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Originally Posted by irateplatypus
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.
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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.
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From what I understand, businesses aren't looking for the rubber stamp anymore, because so many hacks graduate without any significant knowledge or experience. I have this uncle who's rather snooty about his Princeton education all the advanced degrees his children have. Guess what: they are what my father calls the "cronically unemployed." My uncle has a doctorate in English and hasn't found an english teaching job in 8 years. When one of my friends decided to go to college, his father said, "Don't be surprised if you get a degree and end up working at McDonald's for 10 years."
The best bet is to become VERY good at whatever you want to do with your life. Do the work or apprentice and read books on your off time to pick up the academic aspects of the work.