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While it's true that not all education pathways lead to high paying jobs, sometimes people want to go to school to simply learn everything they can that is interesting to them. 

 

Is going to school bad when you're just looking for education and want to be smart versus only going for money? Chasing after money is not bad, but when it consumes you completely, that's bad. 

 

Money isn't everything. Learning is an amazing experience, and that should be the motivator, not hopes of making loads of money. 

  1. Mira Yurizaki

    Mira Yurizaki

    Someone still has to pay the professor their supposedly justified 6 figure salary.

  2. Mira Yurizaki

    Mira Yurizaki

    Also what I don't get is why people pursue expensive schools. You don't necessarily get a better education or better job opportunities by going to Harvard as opposed to the community college down the road.

  3. Tech_Dreamer

    Tech_Dreamer

    it's a genuine good character trait .

  4. Marinatall_Ironside

    Marinatall_Ironside

    The biggest reason why people go to expensive universities like Harvard is because they think that because they got a degree from Harvard now it makes them 10x better on their resume than one that got the same education from a community college or a public university.

     

    Sometimes those private universities just has classes that aren't provided by community colleges or a public universities. It's not necessarily a bad thing, but that's how it works from what I read.

     

    Now, would I like to go to Harvard? Hell yeah! But do I want to get a degree and wave it around like some douche with a degree? Nope, that's not my virtue, nor is it me.

     

    I go to community college, and I have no shame (except some professors who are lousy at their teaching).

  5. captain_to_fire

    captain_to_fire

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    Money isn't everything. Learning is an amazing experience, and that should be the motivator, not hopes of making loads of money. 

    To be honest, you made me think of my career choices and I'm second guessing myself if I still should pursue my dream career or not. 

  6. Godlygamer23

    Godlygamer23

    Why is it your dream career? 

  7. captain_to_fire

    captain_to_fire

    Be a board certified doctor. But I'm 26 this year and I think I'm a bit too old for it already since med school is more or less 16 years of schooling. 

    • 4 years med school 
    • 3-4 years post graduate internship 
    • 4 years specialization 
    • 3-4 years subspecialization 
  8. Godlygamer23

    Godlygamer23

    But why is that your dream career?

  9. Mira Yurizaki

    Mira Yurizaki

    If it's what you really want to do, it's what you want to do.

     

    I used to have some dreams of working for the game industry. Then I figured I wouldn't like the crunch times.

     

    Plus I'm spoiled with the 9/80 schedule

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