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Don’t drop out of college to work, even if you have to go into debt. People value the social signal more than you think. If you’re ever up against someone with
by taurath 1y ago
Don’t drop out of college to work, even if you have to go into debt. People value the social signal more than you think. If you’re ever up against someone with a degree, even if you’re amazing, they’ll choose the degree 9 times out of 10. It’s not meritocratic, it’s CYA.
- mcsniff 1y agoIt is a great social signal -- excellent way to weed out people or orgs I dont need to waste time with. Value real life world experience less than college? Not compatible, move on.
- taurath 1y agoThis worked well for me, until I couldn't work for 3 years. Then, it was an automatic rejection even for companies I got refered to. Go without paper at your own peril.