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The entire "expectation culture" we've created around finding what you're suppose to do with your entire life in 4 years of college (or even less if you don't g
by halfmatthalfcat 5y ago
The entire "expectation culture" we've created around finding what you're suppose to do with your entire life in 4 years of college (or even less if you don't go) is insane.
I felt betrayed after I left college after all the bullshit peddled during high school that somehow you'll "find" yourself and ultimately, your professional purpose in 4 years.
- throwaway98797 5y agoSays the teacher who counts the days to their summer vacation.
- TrackerFF 5y agoTruth is, if you want/plan to join any elite/prestigious part of the workforce, there's almost zero room for soul seeking in college. One of the few caveats being that you went to some extremely prestigious school to begin with (Ivies, OxBridge, and similar), and didn't completely fuck up your grades. Companies are a bit more lenient toward those, and don't really care whether you studied art history, or mathematics. If you're alumni from those types of schools, you (or your parents) probably planned your future from pretty early on anyway. But for the rest - those that study at run of the mill schools - you really need to work hard, and having done research on what will yield the highest ROI. Every year you see senior students that suddenly discover elite companies and sectors like tech, finance, consulting, etc. and scramble to get a foot inside, only to find out that it's too late. Yeah, it's too bad that for most, those 4 or 5 years of college will more or less decide your professional future. At least, it will close a lot of doors.