is college worth it anymore

[Tonus]

Typically, the difference between a college education and a high school one is about $500,000 over a person's lifetime, so I would have to say yes.

That's an average, and is dependent on a lot of different factors. In the USA the claim used to be that the difference was up to $1 million over the course of a person's working life. But given that so many of today's college graduates start their working life in five or six-figure debt, that number is probably not as high anymore.

I get the impression that a college education is still highly sought after in the USA, for no other reason than that you "must" get one. It has become an end unto itself for many people (witness the number of successful and highly-paid athletes who make it a point to complete a degree that they are almost guaranteed not to use) and therefore planning beyond it is almost nonexistent. Entering into $20,000 to $200,000 of debt before you even begin a career is not something that should be done as lightly as it seems to be here.

[Clueless Morgan]

I think in a lot of ways a degree has become a prerequisite for simply getting a job, whether your degree is applicable to that job or not. Some professions flat out require a degree in their field to even be considered for an interview (Lawyers, architects, the sciences, etc.). The college degree has become the new high school diploma.

So it's entirely dependent on what you want to do.

[nintendo048]

Typically, the difference between a college education and a high school one is about $500,000 over a person's lifetime, so I would have to say yes.

That's an average, and is dependent on a lot of different factors. In the USA the claim used to be that the difference was up to $1 million over the course of a person's working life. But given that so many of today's college graduates start their working life in five or six-figure debt, that number is probably not as high anymore.

I get the impression that a college education is still highly sought after in the USA, for no other reason than that you "must" get one. It has become an end unto itself for many people (witness the number of successful and highly-paid athletes who make it a point to complete a degree that they are almost guaranteed not to use) and therefore planning beyond it is almost nonexistent. Entering into $20,000 to $200,000 of debt before you even begin a career is not something that should be done as lightly as it seems to be here.

college is like a casino the house always wins. so what have we learned its better to be a tenured profesor.

[nintendo048]

That's an average, and is dependent on a lot of different factors. In the USA the claim used to be that the difference was up to $1 million over the course of a person's working life. But given that so many of today's college graduates start their working life in five or six-figure debt, that number is probably not as high anymore.

I get the impression that a college education is still highly sought after in the USA, for no other reason than that you "must" get one. It has become an end unto itself for many people (witness the number of successful and highly-paid athletes who make it a point to complete a degree that they are almost guaranteed not to use) and therefore planning beyond it is almost nonexistent. Entering into $20,000 to $200,000 of debt before you even begin a career is not something that should be done as lightly as it seems to be here.

college is like a casino the house always wins. so what have we learned its better to be a tenured profesor.

also i've noticed that students have a desire to obtain a degree that can help them benifit society in some way they should think twice aboout doing this if it has a large financial impact and leads to troubles in finding a job

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college is like a casino the house always wins. so what have we learned its better to be a tenured profesor.

also i've noticed that students have a desire to obtain a degree that can help them benifit society in some way they should think twice aboout doing this if it has a large financial impact and leads to troubles in finding a job

college is also like getting married lots of different girls and lots of different degrees and you pay for em both whether they do you any good or not

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college is like a casino the house always wins. so what have we learned its better to be a tenured profesor.

also i've noticed that students have a desire to obtain a degree that can help them benifit society in some way they should think twice aboout doing this if it has a large financial impact and leads to troubles in finding a job

college is also like getting married lots of different girls and lots of different degrees and you pay for em both whether they do you any good or not