My fluffy liberal arts degree is being paid for, fortunately, by my parents. If they withdrew their support I'd be in the nearest state school in a heart-beat.
I don't attend Harvard, but it is a top 5 within the mid-west. It's a prestigious name where I live, but outside of the region not so much. That's good enough though; I'm not a fan of job relocation.
Also I'm not dropping out lol. I'm speaking for many of my peers here. Fortunately I have the people skills to obtain the necessary internships to land the cushy job I need after college.
I just think it would do good for many of my mates to open their eyes, take the advice offered here, etc.
Originally posted by Kurk
My fluffy liberal arts degree is being paid for, fortunately, by my parents. If they withdrew their support I'd be in the nearest state school in a heart-beat.I don't attend Harvard, but it is a top 5 within the mid-west. It's a prestigious name where I live, but outside of the region not so much. That's good enough though; I'm not a fan of job relocation.
Also I'm not dropping out lol. I'm speaking for many of my peers here. Fortunately I have the people skills to obtain the necessary internships to land the cushy job I need after college.
I just think it would do good for many of my mates to open their eyes, take the advice offered here, etc.
A lot of the benefits of college aren't baked explicitly into the curriculum as well. So STEM v. liberal arts is sometimes the wrong argument, imo, or even degree v. other routes. There are social, networking, and self-actualizing steps that most take in college, where other career tracks might not afford them the same freedoms.
It's not hard to find success stories from either realm. Hell, I just read a book that basically sh*ts on expensive MBAs, and claims to be able to provide just as much benefit in its 400 or so pages. It makes some decent points and is useful. But then you look at the 1% (or 5%, or whatever), or hell, even just your above average, happy "successful" people, and you realize that, yeah, there are barriers that those degrees get you past.
If you really just want to start your own business, some online courses (without a degree) and devouring online and print resources can possibly be enough, without the cost of a degree. For those without the entrepreneurial strain, however, I struggle to imagine how they exist in the job market comfortably without some kind of degree. Even "random liberal arts degree" is a prerequisite for nearly any job worth the time. It often doesn't matter what the degree is, but when employers have dozens (if not hundreds) to choose from for many positions, it's an easy cut to make.