Quote Originally Posted by know1 View Post
I think companies are slowly moving to carrying more about your real skills than whether you have a degree.

With the Internet, what knowledge do you get in those general studies classes that you can't just look up in 2 seconds online?

You're better off taking an entry level position right out of high school and learning real, practical skills. At the end of 4 years, you'll have experience and have actually made money instead of spent it.
We all have the benefit of choosing how to navigate through life and I tend to think more like you on this subject.

Why? The nurse I dated years ago was still paying off her debt from College and it was tough. My sister is still paying off her Masters and she is almost 50. Neither of those women make what I make...(that isn't meant to be a dig). My point is...We all can't be professors, engineers, lawyers and on and on, we need folks with practical skills and I firmly believe a 2 year degree is enough for someone to hit the ground running in to an entry level position with the ability to be promoted just by having that degree. Two years of college should be enough time to decide what you would like to do with your life....JMO.

If I had more money than sense I would still insist on some deadline on knowing what she is going to do. A professional student living off of daddy's money aint gonna cut it with me....