Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Is college a crucial part of success?
When it comes to this topic im pretty torn. I have and always will believe that college is a crucial part of your success in life. Not even for the degree anymore but the open doors and connections you get with the degree. I feel that the knowlege you learnis important but more so the key to get you into that door you otherwise would not be able too. However my brother opted out of college and this is where i become torn. Sure I have heard all the stories of the millionares who never went to school and just created some amazing thing, but thats pretty rare. My brother means the world to me and I obviously want him to find success and be happy. So this is the problem. Do I stick with my previous beliefs shutting my brother out from success or do I re-think and hope that it is reachable without college? I have to re-think it. I feel that the passion he has for getting to what he ultimately wants to do is enough to get through. For his sake lets just hope it is.
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I have thought about this topic many different times. Sometimes when I am fed up with the studying and the workload of college I seriously wonder exactly how necessary college is. I agree with you when say the connections are important, but I disagree with you when you say that the degree is not what is important. I believe that the degee is probably the most important part because that is what will bcome the most important part of your college carer. It goes on your resume and people no doubtjudge you from your college. As for not going to college I would rather not take that chance. I realize that there are those certain few who succeed without ecation, but they are few and farbetween. I believe that college is worth the time and money.
I agree with Kathryn that a degree is very important to getting a job. I know that many people get to great places in their lives without a college degree, and I think that is possible. We all hear that most people get a job that doesn't have anything to do with their degrees/majors. However, they are employeed because they have a college degree. Plus, think about the great education we are receiving. Being in college expands our minds and makes us more well rounded people. For me, learning new things, no matter the subject, makes me feel better because I feel smarter and my mind has grown and engaged. However, I don't think being in college makes us better than other people who are not. I think everyone has potential no matter if they go to college or not. Also, some people aren't meant for college. Life has a different path for them.
I think what Powerade is missing here is this question: If there is something else that a person wants to do instead of college, something realistic that they have thought through, what is wrong with giving it a shot? If a person is honestly not wanting to go to college at a certain (traditional) point in their life, why should they force it? If you are not happy going to college, then try something else for a while. You can always go back. Last year, I had two students who were in their late twenties, and they were getting much more out of the classes than most of the traditional age students. Sometimes people just need a little experience in the working world to decide that college is for them, and what they want to get out of it.
I would have to agree with cec. I have a good friend who has been going through the same struggle in and out of college. When he is in school, he hates it so much he does not do very well most of the time. Yet, when he is out of college he realizes the college experience he is missing out on. To me, the biggest dissapointment for going to college later in my life is that I would not get the same experience college has given me thus far. I have met so many people and had the best time of my life this past semester. Although, if you are willing to give that up to take time to figure out what you want to do with your life there is nothing wrong with that even if you never come back to school. As long as you figure something worthwhile to do.
This is a very good topic. I, like kathryn, get fed up by my workload sometimes too, but I know that I have to persevere. The discipline and hard work that SMU's education requires will teach us to be better and harder workers when we find a job and or career. If I were just to give up that would not show any dedication. Although it may be easy to "drop" or opt out of college, the better option is to finish. When college is over, you will have more opportunities available to you to become sucessful than you did if you had simply quit early on.
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