I was recently discussing college with an acquaintance who does not agree with me that college isn’t really worthwhile sometimes.
I don’t believe college degrees are really worthwhile unless you’re planning to be a doctor, lawyer, accountant or some other specialized occupation. Maybe it used to be more valuable, but I believe college for the most part has been dumbed down. High school work used to be harder than what they’re teaching in college now.
My friend did not agree with me. Her reasoning is that it proves you can stick to something and finish it and people want to see that and therefore would rather hire a college graduate. That may be part of it, but I believe it’s more of a elitist mentality-if the applicant has graduated from college, they’ve “paid their dues” so to speak. Also, people who go to college are more indoctrinated into the PC mindset which rules almost every business setting.
I’ve worked with people who would rather have the older, more experienced person with no college than the kid who just graduated and can’t even file worth a darn.
“Her reasoning is that it proves you can stick to something and finish it and people want to see that and therefore would rather hire a college graduate. “
Also, many job listings require that you have a four year degree of some kind to even apply. So it’s not worthless.
I doubt it’s worth $30,000 though!