I've had a similar experience with my education, but not until I completed a PhD. When I had a Masters in Linguistics and BA in linguistics on my resume, I'd still have a good leg up in child-education roles.
I got a job as a swim instructor, then a job as a tutor, but my PhD is like resume HIV. I started getting calls back for swim instructor roles again after I omitted it early this year.
Honestly, that you managed to rack up $100,000 in debt while commuting and on partial scholarship doesn’t tend to prove that “We desperately need a change in culture.” It means, unfortunately, you and your family were either not well-versed on the costs going in, and perhaps over-estimated your earning potential. It sucks, but it didn’t have to be that way.
College is an important maturational milestone - a college education isn’t just so you can get a better-paying job, it’s so you can be a more well-rounded and educated citizen. 18-year-olds are kids, and having an environment of learning and socialization is important. I'm not sure what state you live in, but in-state tuition for public colleges fifteen years ago shouldn't have cost more than $5,000 or $6,000 a year. I graduated college a little before you did, and commuted to a good state school with scholarship for half my tuition, which meant my tuition was between $2,000 and $2,500 a year. Today, without scholarship, tuition to that school is $10,000, but my state provides tuition-free state school for families making under $125,000. It doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg, especially if you work part-time (which I did on-campus during the school year, and off-campus during summers). I got into more competitve private schools, both for college and for law school, and chose the schools that left me with little to no debt. I don’t regret being educated, and neither should you.
If I had my druthers, I would make 2-year colleges tuition-free, and 4-year colleges debt-free - having that experience between K-12 and the “real world” makes you more well-rounded and hones your critical thinking skills, which in turn make you a better and more productive member of society. I’m sorry that you were saddled with such debt, and this should be a lesson both in the policies we need going forward to make college affordable for the masses, and as a cautionary tale for those otherwise inclined to sign-up for six-figures in debt for a bachelor’s degree when there are cheaper ways to get a college education.
Considering the quality of this blog, college was *very much* for you. I found the single simulation where you didn't and in it you are blogging about how to identify a mark on your used car lot.
I've had a similar experience with my education, but not until I completed a PhD. When I had a Masters in Linguistics and BA in linguistics on my resume, I'd still have a good leg up in child-education roles.
I got a job as a swim instructor, then a job as a tutor, but my PhD is like resume HIV. I started getting calls back for swim instructor roles again after I omitted it early this year.
Degrees can hurt! I leave some of mine off my resume and then I get called back. Crazy
Honestly, that you managed to rack up $100,000 in debt while commuting and on partial scholarship doesn’t tend to prove that “We desperately need a change in culture.” It means, unfortunately, you and your family were either not well-versed on the costs going in, and perhaps over-estimated your earning potential. It sucks, but it didn’t have to be that way.
College is an important maturational milestone - a college education isn’t just so you can get a better-paying job, it’s so you can be a more well-rounded and educated citizen. 18-year-olds are kids, and having an environment of learning and socialization is important. I'm not sure what state you live in, but in-state tuition for public colleges fifteen years ago shouldn't have cost more than $5,000 or $6,000 a year. I graduated college a little before you did, and commuted to a good state school with scholarship for half my tuition, which meant my tuition was between $2,000 and $2,500 a year. Today, without scholarship, tuition to that school is $10,000, but my state provides tuition-free state school for families making under $125,000. It doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg, especially if you work part-time (which I did on-campus during the school year, and off-campus during summers). I got into more competitve private schools, both for college and for law school, and chose the schools that left me with little to no debt. I don’t regret being educated, and neither should you.
If I had my druthers, I would make 2-year colleges tuition-free, and 4-year colleges debt-free - having that experience between K-12 and the “real world” makes you more well-rounded and hones your critical thinking skills, which in turn make you a better and more productive member of society. I’m sorry that you were saddled with such debt, and this should be a lesson both in the policies we need going forward to make college affordable for the masses, and as a cautionary tale for those otherwise inclined to sign-up for six-figures in debt for a bachelor’s degree when there are cheaper ways to get a college education.
Considering the quality of this blog, college was *very much* for you. I found the single simulation where you didn't and in it you are blogging about how to identify a mark on your used car lot.