Honest opinion?

[huntinforfish]

I would take a business degree again in a heartbeat. Best 40-50 grand I have spent.

As much as I hate my student loans right now, I would have to agree. Is/will pay off in the long run...

 

[svnmag]

It would be fun to speak in that clicking African language. On safari you could tell them you didn't want dung on your grubs.

 

[johnr]

and if you ever go lion hunting you could have an inside know if they are taking you on an illegal, prized, collared, worldly, loved, and studied lion poaching.

Them blue gums sometimes trick a guy.

 

[huntorride365]

I graduated grad school in May. It was a shitty two and a half years. Worked full time while doing it, plus 900 clinical hours. I think it will be worth it. Life pretty much sucked for those years. Make sure you are focused; it won't work if you aren't completely driven to succeed. Make sure your wife in on board if you happen to be married.

 

[eyexer]

healthcare would be about the only thing to be going to college for right now. anything else would be a crap shoot. at least a 100k crap shoot. Trade school would be another decent thing. yet there's suckers out there that still want that psychology major lol

 

[Bed Wetter]

I would take a business degree again in a heartbeat. Best 40-50 grand I have spent.

Really?!?! I spent 5 years to come out with a business degree and that was about 3.5 years too many.

College is nothing more than a very expensive way of finding out how much you already know. In business school I learned quickly that I was the sucker in a brilliant business model. I'm always reminded of Good Will Hunting when Matt Damon says to that college student, "your parents are paying 100 grand so you can learn everything I learned for $2 in late fees at the public library."

If you want to learn about business, get a job. If you want to learn another language, get Rosetta Stone (really, it works. We used it in a couple Spanish classes that cost me $2,000 *facepalm*)

Unless you're learning really specialized skills that require specific equipment or resources available only in college, just get on the Internet, maybe buy a book or two. If you absolutely can't figure it out on your own, audit a college class rather than pay for credits.

As a national honor society member and former president of my university student business association, I'd be remiss if I didn't say:

**** college.

Signed,

Slim

 

[bigcatpike]

Can't seem to go wrong with Spanish because of the way the illegal immigration is going. Soon it will be the official language of the United States.
;:;rant

 

[Captain Ahab]

Really?!?! I spent 5 years to come out with a business degree and that was about 3.5 years too many.

College is nothing more than a very expensive way of finding out how much you already know. In business school I learned quickly that I was the sucker in a brilliant business model. I'm always reminded of Good Will Hunting when Matt Damon says to that college student, "your parents are paying 100 grand so you can learn everything I learned for $2 in late fees at the public library."

If you want to learn about business, get a job. If you want to learn another language, get Rosetta Stone (really, it works. We used it in a couple Spanish classes that cost me $2,000 *facepalm*)

Unless you're learning really specialized skills that require specific equipment or resources available only in college, just get on the Internet, maybe buy a book or two. If you absolutely can't figure it out on your own, audit a college class rather than pay for credits.

As a national honor society member and former president of my university student business association, I'd be remiss if I didn't say:

**** college.

Signed,

Slim

Without it I would have not got my foot in the door to something awesome. I will pay that cost off 200 times over in my life.

 

[PrairieGhost]

Maybe Arabic just in case Hillary and Huma get into office. I'm only half joking. On the other hand if your deployed over there you will know what the a holes are saying about you. Like the difference between shake his hand and shoot him in the face.

 

[Captain Ahab]

If you didn't have to pay for years of dealing with various types of people while jumping through numerous preverbial hoops to prove you have some discipline and self-motivation, I would say college is a complete waste as well.

 

[You]

Without it I would have not got my foot in the door to something awesome. I will pay that cost off 200 times over in my life.

U r the exception. A generic bitness degree is about as worthless as the paper it's written on. An internship, coupled with the skills u already have, and ur sitting right where u r now. Don't sell ur self short boss man

 

[Captain Ahab]

U r the exception. A generic bitness degree is about as worthless as the paper it's written on. An internship, coupled with the skills u already have, and ur sitting right where u r now. Don't sell ur self short boss man

All I am saying is that without out a related bachelor degree, I would have been skipped over like a worn out speed bump. I had no "in" when I applied to the on-line classified.

 

[You]

All I am saying is that without out a related bachelor degree, I would have been skipped over like a worn out speed bump. I had no "in" when I applied to the on-line classified.

I hear ya. I'm just saying you were the single most important factor, and likely could've paved a similar path without the college debt. Fyi - An accounting degree would've opened the same door u walked thru, and allowed for Many more options had u gone a different direction.

Oh, and
im willing to provide u with additional life lessons, free of charge, for the remainder of this evening. Lemme kno. Thx

 

[HUNT2EAT]

Hooked On Phoniks worked for me! ;:;banghead

 

[huntorride365]

If you didn't have to pay for years of dealing with various types of people while jumping through numerous preverbial hoops to prove you have some discipline and self-motivation, I would say college is a complete waste as well.

This is kind of funny. I don't know how many times I told myself one more hoop. A lot of the BS is just that; another hoop, but you have to do the jumping to finish. I tell my daughter the same thing when she asks about a project that really doesn't make sense; it's just another hoop, and to get where you want to go, you have to jump through the SOB.

 

[Auggie]

Maybe sign language? I know there is a demand for interpreters. Tucker Max took sign language so he could go after Hellen Keller.

 

[DirtyMike]

Hell I needed a BS just go get into my next school. It might seem like a waste of time, but are you going to take the kid that has the degree, or the one with a couple rinky dink jobs since high school. I should double majored with a business degree.

 

[3Roosters]

I would take someone with a great attitude (rinky dinky jobs and all) over poor attitude with credentials any day of the week. I would rather teach skill set to a person with a great attitude/work ethic.

 

[WormWiggler]

I wish I could go back to school, I just really like learning things. Unfortunately I am finding myself not remembering things. Financially I don't think it would pan out for me. I have heard of people retiring to a University area and part of their retirement is taking classes that interest them. I am hoping to retire to Zamboni driver at the Ralph.

 

[3Roosters]

I wish I could go back to school, I just really like learning things. Unfortunately I am finding myself not remembering things. Financially I don't think it would pan out for me. I have heard of people retiring to a University area and part of their retirement is taking classes that interest them. I am hoping to retire to Zamboni driver at the Ralph.

Remember to leave your FIGHTING SIOUX jersey at home!:;:muahaha