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Originally Posted by OptionZero
i think a bachelor's degree is a little less useful nowadays, depending on what major
the engineering folks that graduate in 4 will always have it good; probably the same for the computer science folks
unless you happen to get lucky through chance or contacts, it seems like alot more people need to go to grad school of some sort to get really good jobs
without a degree, the options are limited
frankly, i think our educational system is f-d, we should ditch the 4 year college system and let kids go straight to learning about their trade, whether it's medicine, law, science, business, or whatever.
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Agreed 100%... I think if you want to go to Law school (for example), you apply for it, pass your tests and get in. Granted I think it would still be beneficial to have some mandatory general education, besides a specific college, at the university level, taken at the same time as law school. However, I think an entire 4 year bachelors degree is unnecessary, and really over-doing it for most colleges.
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Originally Posted by unwed_transient
whether or not you need a degree depends on what you want to do for a living. so the answer will not be the same across the board.
as for me, my bachelor's degree was just the tip of the iceberg. i have 4 years left before i can do what i really want.
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Truth. I want to go to law school. I MUST have a BA or BSc. for my pre-reqs. So for me... it's no choice at all.
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Originally Posted by OptionZero
bear in mind it also depends on sector you want to work in
public sector v private makes a big difference
working for the government typically comes with better job security...it's not like the government goes out of business
meanwhile, private companies will likely give you more pay, but your job security will rise and fall with the economy
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Very true. A friend of mine recently just quit a government job to go to the private sector, and is making $25K more a year. But his job security is not the same like was said. Basically government employees will almost NEVER be layed off (it can happen though) and rarely fired.