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Re:College has been oversold by pingswept on Wednesday November 02, 2011 @02:44PM (#3188305)
Sure, Jobs audited the calligraphy class, but he was able to do so because there was a liberal arts college running the class. The point is that the calligraphy class had substantial value later on, at least in the mind of Steve Jobs.
Re:College has been oversold by redthrowaway on Wednesday November 02, 2011 @05:09PM (#3188943)
I'm not arguing against the existence of liberal arts colleges; I did a philosophy degree before going into computer science and I'm happy I did. I'm saying that Jobs' experiences and influences aren't really a counter-argument to the idea that people getting liberal arts and humanities degrees likely aren't doing so as a considered investment in their future earning potential.