Having a college degree isn't necessarily an indicator of intelligence, to me . . . I've met plenty of people with degrees, and I'm not certain how some of them managed to attain one. Holding a degree says that you made it to the end and survived all of the various obstacles and/or bullshit that had to be endured along the way. I consider any advanced degree to be a mark of intestinal fortitude, if nothing else.
Is having that piece of paper necessary for future success? Not necessarily--it depends what you want to do, which halls you intend to walk down. The paper will help to unlock a few more doors, though. I had a good job, a professional job, and I acquired it without a degree, but it took me longer to get there, and they didn't pay me what I was worth once I was doing it. That's why I took my butt back to school.
I'm not guaranteed to have an awesome job that allows me to purchase diamond-encrusted boxer shorts just because I've got that paper. What the paper gives me is a few more opportunities. It can make the difference between getting an interview and never getting a single call after someone's looked at my resume. It's like that time I was in a bar, talking to a lady, and I caught her checking out the (fake) expensive watch Spencer got me--it bought me another five minutes to present myself. ;-)
Anyway, that's what I think. I want to give myself as many opportunities as I can in a particular arena, so I'm accumulating the credentials that will give me a shot. My work and life experience are far more valuable to me in terms of how I work and who I am as a person, but the paper will get me in the door to explain the lessons I've learned in that interview. Is the college bullshit worth it? Everybody's got to answer that for themselves.
Like I said, no plans to drop out. It's just my personal frustrations.
I hate this city most of all. I have no real friends here anymore, with the exception of a few, rare amazing people. School is not offering me anything and neither is the city. There's only so much growth I can do sitting in my house.
I'll finish because I have so little time left, but really only for that reason. I don't want to dissapoint my family or my mother or waste all of the money already invested. It;s good to hear it from you thoughthat going out there without a degree can in fact hold you back. It's hard because almost everyone I know here is a dropout. It's hard to stay motivated or focused at all. Especially since I hate drawing comics )like writing them, hate drawing them.) and I hate this city, basically I'm sitting around doing all things I hate.
That was a rant. Either way, thanks for this. It's nice to know you're reading. I think I'll call you tonight. I've had a hell of a day.
Is having that piece of paper necessary for future success? Not necessarily--it depends what you want to do, which halls you intend to walk down. The paper will help to unlock a few more doors, though. I had a good job, a professional job, and I acquired it without a degree, but it took me longer to get there, and they didn't pay me what I was worth once I was doing it. That's why I took my butt back to school.
I'm not guaranteed to have an awesome job that allows me to purchase diamond-encrusted boxer shorts just because I've got that paper. What the paper gives me is a few more opportunities. It can make the difference between getting an interview and never getting a single call after someone's looked at my resume. It's like that time I was in a bar, talking to a lady, and I caught her checking out the (fake) expensive watch Spencer got me--it bought me another five minutes to present myself. ;-)
Anyway, that's what I think. I want to give myself as many opportunities as I can in a particular arena, so I'm accumulating the credentials that will give me a shot. My work and life experience are far more valuable to me in terms of how I work and who I am as a person, but the paper will get me in the door to explain the lessons I've learned in that interview. Is the college bullshit worth it? Everybody's got to answer that for themselves.
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I hate this city most of all. I have no real friends here anymore, with the exception of a few, rare amazing people. School is not offering me anything and neither is the city. There's only so much growth I can do sitting in my house.
I'll finish because I have so little time left, but really only for that reason. I don't want to dissapoint my family or my mother or waste all of the money already invested. It;s good to hear it from you thoughthat going out there without a degree can in fact hold you back. It's hard because almost everyone I know here is a dropout. It's hard to stay motivated or focused at all. Especially since I hate drawing comics )like writing them, hate drawing them.) and I hate this city, basically I'm sitting around doing all things I hate.
That was a rant. Either way, thanks for this. It's nice to know you're reading. I think I'll call you tonight. I've had a hell of a day.
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