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I went to college for four years but didn't graduate. Today I'm having a great time coding and sys adminning in nyc. I enjoyed college times, but there's no way
by galdosd 15y ago
I went to college for four years but didn't graduate. Today I'm having a great time coding and sys adminning in nyc. I enjoyed college times, but there's no way you could con me today into thinking it was at all necessary from an economic perspective. I think of college as a luxury good spot, not as an economic investment. So I kind of agree with you on one hand, even though I have a softspot for college. Point is this: college has positives, but an efficient way to spend 4yrs developing skills is not it.
- megablast 15y agoWell, since you didn't graduate, you are missing an important part of college. As others have mentioned, this may be a problem later in life. I would agree with your main point. Also, I am not sure how you could go to college for 4 years (my comp sci * maths courses were 3 years), and not graduate?
- caw 15y agoSome colleges have longer plans of study. My school (Georgia Institute of Technology) was ~120 semester-based credit hours, and if you took 17-18 credit hours a semester you could graduate in 4 years. After freshman or sophomore year you really didn't take more than 13-16, which automatically puts you on a 5 year plan. That's also assuming you didn't fail any courses, which was extremely possible in some programs of study. Aerospace Engineering was a 5-6 year major for most, and it wasn't uncommon to see 7th year Aerospace majors.