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irateplatypus · 07-02-2005, 05:59 AM

as much as i hate to admit, college simply as a means of getting from point A to point B is pretty effective now-a-days. with the increasing number of internet courses and night classes, nearly everyone has access to a college degree. which means, in the long run, that a Bachelor's has become the baseline in most well-paying positions.

i hate that it has become that, just a rubber-stamp for a resume, but it has. my advice to anyone is to get a degree if you are able, even if you hate school, even if you've got limited funds, even if you have little desire to do so. the way the education-level landscape is configured... you'll be way behind the game without a degree. there will always be someone who otherwise will look similarly qualified as you on paper, but will have taken 18 hours at the University of Phoenix or some nonsense. i dislike speaking about college in such a utilitarian way, but that's the reality of the situation... that's the advice I'd give to any friend.

07-02-2005, 05:59 AM	#57 (permalink)
irateplatypus can't help but laugh Location: dar al-harb	as much as i hate to admit, college simply as a means of getting from point A to point B is pretty effective now-a-days. with the increasing number of internet courses and night classes, nearly everyone has access to a college degree. which means, in the long run, that a Bachelor's has become the baseline in most well-paying positions. i hate that it has become that, just a rubber-stamp for a resume, but it has. my advice to anyone is to get a degree if you are able, even if you hate school, even if you've got limited funds, even if you have little desire to do so. the way the education-level landscape is configured... you'll be way behind the game without a degree. there will always be someone who otherwise will look similarly qualified as you on paper, but will have taken 18 hours at the University of Phoenix or some nonsense. i dislike speaking about college in such a utilitarian way, but that's the reality of the situation... that's the advice I'd give to any friend. __________________ If you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves. ~ Winston Churchill Last edited by irateplatypus; 07-02-2005 at 06:05 AM..