The only thing I learned in University...(I graduated 8 years ago)

[MasukBMW]

Want to feel like you learned something? Go for a real fucking major. You are absolutely correct, an English/liberal arts degree is absolutely worthless. No argument from me there. However, if you go for something that is actually needed in this world, MATH, SCIENCE, or ENGINEERING, I guarantee you that you will learn PLENTY.

I am so sick of hearing people complain about college. I go to a school that costs nearly 38k a year (no I am not required to pay that, as very few actually are) but I am in very little debt as I actually WORKED during school and paid off my own debt, crazy huh. I am an engineer in an extremely difficult major, so please dont tell me you dont have enough time. I am currently #12 in my class, so dont tell me your grades will slip. I also have already signed with a company making a salary north of 60k with benefits that rival public unions (that was a joke, but im sure you didnt understand it). I literally build the world you live in, very few can say they do what I do and I LOVE every minute of it.

Trust me, I have my problems with the education system, but this is the world we live in. You can not do what I do without an education. Period.

EDIT: I am drunk watching the Celtics, after working 20 hour days for the past 4 weeks. This was absolutely a rant, but the gods honest truth either way.

[mrsleeve]

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Makes a very very good wage much more than most guys my age that went to college.

You dont need college to make something of yourself. Hard work, willingness to seize opportunity when it presents it self, and a touch of luck, and you will be fine. Though there are draw backs to how I earn my living no doubt.

I will leave this right here.





Full disclosure: its not that I dont think college is useless, its good for some professions, but I feel apprenticeships are a far better way to train someone for a productive career

[canadiankid]

One of my old teachers showed up at my work today. Professional development: learning how to better prepare students for the workforce. He spent the day working with me and will spend 3 more next week. I was shell shocked. Although, he was probably the only teacher in my program to take the opportunity. Its not all bad if you take an applical to the real world post secondary education.

3 year Electrical Engineering Technology diploma(accalerated to 2 year)

[evandael]

Things like this are only said by people who never attended college and don't have the slightest clue what it's about.

College can go one of two ways. Case in point:
-I graduated in Engineering and my first engr job payed $60K, right out of school. The world is my oyster.
-My sister graduated in Philosophy. She is unemployed and working as a babysitter, same as a 14yo girl in HS
College is entirely what YOU make of it.

oh no, i'm in college. i'm getting a bachelor of arts, though, after switching from major to major and not wanting to spend a ton more money and time to graduate. i don't like the 'big10' educational experience or atmosphere.

i completely agree with your last statement. if i could do it over again (and i could, i suppose, with lots and lots of debt), i would have chosen something more 'practical' and pursued it in earnest.

[keefy6]

You got out cheap. Private university is $35k/year to learn the same lesson.

now that's a quote if ever there was one..

[Thizzelle]

it's all about planning in college too and sticking to the plan. figure out what classes you need etc. There were some BS classes i had to take but i looked into it and if i took the middle eastern studies it counted for 2 things to get me the hell out of college, so 1 less class, etc.

[slaterd]

Things like this are only said by people who never attended college and don't have the slightest clue what it's about.

College can go one of two ways. Case in point:
-I graduated in Engineering and my first engr job payed $60K, right out of school. The world is my oyster.
-My sister graduated in Philosophy. She is unemployed and working as a babysitter, same as a 14yo girl in HS
College is entirely what YOU make of it.

I cannot stress to you how true this is. Get a degree in what you like to do. BS! Get a degree in what jobs are opening up in the near future. Don't be a jackass, think of the future.

[CorvallisBMW]

but didn't you discover yourself in college? wasn't it the best 4 years of your life? what about all the beer and loose morals?



/fuck college.

Go to University, get degree(s), proceed in a completely different direction and put none of it to use in the workplace.

Things like this are only said by people who never attended college and don't have the slightest clue what it's about.

College can go one of two ways. Case in point:
-I graduated in Engineering and my first engr job payed $60K, right out of school. The world is my oyster.
-My sister graduated in Philosophy. She is unemployed and working as a babysitter, same as a 14yo girl in HS
College is entirely what YOU make of it.

[freeride53]

i have learned from everyone and everything around me so far that college is all about playing your cards right.

you're right, a diploma won't get me anywhere - rather the connections that i make with people / resources within, and around the school.

[Cephas]

go to junior college and do genral ed and some begining classes in major (get paid doing it)
then go to university for a couple years and graduate
only cost 16k for BSME @ state college
if need to say you went to berkley then do good and transfer last semester, wow you just graduated from berkley!
get job in field
no college debt after 5 years with M3 & house
drive M3 enjoy life

This *eleventy billion. Did the same thing just not Berkeley and not engineering. It doesn't need to be four years at the same place and it's not really about finding yourself. College is about what you make it, and that's the real lesson to be learned.

[Pac1373]

Go to University, get degree(s), proceed in a completely different direction and put none of it to use in the workplace.

lol, this is so often how it works out.

[slaterd]

Get used to it. You won't learn anything useful to your specific major until your last year.

[JA1991]

I'm in my 3rd semester of college and i haven't learned one single thing.

[jrobie79]

College allowed me to get the job I have right now...could I do it without my degree? Absolutely, but this company and many similar would not have even called me back regarding an interview if I didn't have a college education on there [resume]....granted I'm in a technical field and pretty much exactly what I studied for in college

if you major in womens studies, you honestly cannot expect a job that pays equivalent to an engineer. A lot of dopes out there feel that by JUST going to college you are entitled to some job that has a fast track up the ladder to the CEO position...it doesnt work like that
(I'm not saying that is you OP, just an example of my observations thus far in my professional career)

[slaterd]

I didn't get the college experience. My university was boring as fuck, I lived 60 miles away, worked all the time and had a girlfriend. My college years were boring and pointless.