mylittlebrittany:

savantesyndrome:

avegemitesandwich:

thingsworthhavingnevercomeeasily:

Pay money that you don’t have to graduate from college to go into a world with no jobs. But everything is fine because you have a piece of paper saying you’re a college graduate while you’re busy working at Starbucks trying to make ends meet.

Welcome to America.

Welcome to Australia.

I just want to clarify that this “piece of paper” can mean the world to some people. Of course I’m entirely biased in this sentiment by being a first generation college student from a low income family, but my diploma will be a tangible reminder of not only my hard work, but the efforts of my parents for emotionally and financially supporting and encouraging me. That piece of paper will be the fruit of my labor.

Now, all personal feelings aside, a college diploma is generally one of the first steps towards obtaining either a higher degree or gaining access to a career field that would otherwise be entirely inaccessible. College graduates, on average, make over a million dollars more in their lifetime than high school graduates (according to the U.S. Census Bureau). Not only that, but the college environment can provide many young adults with the opportunity to explore their interests, hone their leadership skills in an academic environment under the guidance of faculty members, and have a slew of internship and volunteer opportunities exposed to them. I’m not trying to say that every single person would benefit from the college experience, because I don’t believe that at all. I’m positive that some people’s interests lie in fields that don’t require attending an institution of higher education, and that is both understandable and expected. However, to call college a flat-out “scam” is ridiculous. The admissions system, financial aid requirements, and post-graduation employment opportunities can look bleak or just fucked up, but what institution doesn’t have its pitfalls now? If you’re set on obtaining your diploma, then you make it work.

I’ve met a few people who simply believe that putting down the college system is the most sensible thing to do, but you know what? There are people out there who can’t afford not to go to college. They need that diploma, that life experience, that achievement to really set out on accomplishing their goals, whatever they may be. Not everyone can be supported by their parents and have the luxury to refuse a college education.

It’s not just a piece of paper.

Thank you for articulating what I cannot.

 ”Until the early 1970s, less than 11 percent of the adult population graduated from college, and most of them could get a decent job. Today nearly a third have college degrees, and a higher percentage of them graduated from non elite schools. A bachelors degree on its own no longer conveys intelligence and capability. To get a good job, you have to have some special skill — charm, by the way, counts — that employers value. But there’s also a pretty good chance that by some point in the next few years, your boss will find that some new technology or some worker overseas can replace you.”

let me just link a couple things here…
http://youtu.be/zDZFcDGpL4U
http://youtu.be/VpZtX32sKVE

… lets face it, having a degree does NOT guarantee you a job (couldn’t find the statistics for people with jobs not in their degree field). the “scam” part also comes from them targeting those students who graduate high school in the lower 40% (who’s chances of getting a bachelors degree are less than 20%, those who obtain degrees in colleges come from the top 60%~ish of high school graduates.) also, the scam comes in at the books, which has next to all information found right here on the good ol’ Internet.

“make over a million dollars a year” - not true for all fields, or even most fields that require a degree. instead you need to look at the average annual income in the field your interested in. the difference between going to school for 6 years to become a code monkey (avg. 32k/ year) to the difference of a dentist hygienist (avg. 68k/year), or to compare something else in health-care, a dietetic technician (avg 28k/yr) is crazy. {http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#29-0000}. not all jobs that take the same time to learn are equal, not every diploma costs the same amount, not every diploma will pay 1mil over a lifetime…. in fact, the fabled “1 million dollar diploma” requires about a 200k in debts/money to acquire, if you get a job in that field… (ps: the “million dollar average” includes the annual salary of the top 5 billionaires in America). To call a college a flat out scam is the truth, to call education a scam would be ridiculous. you do not need college to receive an education.

Pertaining to financial aid, my parents make more than $200k a year combined income, and was told to apply for financial aid since the help i would receive would be slim to none. guess what? my parents make too much money for me to receive financial aid even though i don’t live in the same household nor receive my living expenses from them.

the difference between “pitfall” and “broken/outdated system” are very different myfriend…

it is a peice of paper. you’re being hired for your skill set, not your wallet. thus the rise of all the college alternatives within the last 30 years.(vocational schools for example, which as in the previous example of dentists, there are training programs for) {http://lmgtfy.com/?q=college+alternatives}

oh… and i thought i’d fix this part for you: Not everyone can be supported by money and have the luxury to choose a college education or not.

(Source: tomberlesfilles)

I’ve said this for quite awhile now, and the general gist is pretty easy to understand. we make life complicated. Though something i was just talking to Hekta-kun about might have just expanded the idea, let me rant a bit here…

Life is simple~

this half is easy. with out people, nature is easy. plants grow where they have soil/water/light, animals hunt to eat or hide to suvive. but life isn’t only simple, it’s stable. Math will always have the core 2+2=4. chemistry will always have 1 oxygen and 2 hydrogen bond into water. with more molecules and heat/motion in the mix, probability becomes a factory, but it’s all grounded in stable, defined rules. Nothing can exist outside the rules, only exist within rules we don’t understand yet. Life is simple, life is stable.

People are complicated~

the Yin half of the equation. no mater how subtle a person is, or how knowledgeable they are, people are complex. Mood, personality, rational, chemical balance, emotion, timing, persuasiveness. the whole being of a person is unstable. we change our minds, some of us more frequently than others. week to week, hour to hour, minute to minute. we want it, do we want it? should we want it? we don’t need it. can we afford it? how will i feel because of it? … and all that is just from one person! our constant state of change is how we often mess ourselves up. how many people do you know who’ve never changed their mind? you might know one, but they are a rare breed. People are complicated, People are unstable.

let me ask a question for this mini-rant, how is your life simple, but the people in it complex? do you feel i’m wrong? lets get some answers, please:3 ?