Re:Do You Really Have to Go to College?
by csomar on Monday March 11, 2013 @06:28AM
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The connection economy we live in today has had drastic effects on the incentives and economics of education — yet it seems that colleges haven’t really taken notice.
Obviously, Colleges didn't take notice because enrollment is still high and people still bet on their degrees.
What I think colleges should do, is not reduce their tuition, but improve their brand. It's not the degree that matters, it's the college that you graduated from. If the quality of graduates of a certain college drops significantly, this will affect the whole college graduates credibility.
If you are looking for a JOB (at a company), go and get a DEGREE. That's it. The typical path. There is no creativity in this path. If you are looking to become an ENTREPRENEUR and start businesses and stuff, I'd say give college a shot (maybe a year or two) and then drop (if you don't like it).
There are many other ways to network beside college. But I'd say, give it a shot.
Obviously, Colleges didn't take notice because enrollment is still high and people still bet on their degrees.
What I think colleges should do, is not reduce their tuition, but improve their brand. It's not the degree that matters, it's the college that you graduated from. If the quality of graduates of a certain college drops significantly, this will affect the whole college graduates credibility.
If you are looking for a JOB (at a company), go and get a DEGREE. That's it. The typical path. There is no creativity in this path. If you are looking to become an ENTREPRENEUR and start businesses and stuff, I'd say give college a shot (maybe a year or two) and then drop (if you don't like it).
There are many other ways to network beside college. But I'd say, give it a shot.