> I don’t think employers seriously believe that a BA in history teaches useful skills for a menial office job Teaches to write properly. You can't graduate fr

> I don’t think employers seriously believe that a BA in history teaches useful skills for a menial office job Teaches to write properly. You can't graduate from a BA in history without writing non-trivial papers and having some ability of conveying critical thinking. > Anecdotally, the biggest benefit of a degree for me was just meeting others with similar goals. The meta knowledge about how to get a job, what skills I need, credibility when contacting recruiters, etc. along with the positive peer pressure from being around more successful students. These things are were all “unknown unknowns” before I started. My hometown has no tech industry. You nailed it. These are impossible to replicate with online learning.