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I have a double major from a big school and could have graduated early. I spent a semester studying abroad, and basically was on the team that created the honors program at my school. I was also on a full academic scholarship.
That being said, a friend of mine in college said it best. The college diploma is not so much related to learning something specific to your degree. He said it's basically a piece of paper that says you're capable of learning at a higher system without someone being there to wipe your ass the whole way. In other words, you have to figure out how to get to class, make the grades, handle a social life, and most likely work part or full time. If you manage to make it through all of that with decent grades, then that piece of paper with a B.S. (or whatever) is a very good indicator that you'll be successful at learning whatever the company that hires you wants to teach you about their business, and you will be less likely to fail because of lack of discipline or motivation.
I think college is too expensive, but there are a ton of ways to get money out there. That shouldn't be an excuse not to pursue a higher education if you want it. I do think that too many are forced to go when they are likely to fail -- because they have no interest in being there. The world needs people who change oil in a car just as much as it needs someone to be CEO of companies like Microsoft.
That being said, a friend of mine in college said it best. The college diploma is not so much related to learning something specific to your degree. He said it's basically a piece of paper that says you're capable of learning at a higher system without someone being there to wipe your ass the whole way. In other words, you have to figure out how to get to class, make the grades, handle a social life, and most likely work part or full time. If you manage to make it through all of that with decent grades, then that piece of paper with a B.S. (or whatever) is a very good indicator that you'll be successful at learning whatever the company that hires you wants to teach you about their business, and you will be less likely to fail because of lack of discipline or motivation.
I think college is too expensive, but there are a ton of ways to get money out there. That shouldn't be an excuse not to pursue a higher education if you want it. I do think that too many are forced to go when they are likely to fail -- because they have no interest in being there. The world needs people who change oil in a car just as much as it needs someone to be CEO of companies like Microsoft.
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