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I think we push 18 year olds into spending thousands of dollars on a degree they may or may not need and probably don't care much about. If an 18 year old deci

by socrates1998 12y ago

I think we push 18 year olds into spending thousands of dollars on a degree they may or may not need and probably don't care much about. If an 18 year old decides he wants to get into programming and then realizes he wants a deeper understanding of computer science, then he should look into a college degree or classes. We have it backwards. College should be for people who know exactly what they want to study/do, not for people who have no idea what they want to do.

jrs235 12y ago
> I think we push 18 year olds into spending thousands of dollars on a degree they may or may not need and probably don't care much about. Perhaps we (folks who went to college/uni) also push it down 18 year old throats because of an unconscious need and desire to feel that our college education was and is in fact important and valuable. Think about all those ever increasing number of doctorates and advanced degrees that NEED students to justify their expense obtaining... > not for people who have no idea what they want to do. Most people just want to make "more" money so they can afford more EDIT: BTW, I believe everyone really needs to evaluate whether college makes sense or not. It doesn't make sense for a lot/majority of people IMHO.
- jrs235 12y ago
  The irony is I went to college basically because I was expected to. I remember it very clearly sitting in AP Calc my senior year of highschool in January and thought to myself "I should probably apply to some colleges. I'm kind of expected to go." I'm not disappointed I went but I don't believe it was necessary.
JoshTriplett 12y ago
> We have it backwards. College should be for people who know exactly what they want to study/do, not for people who have no idea what they want to do. That much I agree with: you should know exactly what degree you want to get before you enroll. College is far too late to explore your options.

jrs235 12y ago

> I think we push 18 year olds into spending thousands of dollars on a degree they may or may not need and probably don't care much about. Perhaps we (folks who went to college/uni) also push it down 18 year old throats because of an unconscious need and desire to feel that our college education was and is in fact important and valuable. Think about all those ever increasing number of doctorates and advanced degrees that NEED students to justify their expense obtaining... > not for people who have no idea what they want to do. Most people just want to make "more" money so they can afford more EDIT: BTW, I believe everyone really needs to evaluate whether college makes sense or not. It doesn't make sense for a lot/majority of people IMHO.

jrs235 12y ago
The irony is I went to college basically because I was expected to. I remember it very clearly sitting in AP Calc my senior year of highschool in January and thought to myself "I should probably apply to some colleges. I'm kind of expected to go." I'm not disappointed I went but I don't believe it was necessary.

JoshTriplett 12y ago

> We have it backwards. College should be for people who know exactly what they want to study/do, not for people who have no idea what they want to do. That much I agree with: you should know exactly what degree you want to get before you enroll. College is far too late to explore your options.