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Originally Posted by nostatic
I don't believe that any degree is "useless." But people need to have realistic expectations. College has little to do with content and more to do with process.
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My point exactly. The "content" that I picked up in college makes for more lively after dinner conversation but hasn't helped me make more money. I wish that I could have picked up some content in plumbing, carpentry, stonework, landscaping or MIG WELDING. Those are "contents" that would have added to my bottom line throughout the course of my life.
I learned more in 2 years and 7 months in the Army (right after high school) than I did in 4.5 years in college (after I got out of the Army).
25 years later, I'm still close to my Army Buddies and only keep in close touch with one guy from college. And the guy from college, I met at my part-time job. Rarely even saw him on campus other than sporting events or drinking events. As a matter of fact, this March I'm flying to Florida for the 12 hours of Sebring and am being hosted by... one of my Army Buddies.
And therein is my complaint with college. It didn't "improve" my chances for success. My strengths are written/verbal communication, negotiation/persuasion and an ability to discern efficiencies overlooked by others (attention to detail?), all of which I had developed by the time I was 21 years old.
Luckily, between the Army College Fund and my part-time jobs, I got out of college with zero debt. If I had run up a ton of debt, like the many USC grads that I work with now, I would be very resentful. (100k in student loans??? Are you kidding me?)