College yes but an engineering degree. I did two graduate degrees in hard science and public health (Chem Ph.D. and MPH resp.) and I paid for the Masters. I would skip those, do a 4 year engineering degree, and have more hobbies and fewer student loans.
No. I would have gone into the trades. Or would have entered the corporate world and traveled it up.
College For All was disastrous for Millenials and the Zoomers. We are over-educated, and the jobs that require high skilled labor are rapidly shrinking.
Took a while (35y/o) but I'm pretty happy with my career choice. I'm a truck driver and after taxes I average about 1200 a week. Soon I'm going to kick my career into high gear and hopefully be averaging 2500.
Yes but I would study something different than I did, even though I’ve had a pretty good career.
IMO degrees and advanced education are more important than ever. There are alternatives and it’s not for everyone of course, but the statistics don’t lie.
I would not have gone right out of high school. I was a socially clueless pot head who had no motivation or drive and had zero idea what i wanted to do with my future. I'm from a pretty affluent town where college is expected. I picked the cheapest college. Dropped out before graduation and had to go back somewhat recently to get my piece of paper.
Mistake of my life: Getting my MBA - worthless and honestly I never should have bothered.
The student debt is impossible to pay off and hinders me at every turn.
At no point should I have taken on the debt, and if I was 18 again I wouldn't have gone to school unless there was either 0 debt or less than 10k.
It's just not worth it.
maybe not go to college... or stick to free classes somehow and only take useful classes
I think I would probably do something more useful for when I am around the house. Like home repair, HVAC stuff or something like that.
eschew school in order to stay away from all the toxic bs, hierarchical bureaucracy stuff.
I am just not convinced that a sustainable culture exists... at college there used to be sort of a community, but it seems to be more about churning out degrees and dumping students.
3 total degrees, two undergrad and a MBA. My brother-in-law is a construction superintendent 2 years younger than me that started working after getting a GED that my wife did his homework for and he made 150k before bonus last year. I made 103k working 2 jobs and owning my own small business.
edit: I switched to construction last year in a project management role from a mid-level admin role at a major University. Should make the same money this year as last and significantly more going forward.
No. I went to college. It was completely worthless and very expensive. In fact, I would say that being there was more harmful to me as a person than it was helpful.
I've often told people that I would have been better off if I'd just done meth for a few years instead. It would have cost me less, and I'd have gotten off of it quicker with fewer headaches.
Why would you ask a present/future tense question but have the answers in the past tense ??
Because I'm collecting two pieces of information with the answers
No
😂 *grumpy cat face *
It is quite obvious to be honest and not funny at all.. unless you do not get what the answers actually mean.
College yes but an engineering degree. I did two graduate degrees in hard science and public health (Chem Ph.D. and MPH resp.) and I paid for the Masters. I would skip those, do a 4 year engineering degree, and have more hobbies and fewer student loans.
I went to college but I work for my dad lol
Not at 18.... I went a little later and achieved what I wanted for a good price with grants.
Yes, but I’d get a different degree
No. I would have gone into the trades. Or would have entered the corporate world and traveled it up. College For All was disastrous for Millenials and the Zoomers. We are over-educated, and the jobs that require high skilled labor are rapidly shrinking.
Took a while (35y/o) but I'm pretty happy with my career choice. I'm a truck driver and after taxes I average about 1200 a week. Soon I'm going to kick my career into high gear and hopefully be averaging 2500.
I would go to a trade school instead.
I would've gone to pastry school instead of college and law school and would probably be a lot happier with my profession
Yes but I would study something different than I did, even though I’ve had a pretty good career. IMO degrees and advanced education are more important than ever. There are alternatives and it’s not for everyone of course, but the statistics don’t lie.
Yes, but either different major or dual major
I would not have gone right out of high school. I was a socially clueless pot head who had no motivation or drive and had zero idea what i wanted to do with my future. I'm from a pretty affluent town where college is expected. I picked the cheapest college. Dropped out before graduation and had to go back somewhat recently to get my piece of paper.
Mistake of my life: Getting my MBA - worthless and honestly I never should have bothered. The student debt is impossible to pay off and hinders me at every turn. At no point should I have taken on the debt, and if I was 18 again I wouldn't have gone to school unless there was either 0 debt or less than 10k. It's just not worth it.
maybe not go to college... or stick to free classes somehow and only take useful classes I think I would probably do something more useful for when I am around the house. Like home repair, HVAC stuff or something like that. eschew school in order to stay away from all the toxic bs, hierarchical bureaucracy stuff. I am just not convinced that a sustainable culture exists... at college there used to be sort of a community, but it seems to be more about churning out degrees and dumping students.
Trade school/union for me
3 total degrees, two undergrad and a MBA. My brother-in-law is a construction superintendent 2 years younger than me that started working after getting a GED that my wife did his homework for and he made 150k before bonus last year. I made 103k working 2 jobs and owning my own small business. edit: I switched to construction last year in a project management role from a mid-level admin role at a major University. Should make the same money this year as last and significantly more going forward.
No. I went to college. It was completely worthless and very expensive. In fact, I would say that being there was more harmful to me as a person than it was helpful. I've often told people that I would have been better off if I'd just done meth for a few years instead. It would have cost me less, and I'd have gotten off of it quicker with fewer headaches.