You always see people on
Instagram flocking about how they earn millions but don’t have a college
degree. Although most of them are scams and care more about your
money, To some extent they are right. 80% of the billionaires don’t hold a
degree. But that’s a half story, let’s get into detail and tell you why a
college degree holds no value in today’s world.
1. OUTDATED- yes, you heard it right most of
the information your professors teach you or you read in academic books are
long been outdated but you still have to study it. Cruel, isn’t it? Even
the latest theories about quantum physics, space studies don’t get updated
unless 2 or 3 years. Which holds a lot of value when you want to be employed?
You graduate only to know all you studied for years is already proven wrong.
2. IRRELEVANT- we are comparing the use of the
info you learn in college to the info applied when you do the job. Well, that
comes out to be 0 in most of the cases as what you study is mostly theory and
has no direct application when you decide to work for a salary. You feel
completely helpless and you need to do low profile jobs or work as an assistant
to gain experience for working at the desired job. Companies expect 14 years of
experience from 22-year-olds. Well, that’s justified and you should start
working once you start to walk and apply for a job when others are at primary
school.
3. LACK OF JOBS- yeah, when you graduate, you need
to pursue a specific subject with specific and selected branches. You become
bound to work with a limited number of jobs, with no clarity of the industry
being active for a certain amount of years. While the best use of the years
would be to spend time with people who are already at a position you would want
to be in the next years. And also expand skills and have more options to choose
from. Otherwise, you can keep searching for a job of a mechanical engineer
while others drive a Tesla. That’s just to explain the point you probably have
another opinion.
4. INSUFFICIENT- this can arguably be the first
point. The books and knowledge you acquire within college years are not at all
enough for further life. Many things are missing from the syllabus including
money management, stress management, time management, spirituality, work ethic
and many more. These things have no replacement from your integration formula
or balance sheets. You should learn these skills as soon as you want in life as
they would help you grow in every aspect of life.
These
are the most relevant points for avoiding a degree. But it does not apply to
all of the people. Average joes should stay away. These apply only when you
have clear plans for your future or have a skill which you are master.
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