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  • juicylinks
    So Fucking Banned
    • Apr 2001
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    #1

    How many of you think your college degrees were a waste of time and $$$ ?

    I have my BA in Psychology and BS in Bus Com Info Systems (dual major)

    6 years in college ( part time hear and there some semesters ) and god knows how much $$$ later...... i didnt get my moneys worth i think


    All it was good for was interactions, getting college pussy and such .......

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  • stocktrader23
    Let's do some business.
    • Jan 2003
    • 18781

    #2
    I knew I was skipping college to do my own thing all along. Caught hell from most teachers / family for it though.


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    • sworld
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      • Feb 2003
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      #3
      People should go to college when they are ready to go to college. After high school, most should just travel instead of college. But, it's a good thing that young, hot people go to college or we wouldn't have a site.

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      • Lane
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        • Apr 2001
        • 8496

        #4
        i'm doing what i studied

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        • X37375787

          #5
          Originally posted by Lane
          i'm doing what i studied

          So will I.

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          • emmanuelle
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            • Mar 2003
            • 3662

            #6
            It's not necessarily what you learn- college teaches you how to think.

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            • com
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              • Aug 2003
              • 4541

              #7
              degree? i knew i forgot something!

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              • Sly_RJ
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                • Feb 2002
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                #8
                Originally posted by stocktrader23
                I knew I was skipping college to do my own thing all along. Caught hell from most teachers / family for it though.
                Ditto.

                My grandpa still gives me crap about it. I'm waiting for him to realize that my rent is more than his mortgage.
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                • brizzad
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                  • Jul 2003
                  • 11769

                  #9
                  Originally posted by sworld
                  People should go to college when they are ready to go to college. After high school, most should just travel instead of college. But, it's a good thing that young, hot people go to college or we wouldn't have a site.

                  That's what I did..

                  I took about 8 months off after high school, and now im in college with no problems so far

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                  • axelcat
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                    • Jun 2002
                    • 25450

                    #10
                    I want to burn my degree it doesnt mean shit

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                    • X37375787

                      #11
                      I am glad I get to learn interesting things. at least most of the time. many subjects are a complete waste of my time though.

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                      • com
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                        • Aug 2003
                        • 4541

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Sly_RJ

                        Ditto.

                        My grandpa still gives me crap about it. I'm waiting for him to realize that my rent is more than his mortgage.
                        Dude, I don't know where your gramps lives... but my rent is more then my dad's mortgage. Renting in our area is more expensive than buying in our area... and well more expencive then renting most anywhere else!

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                        • stocktrader23
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                          • Jan 2003
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                          #13
                          Originally posted by emmanuelle
                          It's not necessarily what you learn- college teaches you how to think.
                          I know how to think, thank you.


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                          • stocktrader23
                            Let's do some business.
                            • Jan 2003
                            • 18781

                            #14
                            Originally posted by com


                            Dude, I don't know where your gramps lives... but my rent is more then my dad's mortgage. Renting in our area is more expensive than buying in our area... and well more expencive then renting most anywhere else!
                            How about this, I spend more money a week than some of my family members make a month. That better for you?


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                            "I try to make a habit of bouncing my eyes up to the face of a beautiful woman, and often repeat “not mine” in my head or even verbally. She’s not mine. God has her set aside. She’s not mine. She’s His little girl, and she needs me to fight for her by keeping my eyes where they should be."

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                            • KRL
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                              • Oct 2002
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                              #15
                              I was Pre-Law so that knowledge has been useful. Everything else was not really practical.
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                              • Za Ha
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                                • Oct 2001
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                                #16
                                I am doing a BBA in biz. I will probably never work for someone else but its always good to hang a good degree on your wall.

                                School is not worth the time but its also not worthless.

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                                • stocktrader23
                                  Let's do some business.
                                  • Jan 2003
                                  • 18781

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by KRL
                                  I was Pre-Law so that knowledge has been useful. Everything else was not really practical.
                                  Now law is something that could always come in handy.

                                  I forgot about all the recruiters I pissed off as well. I shouldn't have put any effort into the asfab test.


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                                  • pimplink
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                                    • Jun 2001
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                                    #18
                                    Got a degree in History from UC Berkeley.

                                    The pot and shrooms alone made the degree worth it

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                                    • com
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                                      • Aug 2003
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                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by stocktrader23


                                      How about this, I spend more money a week than some of my family members make a month. That better for you?
                                      Perfectly fine, but I don't quite see what you're getting at. Me and Sly live in about the same area, and my only point was that unless you move to san fran, san jose, or new york city, i can't really think of anywhere that would be more expensive then renting in san diego. other then where i was before... and that's renting in rich-bitch-ville

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                                      • X37375787

                                        #20
                                        You can't ever be too educated.

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                                        • stocktrader23
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                                          • Jan 2003
                                          • 18781

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by com


                                          Perfectly fine, but I don't quite see what you're getting at. Me and Sly live in about the same area, and my only point was that unless you move to san fran, san jose, or new york city, i can't really think of anywhere that would be more expensive then renting in san diego. other then where i was before... and that's renting in rich-bitch-ville
                                          I'm getting at the fact that he was just saying he makes more money working for himself than he would had he gone through college and taken a job. Rent is higher than a mortgage just about anywhere.


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                                          • dig420
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                                            • May 2001
                                            • 9240

                                            #22
                                            college teaches you how to think and research in an organized manner, which has been invaluable to me even though I've never really used my degree for anything.

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                                            • stocktrader23
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                                              • Jan 2003
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                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by Equinox
                                              You can't ever be too educated.
                                              I agree, only difference is I choose what I want to learn.


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                                              • pimplink
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                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by Equinox
                                                You can't ever be too educated.
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                                                • com
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                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by stocktrader23


                                                  I'm getting at the fact that he was just saying he makes more money working for himself than he would had he gone through college and taken a job. Rent is higher than a mortgage just about anywhere.
                                                  True and True.

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                                                  • PattyeCake*
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                                                    • Jul 2001
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                                                    #26
                                                    I consider the time and money spent obtaining my degrees
                                                    well spent.. If all else fails I can always fall back on that to maintain my lifestyle

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                                                    • Sosa
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                                                      • Oct 2002
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                                                      #27
                                                      College life is awesome, but school and the degree have been a waste of time/money for me. Been out for a bit over a year now. Still live in a college town, so I still get the college atmosphere withouth all the school shit.

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                                                      • Moose
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                                                        • Feb 2001
                                                        • 1548

                                                        #28
                                                        College teaches you how to get a job.

                                                        Out of all the people I know with degrees...none of them make shit for money and wasted alot of time and now spending the best years of their lives repaying the debt they incured while in school.

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                                                        • nap
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                                                          • Dec 2002
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                                                          #29
                                                          im a computer science/psychology major with a minor in some shit i will never use. my first year of programming on the very first day i my professor came into the class and read how many tech jobs will be going overseas. sucks to have a teacher basically say your throwing money away.

                                                          the most important lesson that i have learned while being in college(not done yet) is the fact that college is nothing more than a business. makes money every year no matter if the economy sucks or not.

                                                          i laugh at my classmates who actually think that because they are getting straight A's that they will be successful. the second most important lesson that i have learned while being in college is that only i have the ability to open the doors that i want to go through, not some bullshit degrees. the main reason i am still here is so i will not have to hear my parents complaining about not being able to finish school.

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                                                          • com
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                                                            • Aug 2003
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                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by Moose
                                                            College teaches you how to get a job.

                                                            Out of all the people I know with degrees...none of them make shit for money and wasted alot of time and now spending the best years of their lives repaying the debt they incured while in school.
                                                            Wise words. I love nothing more then to watch those idiots driving their 1984 accords with lisence plate rims that read "PHinally Done!"

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                                                            • stocktrader23
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                                                              • Jan 2003
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                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by com


                                                              Wise words. I love nothing more then to watch those idiots driving their 1984 accords with lisence plate rims that read "PHinally Done!"


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                                                              • icedemon
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                                                                • Jun 2003
                                                                • 1022

                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by emmanuelle
                                                                It's not necessarily what you learn- college teaches you how to think.
                                                                It teaches you to think like everybody else. In a box.

                                                                College is only good if you want to work for somebody. It shows that you were able to get that degree.

                                                                If you own your own business, college is pretty much useless. You'll learn more about running a business, by doing it and other people, than you would ever learn in school.
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                                                                • maxjohan
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                                                                  • Dec 2002
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                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by nap
                                                                  i laugh at my classmates who actually think that because they are getting straight A's that they will be successful.
                                                                  I think the same way and I love the way I think. I know that
                                                                  I will make more bank than them when they are out of college
                                                                  with there "degree". They probably don't care they love there
                                                                  normal job and friends...the same thing every day. I love
                                                                  the opposite. Normal scares me.

                                                                  Maybe later.. but not now... not now.

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                                                                  • liquidmoe
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                                                                    • Mar 2002
                                                                    • 4994

                                                                    #34
                                                                    College is useful for a few things and I have been exposed to some interesting shit I wouldnt have been otherwise, the only real thing that gets to me is paying $25K a year for it. I could invest that money so much better elsewhere, if this shit was free then I wouldn't have any gripes with it.

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                                                                    • hottoddy
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                                                                      • Oct 2002
                                                                      • 3049

                                                                      #35
                                                                      My degrees weren't a complete waste, as they do hold some value, but I think they are for many. Most kids would do far better learning a trade skill than forking out big bucks for a BA in Communications, Sociology or Political Science. The college/university system is a giant money making machine, exerting pressure on parents everywhere to "pony up" or else watch your child bag groceries for life. The culture in the US is such that everyone who possibly can, should go to college. Bah! I know many, many people with happy and successful lives in the trades. That is not to say education is important, it just doesn't have to be obtained from a traditional institution. The life experiences learned from living far away from home were far more valuable than my undergraduate degree.
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                                                                      • usecondoms
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                                                                        • Dec 2003
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                                                                        #36
                                                                        I'm hoping its not a waste, I'm doing a double major in communications and political science with a concentration in public administration. Should be done winter of 06.
                                                                        Im starting to question this whole college thing, nobody told me that i actually have to go to class and do the homework...

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                                                                        • pushpills
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                                                                          #37
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                                                                          • Romeo
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                                                                            • Oct 2001
                                                                            • 1207

                                                                            #38
                                                                            I made a lot of good connections at The University of Tampa and thought of the experience well worth it.
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                                                                            • Head
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                                                                              • Nov 2003
                                                                              • 8278

                                                                              #39
                                                                              I didn't finish college i only went for 2 years. I learned a lot . I wise it wasn't so expensive! But i'd have to say no. it was not a waist of time.

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                                                                              • StuartD
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                                                                                • Jul 2002
                                                                                • 29903

                                                                                #40
                                                                                Big waste of money.. that's for sure. I guess it was a waste of time, but I still enjoyed it and learned a lot.

                                                                                It's just that I'm not doing anything even remotely close to what I studied for.
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                                                                                • com
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                                                                                  • Aug 2003
                                                                                  • 4541

                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  I was going for a double major in Comp. Sci & EBM. ( Executive Business Management), dropped out to start working in the field at 17. And that was that, I'll go back to school when I can write it off.

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                                                                                  • GonePhishing
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                                                                                    • Oct 2003
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                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    I have found that all three of the degrees I accumulated are of value to me today. This did not occur to me right away though. I felt like college was a waste of my time when I first got out. The more I think about it and find myself using what I learned, the more I can appreciate why I was there to begin with!
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                                                                                    • juicylinks
                                                                                      So Fucking Banned
                                                                                      • Apr 2001
                                                                                      • 122992

                                                                                      #43
                                                                                      I wrote every paper from the internet. The professors told us "Dont do it we will catch you" but they did not know that they were dealing with a eLitE HaxOr GuIdO

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                                                                                      • com
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                                                                                        • Aug 2003
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                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        Originally posted by juicylinks
                                                                                        I wrote every paper from the internet. The professors told us "Dont do it we will catch you" but they did not know that they were dealing with a eLitE HaxOr GuIdO
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                                                                                        • Rictor
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                                                                                          • Jan 2001
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                                                                                          #45
                                                                                          I feel college was a valuable experience. It also gives me something to fall back on if the bottom ever falls out of this industry.

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                                                                                          • GigaRoss
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                                                                                            • Dec 2003
                                                                                            • 4357

                                                                                            #46
                                                                                            never a total waste! I dont use my degree but its great to have in a resume and most def makes a person more well rounded. and yes,of course the colledge booty should not be missed!!
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                                                                                            • Head
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                                                                                              • Nov 2003
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                                                                                              #47
                                                                                              Originally posted by stocktrader23


                                                                                              I know how to think, thank you.
                                                                                              I think she means you learn how to use your brain to problem solve. I'm not saying that having a degree means you can do this but on average you're better off than someone who does not have one.

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                                                                                              • The Heron
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                                                                                                • Apr 2001
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                                                                                                #48
                                                                                                Originally posted by emmanuelle
                                                                                                It's not necessarily what you learn- college teaches you how to think.
                                                                                                No, that's just what colleges tell you so you keep paying them in reality you just learn how to cut corners and pass.

                                                                                                I just declared my major today actually so I'll be studying Finance, but I already pissed away 2 years learning science stuff. Mostly I think college is good to learn the stuff you'd never think to figure out on your own.

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                                                                                                • serious
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                                                                                                  • May 2003
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                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                  Originally posted by Sosa
                                                                                                  College life is awesome, but school and the degree have been a waste of time/money for me. Been out for a bit over a year now. Still live in a college town, so I still get the college atmosphere withouth all the school shit.
                                                                                                  this is what im doing next year, i like the college atmosphere just not all the bs classes and huge tuition costs.
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                                                                                                  • crockett
                                                                                                    in a van by the river
                                                                                                    • May 2003
                                                                                                    • 76818

                                                                                                    #50
                                                                                                    My uncle once told me College just teaches you how to work for someone else.


                                                                                                    I guess that kind of stuck with me, because I never felt the need to go. I think now I would enjoy going to take some courses but I don't think I'd spend the time to get a degree.

                                                                                                    I came close to going to school for a degree in computer animation, a few years ago. But Instead I took a shorter course and I really enjoyed it. I realized that even though it was something I really enjoyed, I don't think it is what I'd want to do every day as it's very tedious stuff.

                                                                                                    Other than computer animation (which was not a big thing when I got out of HS) there isn't really anything I can think of, that I'd want to get a degree in.

                                                                                                    So I just stick to doing my own thing
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