Quote: (06-12-2015 09:56 AM)andy Wrote:
Do what YOU want, NOT what everyone else expects, or wants. Learn to say, 'NO'. If you don't want to college, don't just look at the consequences of NOT going, but also look at the positives that come along with it. As someone in their mid-20's, living in this cesspool that used to be America, I can't tell you how many 18-year old guys I see, who just are buying into the college lie, maybe its our parents generation, but I have to think that, a few years from turning 30, that bullshit booze cruise has sailed. College is only good if you want to be an engineer, or something STEM related, otherwise, don't go, at least not if you will have to pay for it. I look at my older brother, he's 28, and STILL has college debt, and had to join up in the airforce, to pay his debt off, and even with $11k left in student loans, he STILL has debt, from NOT just student loans, but also credit card debt, I look at that, and think to myself, college does nothing but turn people into debt whores, riding the financial equivalent of a cock carousel. I contrast that with what I did, which was find a decent job in IT, albeit part-time: I paid for my two-year degree, have no debt, and will have 2-3 years on my BA degree paid for, and not by me. I sometimes have to remind myself of how well I have it, because one thing that is hard, is when you're not in debt, but friends and family are, and you see them with cars, phones and what not, and you think its not that bad, thats one problem I have faced, is forgetting how well I've got it compared to most people, so I'd also add that as well; don't get debt, and don't forget it could be worse, much worse.
All good points, but the OP is a citizen of an EU member state. He can easily study "for free" (charged to someone else's taxation bill).
After saying that, I'm not arguing with the points - even a free university education can amount to not much more than four lost years if there isn't much thought before enrolment.