Blackpill The biggest purpose of college is to network with peers. If you missed out going to a good school at the age of 18-24, it's over

[Tetsuya Koalagami]

ThERe is a reason people try to get into ivy leagues straight out of high school. College isn't to learn technical skills or just get a job, it's to network with othER rich and well connected people who can help you in the future.

I was a militarycel and got an online degree from AMU. Tons of for profit and online schools will milk the military and govERnment by offERing "affordable" and "accessible" college "degrees" that don't mean much beyond shitty ghetto government jobs. I've seen so many troops blow their military tuition assistance and GI bills on ghetto state schools, community colleges, AmERican Military University, Western Governors University, University of Maryland University College (yes that's a real name), whatever fuck else out there. Of course, the military has people from poor backgrounds where nobody they know ever went to college, so they don't know better and their ears perk up by the idea of have a "college" degree from American Military University. They think the credential itself is gonna open doors for them and mean anything out in the civilian world.

So here I am, a veteran who was duped into blowing my tuition assistance and a portion of my GI bill on a ghetto college. I thought of getting a master's, but turns out a master's degree doesn't mean much in itself if you don't have the connections, and the best programs aren't gonna take my AMU degree seriously or count my military work experience as real work experience. Also, being a veteran has the stench of coming from a poor background in a lot of moneyed spaces. You ain't working at Google or Facebook with a AMU degree. Not even government jobs on USAJobs will take me. The only time I got a call back and interest is when I pretended to not have gone to college at all and removed my military experience altogether, just pretended to be unemployed for years instead.

Then I thought why not try to go for another bachelors, a "real" one, at a decent college? But then I realized that I will be surrounded by 18 year olds from rich families and I'll be the crusty grown up who nobody relates to, and I sure as hell ain't living in the dorms with 18 year olds. And the point of college is to make friends.

It's over for me. If you missed out on going to a well connected college at a young age, you don't get that chance back.

 

[Stupid Clown]

True. Why so many high IQ truecels fail while midwit chads succeed.

 

[j10009504]

if your degree is from an accredited school I wouldn't call it a ghetto degree.
And I was considering WGU for a master's degree, it looked pretty legit to me.

I do agree the networking is important and I actually did land a really good job that way once.

 

[turbosperg]

18 year olds from rich families

If you're not the target demographic, then it never began for you. Sure, you can still go, but you'll never have the experience of fitting in within a peer group of teenage heirs.

 

[Tetsuya Koalagami]

if your degree is from an accredited school I wouldn't call it a ghetto degree.

All the colleges I mentioned are regionally accredited. Doesn't matter, still ghetto. It doesn't take much to get accredited.

And I was considering WGU for a master's degree, it looked pretty legit to me.

That's because you don't know any better. It will get you a government job or a check a mark if you want to work for a small company in bumfuck Ohio where you don't have much room to promote, but you won't make real money with that degree unless you already come from a well connected background (but if you come from that background, you wouldn't be doing WGU because you don't need a college degree)

 

[sexualeconomist]

Abolish college

 

[j10009504]

That's because you don't know any better. It will get you a government job or a check a mark if you want to work for a small company in bumfuck Ohio where you don't have much room to promote, but you won't make real money with that degree unless you already come from a well connected background (but if you come from that background, you wouldn't be doing WGU because you don't need a college degree)

government or small company job sounds pretty good right now tbh

 

[TheAlmighty]

True that, a good college will surely lead to a good career and overall better life standard, which might even help in ascending

 

[ItsOverMan]

The biggest purpose of college is to network with peers.​

Over for social anxietycels. Imagine networking with these people when these same types of people bullied you in school. The "smart kids" were the worst bullies in my experience.

 

[outerdarkness]

Yup, have a 4 year B.A. and have a factory job that a high school dropout could get.

 

[ItsOverMan]

Yup, have a 4 year B.A. and have a factory job that a high school dropout could get.

Could a high school dropout really get that job? Seems like everywhere wants college degrees these days even McDonalds fry cook.

 

[outerdarkness]

Could a high school dropout really get that job? Seems like everywhere wants college degrees these days even McDonalds fry cook.

My dropout nephew has a different job at a different plant, but the same company and made the same wage as me.

 

[Kanye's Cousin]

Right, I learned this too late. Having "skills" doesn't matter much if you don't know the right people. My parents fucked me by not letting me hang out with my friends. Would have had more opportunities, now I'm just a part time retail worker and can't find a better job

 

[littlemanhikicel]

I can relate. Im not a military man but I did some unemployed short technical training and first im always the oldest one and no one talks to me , second I don't find any job.

 

[Quncho]

ThERe is a reason people try to get into ivy leagues straight out of high school. College isn't to learn technical skills or just get a job, it's to network with othER rich and well connected people who can help you in the future.

I was a militarycel and got an online degree from AMU. Tons of for profit and online schools will milk the military and govERnment by offERing "affordable" and "accessible" college "degrees" that don't mean much beyond shitty ghetto government jobs. I've seen so many troops blow their military tuition assistance and GI bills on ghetto state schools, community colleges, AmERican Military University, Western Governors University, University of Maryland University College (yes that's a real name), whatever fuck else out there. Of course, the military has people from poor backgrounds where nobody they know ever went to college, so they don't know better and their ears perk up by the idea of have a "college" degree from American Military University. They think the credential itself is gonna open doors for them and mean anything out in the civilian world.

So here I am, a veteran who was duped into blowing my tuition assistance and a portion of my GI bill on a ghetto college. I thought of getting a master's, but turns out a master's degree doesn't mean much in itself if you don't have the connections, and the best programs aren't gonna take my AMU degree seriously or count my military work experience as real work experience. Also, being a veteran has the stench of coming from a poor background in a lot of moneyed spaces. You ain't working at Google or Facebook with a AMU degree. Not even government jobs on USAJobs will take me. The only time I got a call back and interest is when I pretended to not have gone to college at all and removed my military experience altogether, just pretended to be unemployed for years instead.

Then I thought why not try to go for another bachelors, a "real" one, at a decent college? But then I realized that I will be surrounded by 18 year olds from rich families and I'll be the crusty grown up who nobody relates to, and I sure as hell ain't living in the dorms with 18 year olds. And the point of college is to make friends.

It's over for me. If you missed out on going to a well connected college at a young age, you don't get that chance back.

This is true. A person needs to go out to a good college at a younger age and go make friends and talk to people. It's the real foundation for the rest of your working life.

 

[erenyeager]

Abolish college

 

[Tetsuya Koalagami]

Over for social anxietycels. Imagine networking with these people when these same types of people bullied you in school. The "smart kids" were the worst bullies in my experience.

it never began for social anxietycels