sometimes i feel as if college is just there to take up time in your life. all throughout high school that was what teachers taught. does anyone feel this way?
2006-11-20 03:45:04 · 8 answers · asked by daneb440024 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Been There Done That.
I am 50 now and still learning stuff. College was my grand acheivement in life. It motivated me to make something of my life and I did. I never used my actual degree (Criminal Justice) but I have it and can use it still (I may start teaching College soon). It not only taught me how to improve my life it gave me the tools to learn. I have spend my whole life learning things, everything I could. It gave me confidence in myself to suceed. This is the Goals of College. It is not just the structured life and the Algebra and other information you may never ever use it is all the stuff you do not see, this helps you the most.
I met my Husband in College (I am so glad I went for that reason alone) went into business and never looked back. I took college classes on things I have been interested about in life through out my life (30 yrs now). I never get enough learning. I am even taking one now. By owning my own businesses over the years I have acquired wealth and no longer work. And yes I get on Yahoo answers quite often to help others not just to waste my time.
My son dropped out of college just for the reason you mentioned. This is my youngest son. He now is back in college as he realizes the only jobs he could acquire without college were nothing using the brain (bouncer, security guard, parking attendant). He said no, I want to be more. So he is doing college part-time and working. It is slowly changing his outlook on life.
That is what college is about. Dont give up.
2006-11-20 03:55:51 · answer #1 · answered by Nevada Pokerqueen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no. The college experience can be over-rated and it can be a mile stone in one's life.
Part of is it simple statistics: people who earn a degree, on average, make quite a bit more money than those that don't. Too, 37% of the people who enter college drop out, not earning the degree.
The second statistic is a very big number, almost 4 in 10. There are people who say the college system fails because of it's high drop-out rate. I say it means that college is hard and should be. I think that piece of paper should mean something.
Another aspect is "rite of passage" into adulthood. College eases the blow of responsibility -- entering the work force at a later age. Also, it's a safe haven in many cases -- a chance to try new things in a secure arena, moving across the country to attend college is a daring thing to to do!
All things considered, I'd say college is not over-rated.
2006-11-20 12:00:17 · answer #2 · answered by wrathofkublakhan 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I definitely agree with you. It's not for everyone. There's nothing wrong with it if that's what you are absolutely certain what you want to do with your life. At 18, there are hardly any people who know what they want to do with their lives. But it's pretty expensive to decide you want to go and then drop out later becasue it's not what you thought it would be. Is there a trade school you want to go to? It's perfectly fine to skip college too. Quite a few people never go to college and they are highly successful and aren't limited to minimum wage, etc.
One of the things that colleges are notorious for is each professor giving you a workload that they feel they are your number #1 priority over everything else, even your job if you have one, so you don't have time to do the work for any other classes you're in concurrently.
2006-11-20 11:59:10 · answer #3 · answered by Cinnamon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I am hiring for jobs that are not labor/minimum wage type jobs I dont even interview people without a 4 year degree, unless they totally have a specialty, insane recommendations from people I trust, have been doing it for 10-15+ years, or are graduating soon.
Am I prejudice that way, yea but I only want the smartest, brightest, most educated, hardest working people I can find working for me.
2006-11-20 14:59:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't advertise this anymore, but the reason why higher education was instituted in the first place was for two simple reasons: (1) provide a place for people to meet life partners, and (2) to keep people out of the work force for a couple of more years in order to keep unemployment down.
It depends what you want to do in life, but higher education is not for everyone. Look at most of the people who run businesses these days. They never went to college, they just recruit college graduates to work for them.
2006-11-20 11:48:48 · answer #5 · answered by I Am Legend 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Overrated or not, at the end of the day it is not graduation from college which determines whether you will be successful or not. It is determination. Serious people usually succeed in reaching their goals. In general those kind of people prefer that they get college education. So its not the college itself.
2006-11-20 11:59:37 · answer #6 · answered by Smutty 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i don't know if i'd say it's overrated but i definitely don't think it's for everyone. you have to get some sort of training or education after high school if you want a good job so i think more emphasis should be put on alternatives to four years colleges and universities in high school, such as trade schools.
2006-11-20 11:51:03 · answer #7 · answered by Jenn 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
its over-rated if you LOVe minimum wage..
2006-11-20 11:52:49 · answer #8 · answered by enigma 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋