I think university is a good investment even while not counting the job opportunities. Going to university is an investment to make you a better person, in my opinion. Yes there is always that jackass that took philosophy 101 and becomes obnoxious, but the experience of going there, and being taught by an expert about things you have an interest in is amazing and generally makes you understand just how little you know, it helps you get a scope of things. Sure, it's not for everyone, there are people who just flat out don't like learning. But I personally love being in university for many reasons.
...Mostly parties. BUT! Learning is also pretty high up there!
...I think I forgot my point. ANYWAY! University is expensive, yeah. Here in Canada it's pretty affordable though. I'm not having any problem with it, and I wouldn't trade the chance of being here for anything in the world.
I think you can definitely be successful in a limited amount of careers without going to university, but if you enjoy learning there is no better investment than college. You learn something while improving the amount of careers you can choose.
Eh, that's just my view on it.
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