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Topic	Are universities giant scams these days?
CottontailGamer 09/27/18 11:16:48 AM #20:	I don't consider university to be a scam, but I think the NA system (i.e. expectation that 18 year olds who finish High School should immediately continue into a 4 year institution) is incredibly flawed. The major issue as I see it is that a lot of people wade blindly into a university setting with little direction as to what they should be doing and/or what they even WANT to be doing for the next several years of their life (if not forever). This tends to lead to a lot of students accruing massive amounts of debt, only to obtain a degree that they either do not care about or can't feasibly rely on for a secure job in the near future. I, personally, knew what I wanted to do and continued on to acquire my Master's Degree. For what I do, a degree is necessary, since I am involved in a lot of health and wellness research, as well as international conferences and teaching university and adult education classes. To vaguely state that the college experience is a scam undermines the value and importance that it brings to certain educational paths (i.e. law, medicine). However, it certainly is fair to say that it is highly flawed, since young, impressionable, and often-misguided youth amass inordinate amounts of debt for a career path that they could have otherwise obtained with a much cheaper 2 year degree or technical school certificate. Overall, I think the major shift needs to be in cultural expectations of what works best for the individual, as opposed to this cookie-cutter idea that "everyone needs to go to college to be successful". Instead of making HS students feel like university has to be the next option, there needs to be a critical plan outlined for students that incorporates the possibilities of community college, technical school, and/or going directly into the job market as an entry-level candidate and working your way up from the bottom. I believe that education is important, but I think what's even more important is helping the individual achieve their full potential--which may or may not involve a 4 year degree (or more). --- ''Start by doing what is necessary, then do what is possible; suddenly, you are doing the impossible.'' - St. Francis of Assisi www.youtube.com/gamingirstyle <cite>CottontailGamer posted [p:909539857] in Are univer... [t:77044843]...</cite> <quote>I don't consider university to be a scam, but I think the NA system (i.e. expectation that 18 year olds who finish High School should immediately continue into a 4 year institution) is incredibly flawed. The major issue as I see it is that a lot of people wade blindly into a university setting with little direction as to what they should be doing and/or what they even WANT to be doing for the next several years of their life (if not forever). This tends to lead to a lot of students accruing massive amounts of debt, only to obtain a degree that they either do not care about or can't feasibly rely on for a secure job in the near future. I, personally, knew what I wanted to do and continued on to acquire my Master's Degree. For what I do, a degree is necessary, since I am involved in a lot of health and wellness research, as well as international conferences and teaching university and adult education classes. To vaguely state that the college experience is a scam undermines the value and importance that it brings to certain educational paths (i.e. law, medicine). However, it certainly is fair to say that it is highly flawed, since young, impressionable, and often-misguided youth amass inordinate amounts of debt for a career path that they could have otherwise obtained with a much cheaper 2 year degree or technical school certificate. Overall, I think the major shift needs to be in cultural expectations of what works best for the individual, as opposed to this cookie-cutter idea that "everyone needs to go to college to be successful". Instead of making HS students feel like university has to be the next option, there needs to be a critical plan outlined for students that incorporates the possibilities of community college, technical school, and/or going directly into the job market as an entry-level candidate and working your way up from the bottom. I believe that education is important, but I think what's even more important is helping the individual achieve their full potential--which may or may not involve a 4 year degree (or more). --- ''Start by doing what is necessary, then do what is possible; suddenly, you are doing the impossible.'' - St. Francis of Assisi www.youtube.com/gamingirstyle</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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