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Tashaya
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Why do people say in order to succeed in life you have to get a degree in college?
Do we really need college to become successful. I’m genuinely interested because why give all this money to not become successful. Then a person who does not go becomes successful and not in debut.
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TRAVIS UPCHURCH
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College teaches you how to learn. If you are a naturally hard working and curious person, you may not need that via college. Some careers may not need a full four yr degree. Vocational trainings wont need that. Just depends on what you want to do, who you know and where you want to live. There are ways to get college paid for and to avoid large debts too. CLEP Tests, dual credit, or AP tests are useful for that. There are other ways too.
Brandon Dang
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Depends on your definition of "successful".
I will say that having a degree has lost its value quite a bit compared to before. Most of the things that are taught in classes you can basically find online and using A.I. The only value that I personally see a degree having is one of two things.
A job is requiring a person to have a degree of a certain type and level.
The degree is specialized and requires a very specific person with specific qualifications and degree to do.
Other than these two things I mentioned above, the value of the degree has dropped quite a bit. I have seen people with no degree get very good jobs compared to me, a person with a degree.
I went to college but couldn't find a career from the degree I went to school for. I bounced a lot around jobs and now I am on a career path where I am somewhat satisfied in this bad job market.
The last thing I will say about this, is that sometimes a person just needs to be lucky to land a good job and career path. With so many people in the job market nowadays, it is very VERY hard to get a good job. So luck is major factor in getting a job as well.
I will say that having a degree has lost its value quite a bit compared to before. Most of the things that are taught in classes you can basically find online and using A.I. The only value that I personally see a degree having is one of two things.
A job is requiring a person to have a degree of a certain type and level.
The degree is specialized and requires a very specific person with specific qualifications and degree to do.
Other than these two things I mentioned above, the value of the degree has dropped quite a bit. I have seen people with no degree get very good jobs compared to me, a person with a degree.
I went to college but couldn't find a career from the degree I went to school for. I bounced a lot around jobs and now I am on a career path where I am somewhat satisfied in this bad job market.
The last thing I will say about this, is that sometimes a person just needs to be lucky to land a good job and career path. With so many people in the job market nowadays, it is very VERY hard to get a good job. So luck is major factor in getting a job as well.