Is a recent issue of Newsweek, they asked the question, "Is college a lousy investment?" In this article, they said that more than 50% of college graduates are either unemployed or working at jobs that have traditionally not required college degrees. Jobs like waiters, secretaries, and mail carriers. This article also stated that the average household student loan debt is 5 times as high as it was in 1999.
With that being said, when I read the question, "Is college a lousy investment?" I answered, not for me. Mainly because I majored in a field where I got a good, high-paying career right out of college, and I am on track to pay down all my loans in 2 years, and I have a lot of loans.
I believe that the real problem is that colleges push these liberal arts degrees that have absolutely no correlation to real jobs. When I went to my ultra-liberal Big Ten university, they kept saying nonsense like that you could major in anything and get any job you wanted. That is a complete lie. There is no way I would have the job I have now if I didn't major in a very specific subject. Yet hordes of idealistic young people believe this nonsense, major in useless subjects, and surprise! No one wants to hire you.
So for this subject, I am going to put a twist on the question that Newsweek asked. Is college a lousy investment? No, not if you major in something that actually correlates to a good job. However, is college worth the investment if you are a liberal arts major? I would say no. Your thoughts?
With that being said, when I read the question, "Is college a lousy investment?" I answered, not for me. Mainly because I majored in a field where I got a good, high-paying career right out of college, and I am on track to pay down all my loans in 2 years, and I have a lot of loans.
I believe that the real problem is that colleges push these liberal arts degrees that have absolutely no correlation to real jobs. When I went to my ultra-liberal Big Ten university, they kept saying nonsense like that you could major in anything and get any job you wanted. That is a complete lie. There is no way I would have the job I have now if I didn't major in a very specific subject. Yet hordes of idealistic young people believe this nonsense, major in useless subjects, and surprise! No one wants to hire you.
So for this subject, I am going to put a twist on the question that Newsweek asked. Is college a lousy investment? No, not if you major in something that actually correlates to a good job. However, is college worth the investment if you are a liberal arts major? I would say no. Your thoughts?
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