should I go to college or get a job?

[Fliko]

#1 Friend = He went to college spent alot of money and now he's in mexico teaching spanish in a dump school were kids are constintly yelling and whatever. I was talking to him the other day and he says he likes it but he cant fool me. He sends pictures and he lives in a dirt house WTH! (H = Heck)
So thats him. I dont know maybe i'm wrong. He doesnt make much either.

#2 Friend = This is # 1's friends Older brother they went to the same school spent alot of money and now he still lives at home (26's old) and plays Worls of Warcraft all day I want to call him so we could hang out but he always says no. Hmm dont know what to do with him.

#3 Friend = He's a cool guy and he was taking classes and wants to be a pharmacist and he now works in a cleaners with his parents. Hes 25 years old.
He kept telling me he wanted to be a pharmacist and how much money they make. Hmm i dont know what happin?

Friend 1 - Maybe he isn't lieing. I'd take this so called 'perfect' life of mine for one of living on the edge.

Friend 2 - He went to College, but didn't use his education to his advantage. My brother makes more/equal (Not 100% sure) money then my Mom. He went to College. 'nuff said.

Friend 3 - He's lazy? Not much for me to say.


Go To College!
Its all about the papers, and if you got the papers, you have a better chance of getting hired.

This is just personal opinion and suggestions though.

 

[MilkMan12]

You guys make some convincing arguments...but still. What should I study? It's not what I want to study that I should study, but something that will enable me to find a job afterwards. Don't believe me? When was the last time you saw companies hiring philosophy and history majors?(those are the subjects I am interested in). Being a high school teacher sucks big time so don't even mention that. lol.

I don't care about meeting people in college. I am such a geek I'd probably spend all day in my dorm room either studying or playing video games. I wouldn't have time to meet new people ha ha

I know one person who majored in American history...became a lawyer, now drives a ferrari and lives a very comfortable and happy life.

My uncle majored in French/Canadian Art History-he is now the Vice President of the technology department at a major bank living extremely comfortably and happy.

The Financial Representative at the bank I work at (who makes a ton of dough) majored in English and is extremely happy and living well.

My dad left college after a year and has been regretting it every single day of his life. He has told me the jobs he has been unable to get just because he was too lazy to finish college. He is incredibly smart running his own business and doing very well right now. But he says it's a bunch of shit, he would be making 3 times more and probably been retired now if he had gone to college.

Also that guy who is in retail who didn't go to college is the perfect example of why you SHOULD go.

You don't want to be turned down from a job your smart enough and capable of doing just because you didn't get a degree from a college even a shitty.

In life their are no shortcuts, don't short yourself out and take the easy way out and regret it.

Even after reading this post you still don't believe it then take it this way. Why risk it? Go to college guaranteed that you will come out no worse than you are now (extremely likely you will come out better but im going for the minimum here to prove my point) and guaranteed you wont have any regrets because you have a degree in your hand and can land any job you want now. If you dont get a job it wont be because u dont have a degree but because you werent good enough (which is a much better reason for not getting a job). Dont go to college, and hope that you can a land a steady job...you very well could and live happily ever after...but then theres also a good chance you wont because you dont have a degree...so dont take the risky shortcut. Just go dude...you dont even have to go to a good one or do well. Just at least get your degree. If you persue something in college thats even better.

 

[Mr.Kalashnikov]

I know one person who majored in American history...became a lawyer, now drives a ferrari and lives a very comfortable and happy life.

My uncle majored in French/Canadian Art History-he is now the Vice President of the technology department at a major bank living extremely comfortably and happy.

The Financial Representative at the bank I work at (who makes a ton of dough) majored in English and is extremely happy and living well.

Ok I am really serious about community college now. Just some thoughts on your previous comments. The first guy went to law school after undergraduate school, your uncle probably also had a computer technology certificate (A+, MSCE, etc), and the last guy, well, I don't know how he went from being good with words to being good with numbers .

Just go dude...you dont even have to go to a good one or do well

Are you sure? Every time I ask this friend of mine why he hasn't been able to find a job despite having a college degree, he usually tells me that it is because he didn't go to a top school, his GPA wasn't overly impressive, he studied the wrong subject, he didn't do any internships, blah blah blah. It's always some excuse. I just don't want to end up like that guy if you follow what I am saying.

 

[ComradeBadger]

Mainly if you have the drive to do something, you'll suceed at it

(He might just be making excuses)

 

[Que-Ever]

Neither.

 

[satch919]

Are you sure? Every time I ask this friend of mine why he hasn't been able to find a job despite having a college degree, he usually tells me that it is because he didn't go to a top school, his GPA wasn't overly impressive, he studied the wrong subject, he didn't do any internships, blah blah blah. It's always some excuse. I just don't want to end up like that guy if you follow what I am saying.

If you don't want to end up like your friend, then learn from his mistakes and do your best to earn a good GPA, pick a growing career field, and sign up for internships. In other words, do the opposite of what he did.

Once you earn your degree, it inspires you to keep on going up one more step. Make sure you narrow your focus pretty early on so that you can get your prerequisites done and move on to the "meat and potatos" of your chosen field.

It's also interesting to note that as you look into different careers, you start to think about things differently. For example, would you rather have a job that brings in tons amounts of cash but be unhappy with the work or go for a career that doesn't make boatloads of money but be totally happy and satisfied with your work? Sometimes trying to find a balance can be difficult.

:thumbs:

 

[Javert]

Are you sure? Every time I ask this friend of mine why he hasn't been able to find a job despite having a college degree, he usually tells me that it is because he didn't go to a top school, his GPA wasn't overly impressive, he studied the wrong subject, he didn't do any internships, blah blah blah. It's always some excuse. I just don't want to end up like that guy if you follow what I am saying.

Your friend just lacked initiative. College and degree have nothing to do with it, though a bad GPA and lack of internships/experience might have. Notice how one is independent from the other.

 

[Mr.Kalashnikov]

Javert, just out of curiosity. What's the lowest GPA that is considered 'good' (out of 4.0)? I don't mean good enough like to have Google and Microsoft fighting over you, but I mean, good enough to not be able to use it as an excuse for not finding a job? Also, is it true that employers want people who did a lot of extracurricular activities as undergraduates? And how important is the interview? If I look ok on paper (good enough for them to agree to give me an interview), but don't come across as an overly intelligent person in real life, does that really hurt my chances of getting the job?