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Originally Posted by EULA
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.
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I would tend to agree with you when talking about most most liberal arts programs. My friend is about to get a bachelor's in philosphy, and seems to look at it more and more as being a degree in reading comprehension. He enjoys philosophy, but i think realizes that you don't need college to be a proficient philosopher. Most science and technical educations require access to expensive equipment and qualified professors to teach you how to use them, so forgoing college isn't really a serious option for them.