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Originally Posted by ocskyguy
True factoid...
I am an airline pilot (and, if I do say so myself, a somewhat successful one) because I sucked so bad at pre-law that I got the boot from my undergrad program. No degree for me. Not what I wanted, but what I got.
Although I think it enhances somebody's chances of getting the interview, I think we have quite a few years of panic hiring going on across the industry that will make the 4 year degree not such a big deal.
Another true factoid...
My dad was a WW2 vet. And a graduate of both Harvard Law and the Harvard Business School. His wealthiest Army buddy was a kid who never went to collage and instead was an apprentice plumber. Who started his own business and ended up being the prime plumbing contractor for the World Trade Center twin towers.
A career is what you make of it. The paper is just that. A piece of paper.
Comparing WW2 times to now is so far out in left field. While you can absolutely have a successful adulthood without one, being an entrepreneur, inventor, etc, now a days having a Bachelors Degree is the ABSOLUTE minimum to be competitive. The mainstream kid joining the workforce is competing heavily against many others who have a Bachelors and beyond. Unless you want to become a professional trade person, having a degree is a must. Encouraging your kids to pursue anything other than this is simply irresponsible. Now, not all kids are college material, and that’s completely ok, but, they will need something “special” to otherwise succeed. At least to my definition of success which is obtaining a job that pays 6 figures (eventually).