College Degree

A BA and a Masters, both in physics, with all my loans paid off and a job that required the Masters degree, for me anyway, was worth it. That Ph.D. that I'm still theoretically working on and paying tuition for 0 semester hours, on the other hand, well, I guess we'll see...

We may be able to earn a living without it. But reality shows that college graduates finds the best and high paying jobs the world has to offer. Most parents says, education and earning a degree is a wealth that no one can steal. no not even death.

A parent can spend hundreds of dollars just on school supplies and maybe clothes for their kids back to school needs. School supplies required by school districts for kids can run up to $200! Really, the Senior Prom may cost over $1000! In the 80's, at a state funded university, the books and tuition probably cost about $1000 for a whole year! $1000 nowadays might get you 6-9 hours. students are racking up debt without much luck finding the work to pay for it. I would consider a trade school or community college even though that can be outrageously expensive too! Doing AC, mechanics or plumbing can be hard work, but you can make good money.

I know plenty of people making around 12 bucks an hour with their degree that are 40 grand or better deep in loans. That seems kinda dumb, but even worse are people I know that can't even get a job in the field their degree is for. I suppose the thing I'd tell you fools is to get a degree in something obscure and profitable. Take my sister, for instance. She's a certified American Sign Language interpreter and has a masters in social work. She's busy, I assure you.

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College degree? Maybe a Master's from an Ivy League university.

I worked my way through college and, some how, some way, I finished, although I can't really recall how. I'm sure that there have been times when having Michigan on my résumé actually meant something, but I did earn that little fucker. Few objects in my life can conjure such vivid memories. When I stare at the warranty card from my washer/dryer, I'm not reminded of the mega concerts, the glut of fantastic drugs, the willingness to have sex (yes, I was a slut), the protests, the camping and the sex with the women I met while camping, the hitchhiking, motorcycle trips, van trips, car trips and the hitchhiking sex, the motorcycle sex, the van sex and the car sex. College was great! Ohhh! The college sex! GO! BLUE! Ah, yes...the good old days...when blow jobs were considered "sex".

If its from a big name school in the Ivy League it can fetch $20.00 at a flea market.

My first degree in computer science is absolutely useless and fostered a hatred of my college until the end of time. If you have to go to college, make sure the people there can teach. My college got a new football coach and started building new classrooms - honestly, colleges should concentrate on teaching and hiring better professors instead of the F-ups I had!

It really depends what the degree is in. In general, liberal arts degrees by themselves are worth the paper they are printed on. If I could get the money back that I spent on a BS in Communication, I would do it in a heartbeat. Obviously, there are specialized degrees such as in health care that are worth a lot. It's pretty disgusting what some colleges charge.

Sometimes I wish I had finished college,then I look at friends with Degrees who are either out of work or flippin burgers.

A bachelor's degree helps in getting an entry level job, however the current state of the economy nullifies the chance and expectation of getting a decent job upon academic completion like it would have a decade ago.

When I was in high school I was accepted by a number of colleges and universities, all the ones I applied at, but I decided to go to a closer 2 year school and transfer later. It was a bad move on my part because I should have just went to my first choice of schools. I didn't finish my two year degree and got married to my high school sweetheart which was an extremely stupid move. What has saved me from being a complete washout is that I've always been mechanically inclined. I found myself in the construction/industrial equipment repair field which pays rather well, not flat rate but hourly, and I've been able to make a living. The problem now is staying on top of my game. Many companies would rather hire two young kids at half my hourly rate and let them learn as they go which isn't unique to my field.

Increasingly, these have become what high school diplomas were twenty years ago. For many jobs, even those that have no real need for a college or university degree, they have become the prerequisite. As one example, the Canadian government now requires a minimum of a undergraduate degree for new hires. This includes clerical jobs that require a skill set possessed by most grade 9 students.

I do wish I could go back and finish my degree... I have my basic arts degree.... But the schools don't tell you the truth about colleges, and now Obama has made it even harder for teens to get the funding to go to college........ very very frustrating. I do feel that every child should get to experience college, IF that is what THEY want to do. Should never be forced on a child.......because what good is that huge bill going to be when they don't graduate......

They are handy, but can be overrated and sometimes done for the wrong reasons. I hate seeing so many college students try to get into difficult business courses and pre-medicine tracks because they worry that they won't get a job if they pursue something like an English major (even if they LOVE it). It's true- you might not get a good paying job right away with a liberal arts degree, but don't go into a pre-pharmacy track because you want a cushy well paying job- but hate chemistry. Still, it seems this is almost a requirement anymore, and with the financial outlay, who can blame parents for banning philosophy or language degrees in favor of BBAs.

Kinda but I don't need a degree to do what I do! Mechanics does require some schooling though!

Don't underestimate its importance, particularly while you're young.  Having one or not having one usually establishes the ceiling for your professional potential.

Considerably and increasingly so, if only to overcome prejudice from some who would otherwise misjudge your skills and capabilities.

College is for suckas...University is for cool people.

i suppose having a college degree helps. education is always good. however it does NOT make a person better than another person. this is what i resent in someone who has that masters degree. well goody for you! now get your nose out of the air. I am not impressed with you.

It really looks good on a resume. I got the job I have now the day after my interview.

Having one myself is very important to me; getting another is even more so.  However, whether or not someone else has one doesn't weigh in so much for me when it comes to liking someone ( . . . however, if they were, say, my doctor or something, THEN I would have to be a little more picky about their education level . . . )

Many careers require formal professional training before starting practice, but the degree in and of itself isn't at all that important.  It's what you take out of it that counts.  A lot of people with college degrees don't get far because they choose to not apply themselves.  Most anyone can graduate from college with a bachelors; the percentage amount of people with college educations continue to grow exponentially each year.  You are who you are, whether you have a B.A., M.A., a PhD, or a J.D. counts for remarkably little once you're out there in the world.

Though I got this far in life without it, I wonder how different my life might have been with a college degree. I consider it extremely important and it is one of my life's regret that I never earned one.

And two are more important than one. . .