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Also, to the degree that college is used as a signal of intelligence/skill, it's a waste for individually and collectively. You could just have the college ent

Also, to the degree that college is used as a signal of intelligence/skill, it's a waste for individually and collectively. You could just have the college entry exams and hand out diplomas for those, and it would be nearly as good.

bradlys 5y ago
Except they’re not used as a measure of intelligence or skill? They’re used as a measure of ability to go through a series of rigorous tests and do a bunch of work you might not like doing. They’re a litmus test to see if you’d likely be good for doing a job you don’t enjoy either. End of the day - work is work and they need history to show you can do more than the bare legal minimum of graduating high school.
- loonster 5y ago
  Wouldn't 4 years of work history be a better assessment?
  - bradlys 5y ago
    Yes. However - why would an employer take a risk on a high school graduate when plenty of people with college degrees (often with internship experience) are applying?