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It’s strange how far American women are ahead of men at educational achievement. Education really is a feminist utopia (not really, but more than the real world

It’s strange how far American women are ahead of men at educational achievement. Education really is a feminist utopia (not really, but more than the real world). It also shows how out of touch education is that these gains don’t lead to better real world success. When I was in college I got good grades. My professors told me my grades were so good, I’d almost certainly do better if I dropped out. That’s how I learned higher Ed’s dirty secret: high performing drop outs do better than graduates. You’d think that would lead to some soul-searching in academia. But that doesn’t seem to be happening.

johnnyanmac 2y ago
>That’s how I learned higher Ed’s dirty secret: high performing drop outs do better than graduates. Well it makes sense... IF you can afford to drop out. the media praises people like Gates and Jobs for never finishing college but making billionaire empires, but it's not like they didn't each burn millions on failed projects first before hitting the gold mine. How else are you supposed to stand out as someone "high performing" but with no certifications to show for it? You gotta be your own business. If you don't have that business acumen (and a small loan of a million dollars), dropping out is horrible advice. In my anecdote of one, college did help me discover topics that really mixed together my mix of talents and passion into one field. I just wish they told me earlier that the jobs tend to expect masters before my grades tanked. I made out okay and am taking a long cut, but you always wonder about what could have been.
- pyuser583 2y ago
  If I could do college over, I would have learned to code earlier, networked, and got a job at Facebook or Google my sophomore year. Not really. I was studying something I loved but was really impractical. I had the money to major in basket weaving, so I did. But if I needed cash, it would be coding and Google.

johnnyanmac 2y ago

>That’s how I learned higher Ed’s dirty secret: high performing drop outs do better than graduates. Well it makes sense... IF you can afford to drop out. the media praises people like Gates and Jobs for never finishing college but making billionaire empires, but it's not like they didn't each burn millions on failed projects first before hitting the gold mine. How else are you supposed to stand out as someone "high performing" but with no certifications to show for it? You gotta be your own business. If you don't have that business acumen (and a small loan of a million dollars), dropping out is horrible advice. In my anecdote of one, college did help me discover topics that really mixed together my mix of talents and passion into one field. I just wish they told me earlier that the jobs tend to expect masters before my grades tanked. I made out okay and am taking a long cut, but you always wonder about what could have been.

pyuser583 2y ago
If I could do college over, I would have learned to code earlier, networked, and got a job at Facebook or Google my sophomore year. Not really. I was studying something I loved but was really impractical. I had the money to major in basket weaving, so I did. But if I needed cash, it would be coding and Google.