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I feel superior for not following the system and even going to college to rack up debt to get a piece of paper. People rarely ask what college you went to. A n

I feel superior for not following the system and even going to college to rack up debt to get a piece of paper. People rarely ask what college you went to. A name-brand degree is just a pissing match that doesn't matter. 4 years of outdated assignments won't much of a difference further out in your life. The value of the paper you went into debt to get is going down every day.

notauser 17y ago
Every time I apply for a job, my engineering degree cuts out two or three annoying questions (which they might not even bother to ask before throwing my CV away). I'm thinking about moving to Hong Kong. A masters degree makes immigration trivial. Sometimes I find that an interesting problem is related to something I studied in college and so I know where to start. When I meet the parents of the girls I date I start with a few extra points of reputation in hand. Each time I sit more professional exams the whole process is well within my comfort zone so I can concentrate on the material rather than stress about the outcome. Not a bad investment if you ask me - although no one has asked me where I went to school in years either.