Nov 18 2012
Dreams vs Degree
I have always thought that if I had to pay for college with my own personal savings, I would never go in the first place. I just don’t see how it would be worth it to put yourself deeply in debt, while missing out on four years of experience just to say you have a degree. Then, once you have the degree, only using it to your advantage to land your first job because after that it is all about past job experience. The opportunity costs are not worth in my opinion; I’m confident that during the four years I would be at school, I could work my way sufficiently up through a company and be making more than right out of college with a degree. Obviously, I have no facts to verify this, but it is just how I feel, and reading the article “Forgoing College to Pursue Dreams” backs up my belief. The article talks about a Princeton dropout, who chose to pursue her dreams rather than a degree. Like the article states, I think the real world is capable of giving one a better education because at the moment the schooling system is still entirely based on marks, and taking a test does not help someone be successful after college. This is huge reason why I chose to take this class, Comm 101, because it encourages students to take responsibility for their own learning and gives a better representation of what life will be like after college. School and receiving a degree is important, but is too highly emphasized in society. All that should matter is if one is capable of going out and making a positive difference in our world.
Read the full article on The New York Times