In America? lol! Yeah, it's either a college degree or a textile mill. Are you sure yer in the right party? The DEMs love that textile mill BS! There is opporunity ALL over America in countless jobs, a lot of them fun and rewarding. It's just too funny to see the college degree holders defending their egos on this thread. Too much fun. But I have to go do some work now. Self-employed, doing what I love, supporting myself, having a fabulous time in jeans and a tee shirt. Buhbye.
The degree holders have been stating facts. It is the one's like you that have been huffing and puffing to build up your ego.
I am sorry you are bringing up egos and personal points. I am not defending my ego, and in fact I am one bringing up ideas that could replace much of traditional college. Perhaps you are the one trying to defend a personal choice. Certainly different choices work for different people. I certainly dont regret going for a PhD, for example, but I wouldnt recommend it to most people.
You are simply saying things that are untrue. It is simply untrue that you can bust into most professional fields without a college degree, and I mentioned the many fields where this applies.
In my case, I was working minimum wage prior to degree, then got engineering job based on my BSEE and MS CS at age 21. There was no way I’d have gotten that salary or job at that age without the degree. It takes years of experience to build a track record enough to match the MS credential.
And for doctors, lawyers, PEs, and CPAs, the degree is vital to the professional degree credential.
Yes, you COULD manage to educate yourself and become self-made professional success. But do most 18 years olds have that wherewithal? Many don’t. Most 18 year olds need a bit more maturing to figure out what they want in life, and it doesnt hurt to have them learning all they can while they do it. The one exception is business. I will be telling my own kids to think about using $100,000 to start a business at 18 instead of going to college. But I don’t think they’ll take me up on the offer.
“Self-employed, doing what I love, supporting myself, having a fabulous time in jeans and a tee shirt.” That sounds great. But you can also be an engineer in high-tech and wear those outfits.
BTW, did you open a new grill? :-)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2060949/posts
Degree holders defending their egos? Excuse me?
It is smarmy, arrogant, holier than thou posters like you who have come on here to tell degree holders how stupid we are for spending the time, effort, and money to earn a degree and WE are the ones with the big egos?
You sound like a bitter and unpleasant person. Buhbye, right back at ya.