Re:College for all? Experts say not necessarily
by araneae on Friday May 14, 2010 @10:25PM
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The two professions you mentioned (doctor and lawyer) are graduate degrees.
And no, it's not true just of programming. I'm currently working a job that I would get paid more for with an Associate's in the field... my four years of Ivy League education is totally worthless.
Basically, the only use of a 4 year degree is a stepping stool to a professional degree. For the vast majority of folks, it's completely useless.
Re:College for all? Experts say not necessarily
by tjr on Friday May 14, 2010 @10:30PM
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I've worked in several jobs that explicitly required a 4-year-degree. One of them even made me bring the physical degree document in so they could photocopy it for their records.
And no, it's not true just of programming. I'm currently working a job that I would get paid more for with an Associate's in the field... my four years of Ivy League education is totally worthless.
Basically, the only use of a 4 year degree is a stepping stool to a professional degree. For the vast majority of folks, it's completely useless.