Did attending College help you at all?

Question

Sometimes people, friends or even our parents tell us to attend college for many reasons! However, for some people college can turn out great because they have desires to suceed in life! But for others it can turn out as their worst nightmare because they realize college was not for them, or they didn't took advantage of what they had. There's many reasons to this question. Did attending college help you in your life? Explain how the changes occur in your life? Do you loved or adored what you have now? Was college really worth it for you or you simply threw your life away? Can you give suggestions or preventions so others won't committ the mistakes you did?

Answer 1

yes
It may not be for everybody. Education is required for most jobs, that pay a fair wage. Also, just dealing with life itself. More Knowledge is not required, however it helps in many more ways, than one could believe

Answer 2

I attended college for years (1985-1996). It was the next step I was supposed to take, but I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. I recieved Pell Grant for my first two semesters, but since I was so unclear in my goals I failed the second semester and lost the grant.

I continued on after I moved to Atlanta, paying for all my classes myself. As I worked in hospitality and restaurant to pay for school, I was given better and better jobs until I was in management. Working 70-80 hours a week no longer allowed for school. With 124 credit hours (enough for a BS if I had taken the right classes), I quit attending.

I have since changed careers, and the indusry I am in now values the piece of paper. I just reenrolled to complete my last 30 hours to finally achieve my degree.

I have to say I am very frustrated and even angry at the higher education system that makes me take classes like Geology to earn a degree in Business Management. I see this as a scam to get more tuition out of students. I think the system needs to be more responsive to the actual needs of the student. Many students earn a degree and know little to nothing about the field they actually enter after college.

I would also recommend a couple of things to prospective students regarding the existing system.
1) Don't enroll just to enroll. Pick a degree and stick with it. It will save you time and money by not taking classes you don't need in the end. Unless you want to be a doctor or an engineer it doesn't matter what degree is listed on the paper anayway.

2) Ask the same question of three different "advisors". Most of the people you will ask about proceedures and school rules don't know the answer. They are students or they are teachers who could care less about your education. Ask until you get the same answer from two people, and stay on them!

3) Take all the classes you possibly can at a local college or smaller university. The classes are easier, and smaller. The teachers are more accessible. The tuition is cheaper.

I am glad I did attend college earlier in life. Now that I really need the degree I can finish in a relatvely short time. Unfortunately most of the world still sees that paper as important.

Answer 3

I am a senior at the University of Tennessee, and love it. I began college during the spring of 2003 and have 3 semesters left. It's funny cause in my family no one was pointing a gun at my head and telling me to go, I just knew it was the right thing to do.

Im 22 right now, I dont know how old you are, but do go to college. You will spend around 4-5 years at college (but it will be great), and then get out, find a great job, and probably make more money than your parents. I'm sure you love to shop and that takes money. Think about what you can do when your making $45-60K a year. And then think about what you can buy with $15-25K from a fast food job making $7-10 an hour.

Basically. Take the time to go to college, it is only a small percentage of your life, you will have centuries to thank yourself.

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Answer 4

College has been the time of my life. It is awesome. I've met so many of my friends here, I loved my classes, I love the athletics, the bars in town are so awesome that people come from all over the state of Texas to visit them (Northgate in College Station, TX).

Really, college is what you make of it. If someone goes to college expecting to meet people and have the time of their life, then they will usually do so. If someone goes, and doesn't go to class, study, meet people, or generally take advantage of what the school offers, then they aren't going to like it.

If college isn't for you, then you can always drop out and pursue other things. However, it's harder without a degree, and usually some excellent entrepreneural skills are needed.

You seem to have a negative view of college. Are you one of the people who see college as a big mistake?

Answer 5

I have always said that if I ever hit the lottery, I would go back to college and never leave until I was a scholar and able to teach on however many different subjects I decided.

I want to know everything and now... it's too late.

Life moves in a very rigid way and sometimes the feeling that college is "Not for you" is just something that will change with time. Don't give up on it now and then regret it later. You can't help how the world is set up, but unfortunately it is set up to leave people who can't keep up behind and unless you are extremely resiliant and resourcefull, it will be hard later on to ever have a career. You may not see the necessity for such a thing right now, but trust me, you will later on.

Some people are right brainer, artistic, sensitive types who don't take well to organized, predetermined, forced kinds of conformity, who loathe instatutionalized mindless tools who thrive in a competitive, trendy, cheerleader type enviorment.

I am assuming from this question that you are like me... NOT the norm. Not the perfect little Hitler-type standard of perfection the world just loves to love. It is harder for us. But trust me... it is worth it to get it over with now. It becomes harder and harder to keep up with society as you get older. and unless you are independently wealthy and living off a trust fund large enough to support you forever... You WILL regret it later if you don't finish it now... I did't. and it is my lifes greatest regret.

Answer 6

I'm heading to college in less then a week now. I'm excited about the opportunity i've been given by society, and I'm very ready to express my independence and be away from my parents for an extended period of time.

College is more then just collecting knowledge, midterms, and finals. It's the whole experience which makes one more responsible and independent preparing for the future as an adult in the workforce of our great country.

Answer 7

I have two degrees. The first time I went to college to study what I was interested in and I got a Bachelors in Biology. This was a waste of my money and time but was very interesting to me towards the end. Still it was hard because I had to work so much to pay for it I rarely got to devote sufficient time to my studies. That kinda ruined it for me, I think.

The second time I went to college was for practical reasons. I wanted a good, stable job. I got a Bachelor's degree in Nursing. Now I have a very stable, and decent paying job and I'm pretty sure its so decent paying and stable because nobody wants to go through that crappy college program to have my crappy job. But hey, as long as I can still work my *** off, I'll always have a job......and a ton of loans to pay off.

Answer 8

I attended a local university, took a lot of student loans, and now I can't find a job. I would totally recommend taking your pre-reqs at the local community college and then transferring. It will save you a lot of money.

Answer 9

there are some voactional school out there.. that they still consider college...u dont have to go to university to get a good job, or make alot of money.... there are people that are book smart and there are some street smart... they more good on hands on work rather than passing exams...

Answer 10

It was worth it for the experience, but as far as for a job no. I am not doing what I studied and neither are most my friends. It's funny my friends that didn't go are mostly making 100K or more.