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Is a Bachelors degree worth nothing or very little in this job market?

Christian 2012/07/26 12:19:38
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We may be living in a time where employers are not caring if a person has a college degree and would rather higher someone with a high school diploma because he feels he can pay him less and get the same work out of him. Many people these days are saying that going to college may be an expensive waist of time. I do not feel like this, I have never been to college but I feel that an education if you can get it, is worth more then what it can make you monetarily in life. Education is important when raising children and an education will probably land you a better quality women. Women love a man with a college degree. Men don't care as much as long as she can speak, cook and has nice breasts.
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  • Ron the Realist 2012/07/26 13:48:14
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    It depends on your major. Here's tip, if your major ends in the word "Studies" you should save your money now and look for a job in the food service industry. If your major is in the humanities, there is little market for your new "skills."
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  • Denis B 2012/08/08 17:47:24 (edited)
    No, A college degree is important and worth the money.
    Denis B
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    It is worth the money if it can be achieved without generating debt.
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  • La 2012/08/08 12:09:36
    None of the above
    La
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    I have nothing to say to you, really. For someone who professes to like education, your spelling is appalling and you hold several misconceptions that I can't be bothered correcting. I'm sure someone has got in before me anyway. *lurks the thread*
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  • Christian La 2012/08/08 18:23:09
    Christian
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    You can't be to bright either judging from your answer to a simple question.
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  • MayLin Christian 2012/09/26 02:37:08
    MayLin
    People often forget that good at spelling is not the same thing as good at typing.
    I want a secretarii.

    And back to the topic of this thread, Christian:

    There's a tuition-free online university aimed at poor students around the
    globe who would otherwise not have access to higher education.

    http://www.npr.org/blogs/allt...
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  • Diana 2012/07/26 14:38:46
    No, A college degree is important and worth the money.
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    There are few jobs fields that are high paying that will look at you or even consider you as a candidate without a college degree.
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  • Christian Diana 2012/07/26 20:41:58
    Christian
    In NYC we are a bit different.
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  • Diana Christian 2012/07/27 04:42:06
    Diana
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    Fair enough...
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  • Ben 2012/07/26 14:20:46
    None of the above
    Ben
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    A Bachelor's degree is still worth something, but due to the economy it's worth less than it used to be. Basically you have more graduates chasing fewer jobs so employers can afford to be much more picky. In the past when there have been fewer graduates and more graduate jobs, the advantage was to the graduate, but not at the moment.
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  • Ron the Realist 2012/07/26 13:48:14
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    It depends on your major. Here's tip, if your major ends in the word "Studies" you should save your money now and look for a job in the food service industry. If your major is in the humanities, there is little market for your new "skills."
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  • Christian Ron the... 2012/07/26 13:54:54
    Christian
    Well said.
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  • BOOGIE-WOOGIE-MUSIC-MAN-ROC... 2012/07/26 13:47:44
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    BOOGIE-WOOGIE-MUSIC-MAN-ROCK-N-R
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    Education of a wandering man. by Louis l'Amour
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  • Christian BOOGIE-... 2012/07/26 13:55:40
    Christian
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    I will check it out.
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  • BOOGIE-... Christian 2012/07/26 14:10:14
    BOOGIE-WOOGIE-MUSIC-MAN-ROCK-N-R
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    Cool you will be pleasantly surprised.
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  • Jerry 2012/07/26 13:10:57
    No, A college degree is important and worth the money.
    Jerry
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    If the student doesn't overspend and they learn something useful.
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  • Bingo's Faddah 2012/07/26 12:53:22
    None of the above
    Bingo's Faddah
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    Depends upon your plans. When I was in college, the "overqualified" problem started. Most folks that graduated with me ended up in brown color jobs.

    BTW, you might want to work on your English usage before considering college.
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  • Christian Bingo's... 2012/07/26 13:00:47
    Christian
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    I love writing but I suck in literature for sure.
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  • Bingo's... Christian 2012/07/26 13:07:39
    Bingo's Faddah
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    Admitting to a problem is a good thing. Look man, if I was in a position to hire, I would eliminate you very early on, based on your poor usage. I'm not trying to insult you here. An employer meeting you for the first time goes on appearance, what you say and how you act before reading your resume. I DO wish you every possible success but you have some work to do. Good luck.
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  • Christian Bingo's... 2012/07/26 13:31:14 (edited)
    Christian
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    First of all, I am not a young boy. Second, I have worked for some the most prestigious companies in the world and have done very well. I was a top salesmen in indoor advertising for many years and slam dunked 5 salesmen in my office at the time who all had college degrees. I may not spell very well but I can and have pissed with the big boys in business. I had a person we call an assistant that did my letters and my proposals. You go a bit to far and are to quick to judge the intellect of people you know nothing about. I went to the school of hard knocks in a place called the South Bronx, a place where you probably would not have lasted 5 minutes.
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  • Bingo's... Christian 2012/07/26 14:25:01
  • Christian Bingo's... 2012/07/26 13:05:14
    Christian
    I'm not considering college so don't worry.
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  • wolf sloan 2012/07/26 12:37:58
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    wolf sloan
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    Soon you'll need one to be considered for a janitorial position.
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  • AM 2012/07/26 12:37:06
    No, A college degree is important and worth the money.
    AM
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    If you have a well defined plan.Get your degree in an area that will allow you to be gainfully employed it's definitely well worth it.However I really want to dispute your final sentence.Yes perhaps there are many men (and women) that have shallow, basic needs and wants and not much more.Yet I have to hold on to believing more desire someone a bit higher in value than "can speak,cook and has nice breasts".
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  • Bingo's... AM 2012/07/26 13:00:34
    Bingo's Faddah
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    In an ideal world......

    Try this: 3 women try for the same supervisory job. One had a great business education but was married with kids. #2 was unmarried and available for emergencies 24/7 but wasn't as qualified. The third was a Lesbian and perfect for the job but the stigma of having her in a management position could hurt the company. Who gets the job?
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  • AM Bingo's... 2012/07/26 13:22:23 (edited)
    AM
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    I would have no doubt.I knew what I was doing way back in the early 80"s Achieved a dual engineering degree(BSEE,BSME) and an MBA never fell below a 3.85 GPA I've guided my own sons to do exactly the same.One just completed his 3rd year pre-med with a definite plan to continue to med school and another who will start this fall with the plan already in place to get his BS in engineering and his MBA within 5 years.
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  • Christian AM 2012/07/26 13:33:40
    Christian
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    That's great, your a great Mom, God Bless you.
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  • AM Christian 2012/07/26 13:53:03
    AM
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    I did nothing special.What I told them when they were young or would get lazy is "This is all about you -do you want to define your life or do you want it defined for you?"You can't get that from resting on your laurels it takes hard work and determination.Just as my father had told me They've both known exactly what they wanted to do from middle school or prior.All i did was support and guide them to help them achieve that.
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  • Christian AM 2012/07/26 13:59:51
    Christian
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    I am glad its paying off for them, I wish them all the luck in the world.

    My son teaches Martial arts and competes as well.

    I use to train my son when he was a boy.
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  • AM Christian 2012/07/26 14:21:48 (edited)
    AM
    Cool Time spent with your children doing something you love has a profound effect on who they turn out to be when it's used wisely....congratulations.I now wonder what the fall will bring when neither will be here...I look forward to it in some aspects in others it saddens me.
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  • Christian AM 2012/07/26 13:02:05
    Christian
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    Your right.
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  • ashdragon88 2012/07/26 12:36:08
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    Depends on the field you are going into. I feel that I have to work a lot harder than my colleagues at work because I only have an Associates Degree and they all have Bachelor's Degrees, seems as though they look down on me because I'm not as educated as they are.
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  • Christian ashdrag... 2012/07/26 13:02:41
    Christian
    Your very smart, I don't think they look down at you at all.
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  • BattleBattlerBenji (PHAET) 2012/07/26 12:32:22
    No, A college degree is important and worth the money.
    BattleBattlerBenji (PHAET)
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    Certainly in the industry I'm looking to work in.
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  • Jiorgia 2012/07/26 12:26:09
    None of the above
    Jiorgia
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    its better then nothing.
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  • MandaLynne 2012/07/26 12:21:58
    None of the above
    MandaLynne
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    It depends in which field you have a degree. If it is in a field that is in high demand, then yes it is worth something.
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