[DeFault User]

a bachelor's degree tells an employer nothing except that the applicant has a certain amount of intellectual ability and perseverance.

It also indicates that the applicant can read and write, which a high school diploma no longer does. If the employer wants someone who can think and write well--that's another story.

[pepperdog]

“It also indicates that the applicant can read and write”

Nope, Sad to say but I had a few who could do neither. As someone said earlier, it’s all about the money. I don’t believe it was always this way but it certainly is now.

[ReagansShinyHair]

It also indicates that the applicant can read and write

Wow, you guys have been out of college for a while? They let anyone in now at many colleges, and you have to work to flunk out of most majors. It's too much trouble for profs to fail people.