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Originally Posted by cdlong
on thing people often over look, starting salary is one thing, but down the road is another thing. think about where you'll be in 20 years. without a degree your job will be essentiall the same down the road. you'll make more money based on experience and skill, but not much. with a degree in the same field you have so much more upward mobility. you can move up to jobs that are more advanced and higher paying.
i'm totally pulling numbers out of my ass on this, but consider it this way. w/o a degree, 20 years down the road you might make 50% more than your starting salary, w/ a degree you could make 100-200% more. and the starting salary should be higher. i.e. a starting engineer might make $50k while a mid level manager/design chief would make $100k+.
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dude, i'll be making 50% more next month. you definitely can't quote percentages, although your general theory is pretty much correct.
if you don't want to go for a degree now, don't. it's probably best to get it over with early on, but if you're not ready for it, there's no reason to rush yourself. i didn't have a clue what i wanted to major in when i was in college, so i dropped out with an associate's degree. i'll go back for my major when i'm sure on what i want to do. deciding what you're going to do for the next 40 years is a daunting task for anybody.