College/University Survey

[Debater Slayer]

I have long had the impression that a lot of Eastern societies, including mine, put more emphasis on getting a university/college degree than some Western ones. For example, where I live, it's almost unthinkable for most children of middle-class families not to obtain a college degree. Even if you study all four years just to get the degree and then work in something else, the degree makes a difference in your social status.

I kinda wish dropping out of college/university were a more viable option for middle-class people here, but it is what it is.

This poll is to survey the RF membership when it comes to having a university degree or not. It's also anonymous.

 

[Heyo]

I have long had the impression that a lot of Eastern societies, including mine, put more emphasis on getting a university/college degree than some Western ones. For example, where I live, it's almost unthinkable for most children of middle-class families not to obtain a college degree. Even if you study all four years just to get the degree and then work in something else, the degree makes a difference in your social status.

I kinda wish dropping out of college/university were a more viable option for middle-class people here, but it is what it is.

This poll is to survey the RF membership when it comes to having a university degree or not. It's also anonymous.

I dropped out of studying CS because I was working as a programmer and consultant from my second semester on. Nobody asked for a qualification and there was so much (good paying) work and so little time for study. Also, I learned more on the job than I did in University.

 

[John53]

I didn't finish high school, left when I was 16 to work on a dairy farm. Now I'm retired I've been think of doing some studies, probably an internet or correspondence course in the area of biology.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

I didn't originally plan on getting one, but with my knees I knew my days of working on my feet were limited. I settled on Psychology, mostly because I didn't know what else to go for and didn't know then I'm smart enough to do basically anything I want. I want to regret that part, and do I wish I would have went for something else, but it is what it is and at the time there wasn't much I could have done differently.

 

[sun rise]

I finished an undergraduate degree, when to graduate school and then the 60's happened so I got an MS as a consolation prize. Then I got my act together and got a Psych masters and wound up working with computers after all of that.

In my high school, it was assumed we were all going to college or most of us anyway. But this was a long time ago when dinosaurs roamed the Earth.

 

[VoidCat]

Bout to go to college recently got accepted into one

Edit:
I did take college classes in high school tho

 

[Revoltingest]

A friend worked for me doing property maintenance.
He was just a couple courses away from getting his
bachelor's in sociology. He complained that he dint
want to take the remaining required courses. I asked
why he was doing it. He said his family wanted him
to be degreed. I told him that no one will pay him more
money for it, & recommended dropping out. He took
my advice, & never regretted it. He's now a building
contractor with his own business.

 

[Truthseeker]

Bout to go to college recently got accepted into one

Edit:
I did take college classes in high school tho

You are a smart dude!

 

[The Hammer]

I didn't finish high school, left when I was 16 to work on a dairy farm. Now I'm retired I've been think of doing some studies, probably an internet or correspondence course in the area of biology.

I started with correspondence courses. They're fun.

 

[John53]

I started with correspondence courses. They're fun.

I was trying to look into it a few weeks back. It's all very confusing how to get started, at least here in Australia.

 

[JustGeorge]

I dropped out of high school a credit short because circumstances in life dictated that I needed to start providing for myself.

I was from a middle class background, and I did well in school(I was offered scholarships if I'd agree to graduate a year early; I declined).

In my mid twenties, I thought I was going to be moving several states away, and thought having a GED would help me find a job, so I got one. The move didn't work out, and my diploma was a sore reminder of that, so I threw it in the garbage.

I've never regretted any of those choices.

 

[Left Coast]

I have long had the impression that a lot of Eastern societies, including mine, put more emphasis on getting a university/college degree than some Western ones. For example, where I live, it's almost unthinkable for most children of middle-class families not to obtain a college degree. Even if you study all four years just to get the degree and then work in something else, the degree makes a difference in your social status.

I kinda wish dropping out of college/university were a more viable option for middle-class people here, but it is what it is.

This poll is to survey the RF membership when it comes to having a university degree or not. It's also anonymous.

I both have a degree and I'm still in school.

 

[The Hammer]

I both have a degree and I'm still in school.

Same. If Associates Degrees count. Got two of those.

 

[Rival]

Never went to university.

 

[ChristineM]

Yes, graduated 5 times. The work we were doing needed it to land top paying jobs. It would have been better time wise going for a PhD early on but time dictated otherwise.

 

[PureX]

I grew up working class with no expectation of college. After high school I worked in a steel mill and then became a tool and die apprentice.

But Jimmy Carter suddenly made going to college a possibility for someone like me, so I followed a dream and went to art school. And I then got a full scholarship to graduate school. So I ended up an artist in Chicago and kept at it for 25 years. I showed and sold but also worked at heating, plumbing, cabinet making, home remodeling, and eventually ran a wood shop for a fine art services company.

Now I'm semi-retired and I wouldn't have changed a thing. I never had much money but my life was always interesting and I learned a lot both in and after college. I love artists ... they are my tribe. I would have been a very lost soul had I stayed in the tool shop with my brother. Though he's very well off now, financially, for it.

 

[ChristineM]

I love artists ... they are my tribe.

Oh thanks sweetie

 

[ronki23]

I did both Undergraduate and Postgraduate at different Universities. While it is fun, it's not worth the money and the debt you end up with.

A professional course in management, marketing, financial advisory or accounting is more specialised and much cheaper than a degree

 

[Vitality]

I was set up to complete a dual master’s in public health and social work when I finished undergrad, then decided I don’t want to work in that field. Went back to community college to fulfill hard science prerequisites so I could pursue an MS in something, wasn’t really sure what yet. Ended up taking audio classes for funsies since I was working as a stagehand and got a scholarship for a dual Associate of Science in audio engineering and music tech. Now I am an acoustic design apprentice, which is like perpetual school because of all the certifications they’ve asked me to get. The learning never ends.

 

[Secret Chief]

I've got qualifications coming out of my ****hole and now I'm going to be working in a school. Most likely as a milk monitor.