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Originally Posted by jay-g
Is college a waste of time? College is a waste of time and money, only if, you a have a Bill Gates mind, or you would be perfectly happy working at a factory or other non-degree establishments. But if you dont want to work in a factory and use your brain instead of your back, then yes, college is a pretty good way to give you direction, secure your future, and financial worries.
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That's the part that I'm particularly disagreeing with. I work alongside a lot of college graduates in the IT field, doing a technically related job. It's certainly not what would be considered a non-degree establishment and critical thinking is an important part of the job. I got where I am based on my own merits and experience. If I take this other job (which is a lot of the same duties, but with higher pay and more room for advancement) I'll have done the same.
This is the issue I have. There's a widespread belief that a college degree is necessary to avoid the 'low' jobs, such as manual labour or fast food. It's entirely possible to get into a lot of high level jobs without a single scrap of paper to back you up. It takes a lot of hard work and a willingness to start at the bottom, but so does college.
I'm actually also going to disagree that there's anything special about the guys on the Fortune 500. Their minds don't work differently from yours or mine as such, but they do have two things you and I don't. One is the knowledge that it doesn't take anyone special to be at the top and the other is the courage to act on that knowledge.