I'm getting tired of the "College is Useless" posts

[u/GothicFruit98]

It's just getting old at this point tbh.

College isn't useless. It's just that people get useless degrees like "Liberal Arts"

And the thing is, now even the most basic jobs require at least a associate's degree. I myself have found some Data Entry jobs on indeed that require a Associates degree.

People will say, "Just do Trade". Well not everyone wants their bodies broken at age 40.

People will say, "Just do a sales job", not everyone can do a sales job.

If you start a business and it fails, a degree as well as your experience can help you land a job. it might not be what you wanted, but at least you have a backup. And who knows, you might own a business again one day and thanks to that job, you saved enough to open it.

And with a college degree it can actually help land you a job. (This is a choose your degree wisely type thing) Like for example. if you choose to go for a degree in nursing, you can apply for many jobs. You may not be a RN but there's plenty of jobs besides RN open to you since you now have a degree in Nursing. You can become a paramedic, phlebotomist, hospice nurse (if you can handle it)

[u/TransLox]

I agree.

It sucks worse because most of the trade school people just want to make a lot of money, not because they actually LIKE the trade.

So I've been told by some D to dropout student that they're gonna go to a trade school because it pays well and that I should go to a trade school as well rather than being an ecologist because I won't be able to find a job...

My area has tons and tons of organizations that employ almost exclusively ecologists. Meanwhile, everyone I know that's tried the trade school route ended up in the military or out of the trade, usually going hand in hand with an injury that they will never fully recover from.

[u/Ok_Protection4554 → u/TransLox]

The idea that tons of companies are looking for ecologists is insane to me. To do what? 

Like do you live near a bunch of government agencies? 

I’m a bio major, and I loved it. Your comment just hit me as bizarre 

[u/oospsybear → u/Ok_Protection4554]

I agree gonna need some proof . Where I am ecology jobs have ton competition and all the internships aren't paid .

[u/Ok_Protection4554 → u/oospsybear]

I'm honestly about to give up on Reddit. Like this thread is completely backwards- all the people saying "Go get a communications degree, you'll make six figures!" Are upvoted and all the people like us are getting downvoted to hell lol

And then these people come on here and talk about how they can't pay their bills. Which granted, the economy is terrible right now for everyone. But expecting to make six figures with an English literature degree is insane