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The only reason I went to college was so I could be taken seriously and offered a job in my career. Before graduating I had 0 calls backs, after I started listing a completed degree I had many many call backs.
College may be a poor choice for some, but if you dont want to get stuck waiting tables or making coffee then its a sure bet with the right major.
The assumption that college is a four year commitment is absurd. AP classes mean you can get credit in high school, or the CLEP test allows adults to quickly get credit for classes. Community Colleges allow you to transfer credits. You can take extra classes, often at no extra cost. It's only 4 years if you go in taking the absolute minimum amount of full-time credits to get the degree.
The assumption that college is a four year commitment is absurd. AP classes mean you can get credit in high school, or the CLEP test allows adults to quickly get credit for classes. Community Colleges allow you to transfer credits. You can take extra classes, often at no extra cost. It's only 4 years if you go in taking the absolute minimum amount of full-time credits to get the degree.
Some academics have gotten this & are trying to change the system; Jose Bowen from Goucher College comes to mind -- http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/education/edlife/a-convers...
There's a good case to be made that learning job skills is not the main benefit of going to college: http://www.cato-unbound.org/2008/10/10/bryan-caplan/murray-n...
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Shouldn't the previous decade of schooling before college taught you how to make education decisions?
No. The problem domain is more complicated than can be understood and modeled by an 18-year old.
The assumption that college is a four year commitment is absurd. AP classes mean you can get credit in high school, or the CLEP test allows adults to quickly get credit for classes. Community Colleges allow you to transfer credits. You can take extra classes, often at no extra cost. It's only 4 years if you go in taking the absolute minimum amount of full-time credits to get the degree.
The reality is that most people take more than 4 years to graduate, especially at lower tier colleges.
College is a poor proposition for students at the lower tier colleges as well, but for different reasons.
The assumption that college is a four year commitment is absurd. AP classes mean you can get credit in high school, or the CLEP test allows adults to quickly get credit for classes. Community Colleges allow you to transfer credits. You can take extra classes, often at no extra cost. It's only 4 years if you go in taking the absolute minimum amount of full-time credits to get the degree.
Try listing Kahn Academy or free open online classes/certificates on a resume. The only reason I went to college was so I could be taken seriously and offered a job in my career. Before graduating I had 0 calls backs, after I started listing a completed degree I had many many call backs. College may be a poor choice for some, but if you dont want to get stuck waiting tables or making coffee then its a sure bet with t…
> “There’s no reason not to…” is not a positive argument for anything. It not be a positive argument, but it does set a floor for considering alternatives. Whatever you do end up choosing to do with your post-high school years, if it's not college, has to beat what college offers you. There's a lot to consider. Are you good at motivating yourself to do stuff? Can you think usefully at a high level? Can you chart your…
Shouldn't the previous decade of schooling before college taught you how to make education decisions?