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Originally Posted by Litos
sometimes I think school is for people who do not possess the fire and hunger to go out and make actual shit happen.
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I agree with this thought. Most students I see today are not driven, focused or have a road map on what their exact plans are in the future to come. They graduate and are like "what do I do now?"
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Originally Posted by Myrder
I believe it depends on the field but this topic has been beat to death in about 20 other threads.
Want to be a doctor? Yes college is worth it.
Want to be a guy that sells stuff? Probably not needed.
Want to sit and do coding all day? Maybe.
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I disagree. This topic is a bit more specific. Historically speaking, (circa 1990's) college was a huge benefit and the cost to get in was low. In 2014 and moving forward, I believe most 4 year colleges are a bad deal.
Even you mentioned being a doctor. My fiancee who is a RN works closely with doctors and has heard a common theme among most of these doctors. They say, if they could do it all over again, they would have been a nurse.
Depending on the practice, these MD's have insane amounts of student loan debt and when it is paid off (~10 years later), they work so damn hard that the extra $10-30k they make over some of these RN's isn't worth it.