College isn't for everyone, but if you go then you gotta make the most out of it. The fact that there are college graduates working the same 9-5 jobs a dropout could get is ridiculous.
The issue with his argument is those people most likely came from families that was middle class to upper middle class so they had a social network to fall back on. Also they most likely was above average intelligence.
I went to college and it was a good decision for me. I tell youngsters all the time, you don't have to go to college to be successful but you definitely should have a trade.
If I could change one thing, I would've went to the military first. To see some of the world and help pay for further education all on the govt dime. I didn't know what I wanted to do with life and wasted a couple years fukking around. I actually stumbled into my career my Junior year in college via internship.
People gotta think outside of the clichés when it comes to higher education costs, there are whole countries where public universities are free for everyone. Just cuz the US has some trash consumer trends in education doesnt mean that applies to everyone
A new study reveals that in addition to level of education lifetime earnings are influenced by several other factors, including age, field of study, occupation, gender, race and ethnicity, and location.
www.forbes.com
Median Income and Education
Here are the median lifetime earnings of full-time workers by level of education:
less than high school - $1.2 million
high school diploma - $1.6 million
some college, but no degree - $1.9 million, equal to about $47,500 annually
associate’s degree - $2 million, or about $50,000 per year
bachelor’s degree - $2.8 million, the equivalent of $70,000 annually
master’s degree - $3.2 million, or $80,000 annually
doctoral degree - $4 million, equal to $100,000 per year
professional degree - $4.7 million, or an average of $117,500 annually.
Two negatives about college is being in debt and not being able to pay it off and it’s not always guaranteed to land something successful. There’s some opportunity in it though.
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