2006-08-01 17:29:07 · 46 answers · asked by Heroic Liberal 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
no
2006-08-01 17:31:51 · answer #1 · answered by DisneyLover 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope. It could make us more knowledgeable than much of the world if we devoted those four years to serious study. But then so could four years of serious study anywhere.
Earning a college degree is simply buying a ticket. It's what we choose to do with the ticket that matters. The latest box office hit with SRO? An art cine to put us up there with the Elite? A war? A crime? A car chase? A love story (or lust story)? A satiric put-down? A Groucho Marx comedy? Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ? George Clooney's Good Night, Good Luck?
Ken Lay, President of Enron, had a good college education from a fine university. His ticket got him into a wide-screen Hollywood extravaganza. I think I'll use mine to rent the DVD of Babette's Feast one more time! Or just play my old videotape of Citizen Kane.
Hollywood technicolor? Been there, done that.
2006-08-01 19:37:38 · answer #2 · answered by bfrank 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It gives you a slight edge.
Had you made important contacts while at the University, you may be in good shape to succeed.
Smarter? I found many don't have street smarts which is important now-a-days.
I never did understand what all the fraternities are all about.
"Skull and Bones" always intriqued me.
It's the extra curricular activities that makes the difference between the seat warmers and those who make a difference.
Too bad many snot nosed types get graduated from our finest institutions.
I wish we had more humble people in power, like Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
2006-08-01 17:39:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
smarter than the rest of the world? No..
4 years in Uni helps you to think things through and how to solve problems etc.. Anyway, you field may be studied by a lot more people around the world and they may be smarter than you..
2006-08-01 17:33:49 · answer #4 · answered by band_craze4f 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure what you mean by "the rest of the world" but it definitely makes you appear to be smarter than those who haven't attended college. I see it every day in "real life"(college is not real life, thats why you see so many leftist groups in college) You can just tell when someone is college educated. They think more critically and adapt more easily to challenges and changing environments. These are skills that you learn in college.
2006-08-01 17:52:42 · answer #5 · answered by uscmedguy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No because there's still stuff we have no clue about. I don't know about you but I was never taught real-world skills... just concentrated on my major with the random math/history/music/geography class (waste of time and money for those). There are people all over the world that don't have a college education but are much smarter than those who do.
2006-08-01 17:32:43 · answer #6 · answered by stowchick01 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if you're still a freshman, no. HAHA
In theory, yes. But theoretical learning is no substitute for practical experience and raw intellect. It will help in critical analysis of problems later, due to the need for logical thinking for persuasive essays. But I'm sure you have meet plenty of "book smart" people that couldn't change a light bulb unless it was spelled out in a 200 page manual. Well, not the bad, but you get the point. I had a housemate in college. Very book smart, but when there was an extremely cold winter to save on utility bills, he took it upon himself to weatherstrip the doors and windows. Nice effort, but he weatherstripped the screen door. And I sat there and watched him do it. And then asked what was point of that. He thought about it for a minute and realized his mistake.
Point is I'm sure a college education helps develop the use of critical thinking, but the raw intellect needs to be first.
2006-08-01 18:14:48 · answer #7 · answered by robling_dwrdesign 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course not. the fact that you spend four years at a college or university means nothing if you don't take advantage of the opportunity and experiences that you can dominate while being on campus. A person can just be at a university for four years and never learn a thing.
You have to put an effort forth and work to earn your degree at the end. HOLLA!!!
2006-08-01 17:41:08 · answer #8 · answered by heart.doc/stemcell_89 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4 years in Unniversity and no I don't feel any smarter often the other way around.
I have met too many overly educated idiots and too many people with no education whatsoever that were very smart people.
On the whole sad but true I take most of my day to day advice from the barber who cuts my hair.
2006-08-01 17:54:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
4 years of school and a lot of life experience, maybe, but not just the schooling by itself. I took 12 years off after high school and moved all over the country. Now I'm back in school and actually give two sh*ts about what I'm learning. I think its because I know how bad it can get out there and it makes me appreciate the education.
2006-08-01 18:46:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would make you smarter than other people, but not smarter than the rest of the world...
2006-08-01 17:32:52 · answer #11 · answered by WTF 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋