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Is higher education worth the price?
This seems like a very volatile time to take out money and I don't want these loans to set the precedent for my life.
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This all depends on what you consider "Worth the Price" and the value of the degree to not only society but yourself as well.
Time and time again, I have seen young professionals throw away their degrees because the value of the degrees to themselves doesn't match their goals. You need to be able to not only pursue something that the world of work wants but also something you want. I have a few individuals under me in my company that got degrees in engineering, nursing, education, etc, who decided it wasn't something they wanted to spend the rest of their life doing. To them, that degree is not valuable, it was not worth the price. On the flip side, there is nothing wrong with doing some soul searching and figuring out what you wish to pursue. If you know that a degree is going to be part of your passion, it's a very valuable experience, it's 4+ years of finding yourself, learning your passion, and making connections while you are young.
Since I do not know your passion off hand I want you to take some time and just think about the following questions and answer them to yourself.
- Is this truly my passion, or is it something that my current environment has persuaded me that I am interested in?
- What is the outlook for the fields that will use my degree in the long run?
- Will this take me further than not getting the degree? Let us be honest, in a world of A,I we are now heading/are in an era where your resume has to get past an AI bot before it ever sees a real person. AI Bots are known to instantly trash your resume if they don't have a few "key words" they are looking for and you can bet your bottom dollar its experience AND degree in most of the higher jobs.
In my final note, there is no age restriction for college. Remember that board game called "LIFE" where it makes you choose college or career in the start? Yeah, that's not life, nothing is stopping you from going to college while you are pursuing your dreams to fill out the resume as you live. I didn't my real certifications until my 30s, and my degrees till I was in 40s but I built my career during those times that way when it came to the job interviews I was able to have experience, education, and wisdom.
Time and time again, I have seen young professionals throw away their degrees because the value of the degrees to themselves doesn't match their goals. You need to be able to not only pursue something that the world of work wants but also something you want. I have a few individuals under me in my company that got degrees in engineering, nursing, education, etc, who decided it wasn't something they wanted to spend the rest of their life doing. To them, that degree is not valuable, it was not worth the price. On the flip side, there is nothing wrong with doing some soul searching and figuring out what you wish to pursue. If you know that a degree is going to be part of your passion, it's a very valuable experience, it's 4+ years of finding yourself, learning your passion, and making connections while you are young.
Since I do not know your passion off hand I want you to take some time and just think about the following questions and answer them to yourself.
- Is this truly my passion, or is it something that my current environment has persuaded me that I am interested in?
- What is the outlook for the fields that will use my degree in the long run?
- Will this take me further than not getting the degree? Let us be honest, in a world of A,I we are now heading/are in an era where your resume has to get past an AI bot before it ever sees a real person. AI Bots are known to instantly trash your resume if they don't have a few "key words" they are looking for and you can bet your bottom dollar its experience AND degree in most of the higher jobs.
In my final note, there is no age restriction for college. Remember that board game called "LIFE" where it makes you choose college or career in the start? Yeah, that's not life, nothing is stopping you from going to college while you are pursuing your dreams to fill out the resume as you live. I didn't my real certifications until my 30s, and my degrees till I was in 40s but I built my career during those times that way when it came to the job interviews I was able to have experience, education, and wisdom.