Hey 3.5 readers.
College sucks.
Let’s discuss some key points.
- Never before has a college degree been more expensive in history.
- Never before has a college degree been less relevant in history.
You still need one to get into a variety of fields, but honestly, when I add up the cost of my education, I kind of wish that when I turned 18, I’d just gotten an electrician or plumber license and borrowed some money to buy a truck.
I’d be totes loaded now.
Anyway, when I hear courses like “Mating Habits of East Himalayan Tree Flies in 1030 A.D. I want to puke, because such drivel does not help one get a job.
Now, I do understand that colleges and universities are repositories of knowledge. Thus, I don’t want to tell colleges to ban philosophy or gender studies or any number of majors that aren’t likely going to lead you to move off of mom and dad’s couch anytime soon.
But I feel like everyday I hear about a new, silly course. And kids take them because they’re young and dumb and just want to party. And parents pay for it because they assume the kid and the college knows what they are doing.
I just think a lot of these silly courses should be more like extracurricular discussion groups. You want to learn about ancient monk poetry? Start a group and read ancient monk poetry together till your heart’s content.
Just don’t dupe kids into taking that shit. Don’t dupe parents into paying that shit. Don’t dupe kids into taking out loans for that shit.
Again, I don’t really want to say that unlikely to be profitable majors should be banned. I do, however, think there should be more discussions with students early on about what they are going to do for work after college.
And, just going to throw it out there. Jobs are fairly scarce so to graduate quicker doesn’t mean you’re likely to get to a job quicker. Thus, maybe more colleges should go for the 5 year model where you study for two years, work in an entry level job or internship in your field for a year, then study for another two years.
What say you, 3.5?
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