"College is a scam"
Anyone who thinks that is a fucking idiot, period.
Ok, ZIT, I would love to hear your argument. Please understand I am NOT recommending that HS grads shouldn't go to college, but it absolutely can be be considered a scam if you choose the wrong degree. I have a bachelors in business mgmt. I learned information, but I didn't learn any skills.
I didn't go to college because it was the thing to do. I did it because I thought it would help me get a better job and overall improve my quality of life. My very first day of college, we learned in Sociology that children are most likely earn the same amount as their parents (including the difference of inflation). This reaffirmed my reasoning for taking out loans for college. I was excited at the opportunity to break this trend.
I choose Business Management because everyone told me it would open doors. I could do anything I wanted. I wanted to be an entrepreneur. I did whatever I could in HS to make money (legally obviously). So Business Management seemed like the perfect choice/ Thats what I heard everytime I talked to some one when I was looking for advice. And I am not talking about just my mother. I talked to the owner of the local business I worked for at that time. I talked to my neighborhood Edwards Jones guy because Fortune Magazine at the time had Edwards Jones as the number one company to work for. I talked to anyone I respected and not person told me it was a bad choice. I wanted to make the right decision.
The Truth is a Business Management was a terrible choice and getting that degree HURT me more than it helped! I now have about $800 a month in student loans. $800 a month is $10,000 a year. Beside the money I must pay every month because I choose to go to college, I believe I lost an opportunity. I ended up quitting that local business job. It took me 5 years to finish college, and if in those 5 years, if I stayed at that company, I would of moved up. I would probably make more than I do now.
I could of choose a degree like Sports Management or one of those other completely pointless degree but I thought I was getting a life changer.The point is that college can be a bad choice for some. In fact, I say MOST majors are a waste. Engineering and Nursing are the only 4 year degrees that jump out to me that give you a great chance of success. At least in my area. There may be a couple more, but there are more that are waste than helpful.
On top of it, it's almost impossible to go to college and not get stuck with student loans. Student loan companies basically do what they want. $19k loan and pay back $104k. Not an exaggeration. That's all apart of the scam.
When I was in HS, graduated in 03, we were "sold" that if you graduated college that your life will be better. That's a lie!