College Conspiracy

[RTHolmes]

one of the major advantages of college which doesnt get mentioned much is networking. that alone is worth a small fortune over your career, provides lots of options as you party with a diverse bunch of people going into different fields. this becomes very useful later

[BigR]

Military service is nice to have on a resume, but ask all the Veterans coming home from overseas, and you will find that many of them are going back to school because employers dont want anyone without a college degree....even if you have military experience. It is a simple fact of life these days...You need a college degree to land a good job. Someone with military experience AND a college degree is very hire-able. So maybe after you are done with your service, you will decide to go back to school?? Dont totally write off college because someone made a half assed "documentary". Even if you agree with everything that video says, you cant escape the fact that most employers will throw your resume away if you dont have a degree. 

I realize many of you didn't go to college, but still did great in your life. That is a MUCH harder thing to do nowadays for young people without an extensive resume and experience.

[Flipperk]

Military service is nice to have on a resume, but ask all the Veterans coming home from overseas, and you will find that many of them are going back to school because employers dont want anyone without a college degree....even if you have military experience. It is a simple fact of life these days...You need a college degree to land a good job. Someone with military experience AND a college degree is very hire-able. So maybe after you are done with your service, you will decide to go back to school?? Dont totally write off college because someone made a half assed "documentary". Even if you agree with everything that video says, you cant escape the fact that most employers will throw your resume away if you dont have a degree. 

I realize many of you didn't go to college, but still did great in your life. That is a MUCH harder thing to do nowadays for young people without an extensive resume and experience.

I would agree with this statement... half of my classmates at Embry-Riddle are military and I will tell you first hand that this statement above is true. They are going back to school because employers look for a degree.....period.

[Pigslilspaz]

Military service is nice to have on a resume, but ask all the Veterans coming home from overseas, and you will find that many of them are going back to school because employers dont want anyone without a college degree....even if you have military experience. It is a simple fact of life these days...You need a college degree to land a good job. Someone with military experience AND a college degree is very hire-able. So maybe after you are done with your service, you will decide to go back to school?? Dont totally write off college because someone made a half assed "documentary". Even if you agree with everything that video says, you cant escape the fact that most employers will throw your resume away if you dont have a degree. 

I realize many of you didn't go to college, but still did great in your life. That is a MUCH harder thing to do nowadays for young people without an extensive resume and experience.

Honestly, I was planning on going back to school after a career in the AF. Always been my goal to have a degree in History after I get my degree in Aerospace engineering. I honestly won't stop school until I get at LEAST 1 PhD.

[mthrockmor]

Higher Ed is the next policy bubble. College is great though higher ed has become just another special interest group. Over promised, over priced.

Boo

[oakranger]

I agree to some parts of this and waiting for the college bubble burst. However, there are some parts that are subjective to a fine line and other parts that is nothing more than fallacies. All this video is doing is painting an ugly pitcher about going to college, you will be in dept for the rest of your life, not get a job and the chines are getting the education and a job right away.

[CAP1]

By this I am assuming you mean what is the national average?

http://www.ssa.gov/oact/cola/AWI.html

"Latest index
The national average wage index for 2010 is 41,673.83. The index is 2.36 percent higher than the index for 2009."

You can look at several factors as with any statistic. Cost of living adjustments, benefit adjustments, etc.

 one can earn in the ballpark of 40k as a short order cook. or as a mechanic. 

[CAP1]

I'm in college and enjoying it immensely; there is also no way I would be able to go into any of the fields I'm interested in without a good education.

College isn't an insta-win button, it all depends on what job you want and whether you're smart in the way you seek it.

 i think that college, like anything else, is what one makes of it. those drones that they constantly reference......college or not, they'll never amount to anything.

[Ardy123]

Lets see, I...

• went to college
• Graduated with a Job already lined up
• Started off making above the average salary for the United States

  couldn't have said it better myself.

The BS anti-intelectial butcake has been going on for years, and to make it worse occasionaly you have biz leaders like the Pay Pal founder who are encourageing people to not go to college, despite them having gone to get MA and JD degrees.  

Go to college kid, get a degree in something other than underwater basket weaving, and live a decent life.

one can earn in the ballpark of 40k as a short order cook. or as a mechanic.  

and get a degree in mechanical engineering and make 50% more (even more in other degrees).
http://www.simplyhired.com/a/salary/search/q-engineer

[TinmanX]

Military service is nice to have on a resume, but ask all the Veterans coming home from overseas, and you will find that many of them are going back to school because employers dont want anyone without a college degree....even if you have military experience. It is a simple fact of life these days...You need a college degree to land a good job. Someone with military experience AND a college degree is very hire-able. So maybe after you are done with your service, you will decide to go back to school?? Dont totally write off college because someone made a half assed "documentary". Even if you agree with everything that video says, you cant escape the fact that most employers will throw your resume away if you dont have a degree. 

I realize many of you didn't go to college, but still did great in your life. That is a MUCH harder thing to do nowadays for young people without an extensive resume and experience.

Better still, use the Military to fund your education. Get a trade and qualifications while you get paid. My sister joined the RAF straight out of school and went that route. She's now a VP of a major manufacturing firm in the UK. Not something she would've thought possible with a B in GCSE Art.