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[-] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago
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Yeah, fuck that. I didn't go because I had no interest in sitting in yet more classrooms listening to people drone on and smelling other people's farts for 4 more years

[-] GBU_28@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What did you spend your money on?

A degree focusing on intensive career training in a field that is highly demanded, and networking,...

or a "life experience" and a degree in underwater basket weaving?

[-] socsa@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I mean I get why people like being edgy about this, but the statistics don't lie. A bachelor's degree on average increases weekly pay by about 50% over an associate degree or trade/apprenticeship. You can absolutely make a good living without a degree, but they are definitely worth the cost for most people.

[-] GBU_28@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah editing my comment,y my "success" part just meant following a profitable major

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