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Originally posted by Konichiwaneko
What I've always questioned is the fact that people say your make more money with a college degree. The way I see it, if you get a decent job and started saving...4 years adds up to a lot more retirement then the 4 years you lose. Plus the fact you don't have to pay for school. It's argueable now, but in the past I could understand why college was more important.
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Its a short term vs long term issue. Yeah in the short run you make more money by not paying for college and going directly into the market. However, unless you have a skill that's in extreme demand the chances of someone getting a good job without a degree are slim. I think the degree really pays off in the later years in life. As you mature and want to move into a managerial type of position, you simply won't get promoted if you don't have a degree.
A seperate reason why I go to college is that I want to learn for learnings sake. I want to know why things happen, and how things happen. And most importantly, college really teaches you how to think and analyze things.
But lets not get away from my original post, what is the test about?