tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post4483053227508484878..comments2023-10-27T03:41:13.171-07:00Comments on Warning Signs: What is a BA Degree Worth Today?Alan Carubahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-70605590955534246782013-02-23T08:48:28.085-08:002013-02-23T08:48:28.085-08:00Thanks, Judy, for your input.Thanks, Judy, for your input.Alan Carubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-65081141418939905712013-02-23T06:37:29.326-08:002013-02-23T06:37:29.326-08:00I went back to college and finished my BS and grad...I went back to college and finished my BS and graduated college at 57. It was my only chance at getting the job I wanted, even with years of experience because a degree is required now in my field of work. Of course then I had to wait for that dream job to come around, which it did two years after I graduated. There is value in a degree for some people, I think, particularly those who are focused and are willing to do what it takes to get where they want. <br /><br />While I went to college, I also put two of my kids through college. One has done very well, but she's so focused and took a job before she graduated (recruiter hired her at a job fair before she graduated) in a field she did not want, knowing that two years at this job would open doors for her. She realized she had to be strategic in who she worked for but she did it and now has the job of her dreams.<br /><br />My other kid loved college but never finished and could not for the life of her figure out what degree she wanted. It was a painful few years for all of us. But I don't think she should ever have gone to the university.<br /><br />I will say that when I was in college a few years ago I met many people who were there who did not belong there. They could not write a paragraph (seriously!) and they could not form a cohesive argument and get it on paper. I once asked a professor why these people were in college, or how they got there, and I was told they had "passed the test". I'm not an educator but I could see that they were not college material. But the government was paying to educate them and what they really needed was remedial reading and writing.<br />Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16267599569298012883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-41567125291961194692013-02-23T04:37:37.207-08:002013-02-23T04:37:37.207-08:00@Damon:
Very true what you say, especially as the...@Damon:<br /><br />Very true what you say, especially as the vast majority of colleges in this country - public and private - are charged taking an already brain washed mind - and dry cleaning it with a double dose of Marxism.<br /><br />I agree also that a young person is better off going directly into business or the military after high school - one go-getter kid I knew in Melbourne, Florida started his own lawn care business with only a few hundred bucks in capital, and only a few years later was doing quite well with a small staff of employees.<br /><br />And even the kids I knew in Melbourne who went into fast food industry were working their way up the business ladder to crew chiefs and assistant managers long before their "smart" college friends graduated with their worthless degrees.Ronbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02767498198886077632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-28741711581745095462013-02-22T09:30:03.351-08:002013-02-22T09:30:03.351-08:00This idea proffered by the Left that everyone shou...This idea proffered by the Left that everyone should go to college so that they can be indoctrinated into the Leftist religion is wrong. With 50% of those starting college never finishing, clearly some people should not go in the first place. Some of the wisest people I know don't have college degrees, also some of the wealthiest.Damon Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597799409282854715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-3823025909654908942013-02-22T08:53:32.412-08:002013-02-22T08:53:32.412-08:00I hated High School and I detested college - I lea...I hated High School and I detested college - I learned more using my free public card and joining the book of the month club.<br /><br />In regards to my B.A. in History from Rollins College, the self styled "Harvard of South" - I attended classes for only one semester, having knocked off the rest of the requirements for a B.A. by taking end of course examinations and receiving credit for my military schools.<br /><br />The cost? Maybe $1,500 as I received an active duty military discount.<br /><br />I graduated with Honors in May, 1984 at the well appointed Winter Park, Florida campus - and just to P.O. Jeff Johnson, my pinko American history teacher, whom I disliked with white hot anger for his pathetic attempts to have me banned from his class for wearing my duty uniform, I wore my Army dress blues to the graduation.<br /><br />The man had nothing to say - maybe because of the sword? :-)<br /><br />Ronbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02767498198886077632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-17972085896453758292013-02-21T14:37:37.828-08:002013-02-21T14:37:37.828-08:00If it's a degree from Texas A&M it means y...If it's a degree from Texas A&M it means you can say, in a clear and precise voice: Would you like Fries with that?TexasFredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18008912292703416417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-61482442895086615012013-02-21T13:57:19.523-08:002013-02-21T13:57:19.523-08:00Good post. If one puts effort into college, and pa...Good post. If one puts effort into college, and passes with a little better than average GPA it should show a prospective employer you have the drive or "stick-to-it-ness" to get the job done. That and a resume of summer jobs along the way shows some personal responsibility, which is lacking in SOME of todays youth.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203730159790557719noreply@blogger.com