would have surrounded myself with and where I would have ended up today. Maybe still working in a grocery store. Maybe something much more exoctic, exciting, and rewarding than where I am today. But I'm glad I went to college. I learned a lot about myself & life - and made the kind of friends who were people determinded to make something of their lives.

Answer 5

it is well worth it.. college grads usually make about a million more (in their lifetime) than someone with a high school diploma.. it also depends on what you want to do.. a degree definitely helps

as for myself? college wasn't my thing and i went straight to the work force when i turned 21.. i was able to invest a lot of money during my twenty something years.. rather than spend that money in tuition.. that money will go a long way because i started early

my only downfall is it's been harder for me to work my way up the corporate ladder.. plus i feel like i'm stuck with this company.. and don't have any other options in the mean time

it's up to you to see what you want out of life.. always have a plan B.. be creative.. think outside the box.. there's plenty of ways to be successful in life

Answer 6

Yes....I did finish college, then got a job in that field, then returned to college, got another degree and started to work in that field. The money was worth it.....the experiences alone have made up for it. I don't agree that all of the classes I took were really necessary for me to do my job, but hey...it made me more well-rounded.

Answer 7

Went to college and didnt graduate but I would say that in most cases a degree is an easier way to move up even if you do start at the bottom of the totem pole. I will hopefully go back and get my degree.

Answer 8

I started out in college to be an elementary ed major. Did that for three years and quit to raise a family.
In my thirties I went back to college to be a nurse and that has been well worth it! The pay is better than anything else I could do in northeastern Pennsylvania.

Answer 9

I finish Fine Arts,but i still haven't worked as an artist,maybe someday. I took up Education and worked as a teacher frequently and i,m currently enrolled in Early Childhood Educ. hope i could make it.

Answer 10

If you want to get a job as a scientist or engineer, you NEED to go to college. I did and it has so far payed off very well.

Besides technical fields, I feel college can be optional, depending on your circumstances.