What good is college? I keep asking myself that. It seems college is mainly a bunch of hoops you have to jump through to get a piece of paper that employers use to weed people out. The sooner people realize this and just accept it, the better.
And that is not the end of it either. I mean really, when it comes down to it, all that matters is how well connected you are. Time for a job after graduation? Forget job applications and monster dot spam, just call up Uncle Fred, because that is the only way you are going to get a job that matters.
Bachelor degrees are so commonplace that to have one is not enough to get ahead in this world. A Masters Degree can help a bit, but not that much. Don't waste the extra year of your life. Get a bachelor's degree and then start calling your relatives. Or skip college altogether and get a job with no degree. Again, it is who you know. Or get an associate degree or one-year certificate. My best buddy from high school is about to graduate from a two year technical college and already has job lined up as an aviation mechanic and will be making more than I thought would be possible.
And don't waste time getting good grades in college either. Spend time making connections with people that are going to matter in your future. Research the backgrounds of your classmates and find a way to hang out with the rich. Pass your classes, shoot for straight B's. Leave time to network with the rich or famous. It will serve you better than studying in the end.
When it comes time for me to graduate, I will not be asking for much in the way of college graduation gifts. Give me the gift that keeps on giving - a JOB!
Post number 6 in Low Education
About Greg S.
I am about to be a sophomore at a university in the midwest with a student body of 8,000. Frankly I don't know if I will stay here or transfer to a different university or quit altogether. This university is a huge disappointment. In this blog I will go into details about why I say this.
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