• empireOfLove@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    Aside from hard science and engineering degrees where the technical knowledge is a foundation for what you’ll learn in industry, a college degree is simply a piece of paper that says “I received a balanced education and have my life together enough to focus, manage time, and complete tasks reliably for 4 years straight.” Rarely do you ever use most of the knowledge you gained in college besides the aforementioned life management skills.

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      1 year ago

      Then why even bother going to a university? Seems like community college would be a much better use of your money to accomplish that

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        University is meant to be higher level and teach you soft skills. Academics also aren’t supposed to be the only thing you do, but participating in clubs and sports is supposed to give students experience in leadership to make them better leaders when they graduate.

        It is supposed to be a civilian version of officer candidate school.