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Maybe rephrase "College Is a Waste for __fill_in_the_blank__ Majors" Is college a waste for Doctors & Lawyers? Do you want a doctor to learn his trade on-the-

by proee 17y ago

Maybe rephrase "College Is a Waste for __fill_in_the_blank__ Majors" Is college a waste for Doctors & Lawyers? Do you want a doctor to learn his trade on-the-job? College is a big waste for a lot of majors, but certainly not in general...

MicahWedemeyer 17y ago
I know they're not valued much here at HN, but don't forget the Liberal Arts types. Art History and such may not be my cup of tea, but I'm glad someone out there is teaching and studying it. College may not do much for the entrepreneur types, but I didn't know I was one until after college, and it took the skills I acquired there to get myself off the ground.
zacharydanger 17y ago
College !== Law School College !== Medical School
bokonist 17y ago
Doctors learn medicine in medical school. College is just wasting time jumping through hoops. As for law, a friend who recently graduated from law school said, "We would spend all semester paying to hear our professors who just liked to hear themselves talk. Then we would spend our summers interning and get paid to learn useful skills."
- fatdog789 17y ago
  Doctors learn the prerequisites to the stuff they learn in Medical school: chemistry, biology, all that other science. Lawyers learn the law in law school. We do not actually need to go to college for anything, since the law does not rely on any prerequisite knowledge, except maybe (American) political history and intro-level macroeconomics.
brianwhitlock 17y ago
Doctors do learn on the job. Med School, Residency, etc. When they are done with that they are "practicing". They also spend time keeping up with the latest research and best practices(we hope).
stcredzero 17y ago
Do you want a doctor to learn his trade on-the-job? That's what rotations/residency/intership are. On-the-job training.
ajdecon 17y ago
Not to mention electrical, mechanical or chemical engineers, scientists, editors, diplomats, or anyone else who requires a large and deep pool of specialized knowledge.

by proee 17y ago

MicahWedemeyer 17y ago

I know they're not valued much here at HN, but don't forget the Liberal Arts types. Art History and such may not be my cup of tea, but I'm glad someone out there is teaching and studying it. College may not do much for the entrepreneur types, but I didn't know I was one until after college, and it took the skills I acquired there to get myself off the ground.

zacharydanger 17y ago

College !== Law School College !== Medical School

bokonist 17y ago

Doctors learn medicine in medical school. College is just wasting time jumping through hoops. As for law, a friend who recently graduated from law school said, "We would spend all semester paying to hear our professors who just liked to hear themselves talk. Then we would spend our summers interning and get paid to learn useful skills."

fatdog789 17y ago
Doctors learn the prerequisites to the stuff they learn in Medical school: chemistry, biology, all that other science. Lawyers learn the law in law school. We do not actually need to go to college for anything, since the law does not rely on any prerequisite knowledge, except maybe (American) political history and intro-level macroeconomics.

brianwhitlock 17y ago

Doctors do learn on the job. Med School, Residency, etc. When they are done with that they are "practicing". They also spend time keeping up with the latest research and best practices(we hope).

stcredzero 17y ago

Do you want a doctor to learn his trade on-the-job? That's what rotations/residency/intership are. On-the-job training.

ajdecon 17y ago

Not to mention electrical, mechanical or chemical engineers, scientists, editors, diplomats, or anyone else who requires a large and deep pool of specialized knowledge.