just go to a technical school get a certificate in 9-12 months doing hands on work and youl be working and have 2-3 years experience by the time your friend gets his degree in the same field you currently work in. employers want experience, not degrees, somebody that dropped out of school in grade 9 to start working has a head start in life compared to somehow who went to grade 12. most people go to college simply to have fun and party while stacking up student loan debt.
For most majors, it's not about the practicality of the degree, it's just the about the resume really. Some employers won't hire you unless you hold a B.A... ANY kinda of B.A., or at least a couple years of experience in the field. In that respect, a degree is definitely the safest way to go. Why not give up 4 years for a little stability? It's an investment. If you actually want a useful degree, go for engineering. Music is my passion, but I don't need a major for that.
@GhostPartyChannel common sense tells you psychology is a joke, anyone who jumps on that bandwagon is heade down a path of negativity, that whole field is FUCKED UP, especially insitutionalized psychology, pick a magic happy pill and throw em in the looney bin, its actually no better than leroy from up the block seliing crack on the corner
"check out my video "i went to college, now im homeless" yea and college makes no sense now a days and most people don't even end up working in their fields. i ended up NOT WORKING AT ALL! what a fucking waste of money and now the government wants its loans back? it can kiss my gay black educated ass!
Sir, I'm glad you are promoting that people should stay ignorant! Obviously, you had a bad experience! Did you go to college, do you have a college degree?
I was a top 5 graduate with a BS in Math and BS Management Information Systems. I am a bartender. Funny thing, go to a restaurant (not fast food) ask your server (typically the male servers). I guarantee over half of them have a college degree.
Most people don't understand economics and math. People think everyone should should go to collage to get better job's and make more money. What you fail to realize is that in a market flooded with people going to school the markets loose balance. So you have millions of students with degree's and a job market that is crumbling due to the debt from the loans.
@lcpd3311 Their has to be balance and more entrepreneurship instead of people just going to a school thinking they are entitled to the best best jobs.Wake up people!
Considering that many jobs now prefer or require a college degree (even in jobs that used to not require them) how is not going to college going to help?
@smchinchilla and I'm gonna do it tomorrow! :) I finally made up my mind (even though I saw this video a while back) that I want to do Computer Games Programming , and not Computer Games Design(my current course) witch turned out to be a mindless slave-job where you just make similiar assets ALL day without engaging in any sort of creativity. I also know I don't need colledge to teach me programming , as thinking outside the box in that area may be that best area to do so out there...
College is a joke Its time to make college short cut the nonsense majors that won't get u a job. Turn high schools into vocational high schools so students can get training to help them get employed when their finish if they want to seek higher education they can but it wont be four years it will be two years. Another thing I see college kids lost confused starving it makes no sense to see people like this.
@Munit10 I agree. Vocational school for teenagers isn't a bad idea. I remember when I was in high school vocational tech schools seemed second rate to universities. Of course there are the kids who love to study there butt of but I believe there are many who would rather turn a wrench or what ever they want and pick up a trade. It turns out that certain tradesmen can make a lot of money. My entree level salary was more than that of an entry level engineer.
I think a Degree makes people Complacent. Everyone things A DEGREE will gaurentee them sucess! Meanwhile, the people out there working the longs hrs and using ingenuity and comment sense is passing them up. Nowadays, a Degree seems like a pipe dream of landing a job that allows one to be lazy and bring in rediculous money. And that did happen years ago, when money was out there. Its a new game now. People are done paying people to look pretty now.
Years ago, i always heard, Just GET a Degree, doesnt matter what the degree was for, Just GET A DEGREE! Because, chances are the Company you worked for was going to retrain you anyways, and a previous degree just meant you were smart and able to learn!
Its all perception, No one seems to like there job, regardless of what they are doing . Its seems, everyone is tying to keep up with The Jones, and the Jones is trying to keep up the Facade .
My father, Mr. Primate, barely graduated high school started his own business and receives phone calls from people with Masters degrees and PHD's who beg my high school graduate father to loan them money to save their house. Hahahahahahahahaha! What happened to that Ivy League Education, Mr. Primate? I thought that was to supposed to "pay off" [End Quote] for you.
Nevertheless, the only degree field I respect from a Traditional Education institution is in the STEM disciplines (i.e. Math, Science, Biology, e.t.c.); so, if the members of your family don't have any of those degrees; then, frankly you're beating a dead horse with me.
"My family has real degrees from real universities not worthless diplomas from a correspondence college". [End Quote]
In reality, Mr. Primate, the members of your family with their alleged Traditional Education degrees hasn't been verified. Secondly, they got duped into literally spending an entire years worth of house mortgage payments for an education they could've gotten cheaper or practically for free.
What if all we want to do is stay home and play on the computer. Then what. Well, I guess we can do that at work. Kidding :) College is super easy... there are no hard majors anymore. It's just a big money racket, and failure to pay off student loans will be the next housing market crash type phenomenon. Great video.
@JesusPaid4You Its all a gamble, going to college for a particular subject may or may not get you a job in that field. There are No definates in life! Its all a game, somebodys got to win, and Somebodys got to lose!
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Yeah, majoring in poetry is a stupid idea. Why do I need tens of thousands of dollars to read poems and comment on them? Or to have a guy who supposedly knows more about poetry than I do tell me what the poem means? I like poetry. I was in the poetry circles in Austin Texas. But I didn't need tens of thousands of dollars to do that. More like, around 30 dollars for gas money to go to poetry meetings. Why not instead, get serious training in engineering?
education is the problem not the salution we need as a human race to be who we are what we are best at not who we are made to be imposed on by opinionated ideas
College is boring anyway,tech and trade schools is where all the fun is. If you just want sit in a clean "environment" and only work with your brain while not getting paid,then college is for you. If you want to get down and dirty with hands on projects from building useful things to working with the most powerfull machines you helped build,and get paid for it,then tech and trade schools are for you.
he is a bad speaker. I agree that college CAN be a waste of time. Depends a lot on what you're learning. Textbooks are a major rip off. I go to college and collect financial aid, plus I work on campus (get paid from that seperately), and I work a full time job outside of school. So, all in all, college isn't so bad if ya want extra easy money. ;)
Most American kids going into adulthood STILL remain childish, naive and ignorant.
These are the ones who're still dreaming and living in a fake world, because these are the ones with majors in Psychology, POETRY, poiltical science and other silly disciplines THAT DOESN'T HELP A COUNTRY IN TROUBLE.
Don't blame these kids.
Blame their ignorant, low-quality parents who don't even know who to advise their kids.
Majority of American kids come from IGNORANT families and this ignorance breeds all kinds of attitude problems.
Ever wondered WHY most childish Americans LOVE studying Psychology?
Hahahaa......it's tthe "cool" thing to do (hahaha...what a joke).
Only a minority will do REAL study...accountancy, finance, engineering, manufacturing, IT etc....and THESE are the qualifications that huge US employers are seeking.
The foreigners are getting your GREAT jobs, silly Americans.
You must have passion for what you want to learn then do some investigation on the majors that fit you . For those who are going to college and their majors are not in a field where their is not lot of jobs you are putting yourselfs in a position of being in debt do so homework for god sake. If you are a english major you will be in debt. Before spending 4years in school I would say go for 2years or find a good certification program fit you.
As a graduated High School student who managed to work hard since Grades 9 through 13 Graduation in skilled Electronics/Electrician classes for House Electricians or Computer Technicians Installment in DeskTop Repair in Video Cards, Audio Cards & Motherboard and Troubleshooting,Typing skills with MicroSoft Office, In CANADA I did get a Job in Experience in Trades for Extra 4 Years.Beats any College,I have handson Experience which is what Job Corporations want not just more Education in College!!
As a college graduate from an esteemed private school, I can tell you the whole mess would be solved by simply doing what the Brits do....you take a test and see your strengths and weaknesses, and you either go to University, trades, or nothing. I went to school to become a meteorologist (hard science) and ended up doing geography (still hard science) and after the job search, went to trade school, until I found out I sucked at electrician work. College is by the elite, for the elite...period.
I have a degree in astrophysics. Since I knew, 50% of astrophysics students end up in nuclear physics research of weapons, does that that invalidate my degree? Especially, since I have moral objections in working for that field.
I did not get a job in the field of choice, since the competition level is very high. But other considered my analytical skills vital too continuing economic progress. Fact is, what college teaches, is more important than the degree.
College might have made sense 30+ years ago. Going to college now MAKES NO SENSE. Get an apprenticeship or internship, real world experience trumps "education" every day of the week!
@MrJacobHarlow massive generalization with certain degrees yeah it doesn't make sense to go to college and experience would better a career path for some people but not all. do you actually think a person with 10 years of work experience at McDonald with no h.s diploma have anymore job security than a new grad no he expendable.I bet you want your doctor to have a college degree
@king78802 Actually I want my doctor to be barefoot going by the name shaman or yogi. You ever heard the truth about the allopathic medicine system they use? Its very sad
"The doctor of the future will give NO MEDICINE" -Thomas Edison
EDUCATION is critical. True. What we need to do is REDEFINE what education is. REAL education is going out in the world, trying new things, failing and learning from your failures so that you can breed success out of them. Right now you should be learning things that you can apply in the real world. Like marketing, sales, and networking skills. By the way, you can go to a bookstore and buy a book on any topic you like for under $20. If you can't afford that, go to a library and get it for free!
But the root cause of the whole problem are PARENTS.
If my son wants to study Psychology or Political Science, I'll ask him what kind of jobs will he get with that kinda silly qualification, and how easy it is to get GREAT paying jobs with that kinds of stuff.
If he can't answer confidently, I'll make go into Finance, IT, Engineering etc.
I got a degree in Psychology 25 years ago and still did not know what I wanted to do and was in debt, though I found Psychology interesting. Years later when I found my passion in the law, I was eternally grateful I had the college degree so I could apply right to law school. Free market society functions on scams. College is a scam. Forgotten, however, is that a college education is still what YOU MAKE OF IT, not what IT MAKES YOU.
One should certainly investigate careers and the job market. But Fitzpatrick is being equally irresponsible in erroneously portraying professions. The Psychology profession, for example, includes many jobs besides counseling people. Examples include human factors, jury selection, experimentation, research, industrial, educational. Those jobs can be very interesting. I have found my own Psychology education quite helpful in my field of law. If you go to college, study what interests you.
Started hating college since day 1, everyone is either a broke ass bitch or a whiny spoiled brat. I am middle class so I'm in the middle. After going through 1 quarter I can see why people call it a scam and join the military there is more opportunity in the military and work force then college. Only the Top people meaning those from rich families that are smart are going to make it in this world. Capitalism rules all. I'm just glad I didn't have to take out loans lol.
I'm a 19 year old delivery driver. I make over $2000/month. I know it's not great, but god dammit, all my friends are in colleges right now going up to their eyeballs in debt, and they are without jobs. I'm also a musician working on an album. I would like to start my own business someday, maybe own my own restaurant, or possibly be a professional musician.
I have a BS in Information Technology and work in the IT field despite graduating almost 10 years ago. That said, I can't think of anything that happened in college that made me any more useful in the real world. I just wish employers wouldnt get so stuck up about requiring it. Employers with close minded mentalities are to blame for this bubble as well as the government.
I can say even after all of the research, taking your first handful of classes in the field that you want to go into and being awful at it is crushing. You should have also discussed the alternatives to college that will get you into similar positions that you aimed for and are fine with working in. You're on this Earth for 70-80 years. Don't turn 30 years of it into a constantly stressful situation.
I'm reading some of these comments and a couple people are confusing PSYCHOLOGY and PSYCHIATRY as if they're one in the same. A PSYCHIATRIST is a MEDICAL DOCTOR that specializes in mental illnesses and they can prescribe medication. A PSYCHOLOGIST can't! If you are studying to become a psychiatrist, you are going through rigorous medical school.
Hey Bill Fitzpatrick, my physiatrist makes $75 dollars for every 15-minute appointment he makes. Yea, that’s right, $75 every 15 minutes. If he works 40 hours a week every week, before paying taxes, he will makes around $2,000,000 a year. I guess he wasted his time in college studying physiatry.
@jwal1992 First of all, there is a difference between a PSYCHIATRIST and a PSYCHOLOGIST. A PSYCHIATRIST is a medical doctor who specializes in diagnoses and treats mental illness, and who can make prescriptions. They have to go through the whole medical school and residency just like any medical student. PSYCHOLOGISTS can't do that. If he prescribes medication, of course he's going to make that much money because he's an MD.
@jwal1992 Second of all, he probably has many years of experience in his field and went to college when the economy was doing well. Nowadays, college students or people thinking about going to college has to really think if it's a good return on investment. Since tuition costs has double, or even tripled, it may not be a good option. College is only a good option if you want to go into the medical field or become an engineer because our economy needs these professions more.
Thank you man. That's all I can say. Thank you for warning these poor ignorant kids of the problems with college. It has taken me 10 years worth of learning things the hard way to figure out that what you said in that video is exactly the truth. I'm 27, I spent 6 years in college, changed my major 5 times and never even earned a Bachelor's Degree. Eventually I woke up and said, why the hell am I even trying to do this college shit, the degree is worthless anyways.
College is NOT a waste of time. It's a waste of time if you think it's a guarantee to a great job and that it guarantees that you'll never worry about anything ever again. Never say an education is worthless. When did that happen? Are savages in the jungles of the Amazon better than us because they don't have colleges? College is important, but it's not the guarantee people have been hoodwinked into believing it is. Also, state colleges are just as good as expensive Ivy League schools.
@openuniverse2003 Why is nobody reading this guy's comment? He hit the nail on the head and you guys are still complaining about your degrees being worthless.
Blame society for treating colleges like job training centers instead respecting their original function in giving people an education making them better people. If you expected your degrees to be golden tickets to jump starting a career, then you deserve to be disappointed in discovering otherwise.
No one is "grown up" at 18. All of these videos are made by people who want to justify not going to college because they "just thought it was a scam" (didn't want to put forth the effort).
My best friend borrowed $500 from me last year so he could do EMT training. He now works full time as an EMT making decent money. I, with 10k in student loans (I didn't buy books to save money) finished my B.S. in Electrical Engineering, have no job, and can't even get an interview for engineering, or for places like Target. Now I will gamble by getting more loans and pursuing teaching credentials so I can teach high school. College degrees are overrated, even in "good fields." Trade school ftw.
for most people janitorial studies should be a huge major because there's always shit...wow this video makes me think...i feel embarrassed to be a college student
College is a debt trap when U get done like I did doing spread sheets everyday u get paid $50,000+ a year and debt of $30,000.00 wonderful now I am in debt till I am 50 wonderful!
Your numbers are warped, seeing as how the young people go to school AND take a 4-6 year vacation. A majority of college degrees are a joke, if you want to pay 30k to take a vacation and get an abitrary piece of paper that's your prerogative. Real degrees are out there, obtain one and you're miles ahead.
Your shirt is a joke. Telling people they don't need an education to join the workforce is like telling someone they don't need utensils to eat spagetti. Sure, it's true, but it's going to get pretty damn messy.
i deffinatly feel as though iv lost prime years of my life...if your reading this and "iffy" about going to college or think you wont do good half way in....GET OUT!
This is a definitely a good trend to understand in the economic warfare that is currently making education a type of indentured servitude. However, there is nothing wrong with any of these subjects, nor studying them. There is no other place to learn critical thinking other than college right now. We need to stop putting a price tag on things that dont make people any money. American elites and their shit culture have us all equating education with money. Money is the evil hereVenus Project now!
@yandykun I dont care how many people think of it. It will come anyway. we have outsourced so many middle class jobs, its hard to find good paying work. They are setting up self checkout kiosks in movie theaters and in grocery stores so that corporations can save money on human labor. the very motives of corporate capitalism to raise profits through computers and machines will make money obsolete. the more machines they use, the less money is earned and spent by humans. it will be ALL over then.
When you are deaf like me you have to college. Many times the deaf cannot get even menial work without a degree. Its just the way society is because a lot of people still treat the Deaf like they are dumb and stupid.
wow I like this advice about following those who are where we want to be, but what if those people don't want to give us the time and day to show us how to be like them?
Is having a college degree like having someone hold your hand since you can't get your $h1t together? I mean I've seen those for profit university's over tv and what not, but I think it is a scam." killing them with kindness".
College is not a scam as long as you major in something useful. If you don't know what you want to major in or you want to major in something like liberal arts, DON'T GO!!! Only go to college if you're majoring in something useful!
So basically kids, do your research on everything. On the job you want, what you have to do to get that job, what that job REALLY does, and what is the BEST option (not the most common or popular) option is.
@c2quick4u No, it's called being smart. Listen to your elders. Fact is, I have a young friend, about your age (21) with a degree in anthropology. Fact is, kid has no life skills, no thoughts on how to SURVIVE out there, she can't get hired by high paying but blue collar jobs because her degree smarts her out and she can't get a job in her field because, well....and the child will be totally in debt.
It is best to take your youthful years, figure out what you wanna do, and go do it!
@c2quick4u Unless you want to be a doctor or a lawyer, you do not need a degree. You need life experience and if you come across a position that requires it, many companies will sponsor you to get it. Mostly, they will look at your life experience AND the degree you earned while actually WORKING! That is why when I went to UNO, their was a high job hire rate even in their fields of study because most colleges looked at the fact that they worked while studying.
@c2quick4u The only time you need a degree is if you go to Harvard or one of the Ivies since, well, they are the Ivies and, at those school, you actually get access to the "top" people in the country, the ACTUAL, VERITABLE CEO's in charge of Fortune conglomerates, an exclusive all boys club is what those fields get you access to. So college WILL make a difference in those cases. Otherwise, you're just making the Fed Reserve rich!
I joined the Air Force after high school. Eight years later I am an Air Reserve Tech and make 26.25 an hour and have a promising future, job security, and 100% tuition (for now). I easily am outperforming MOST of my closest friends in high school when it comes to pay, technical abilities, and job experience. I will soon START college and then have a FREE degree AND excellent on the job training. I believe EDUCATION is critical but our current college climate is a complete scam.
@EthanE3 Education is critical, college is a scam. I hope you go to college for the knowledge and not rely not on a degree for a job. If anything, be ready to start a business. There may be less jobs available in the future after you are done with college.
Thank You Sir! I love your passion. I was recently thinking about going study Live Show Production for a year for $20 000 just so I can have a small chance at working with live events, u know, around musicians and excitement. I just know it's not worth it. I'd rather work a normal job where I interact with decent people each day and hang out at exciting places after work.... and not have to pay off thousands of dollars for YEARS! I might end up having more money than the 'well-educated'
A college education is indeed a waste of time and money; for most who endure the experience. We, as a society, will always need a certain number of bright minds who will make the sacrifice and become sharply educated. The rest of us should save our time and energy for better things.
The most important (and ignored) rule should be to allow only truly gifted students to study beyond high school. Financially disadvantaged scholars showing potential should receive public funding for their studies.
college isn't a scam. if you think its a scam, your aren't thinking rational. it is what it is. people need to realize what jobs are available after getting there major. also if you don't have the money to go to college. perhaps you should work for a bit and then go to college after a few years. hit me up some time for a debate. without education, the world's strongest nations would be crap.
Lol, being a phsychologist? At least I chose something i'm really interested in, Recreation Parks and Tourism instead of something like becoming a doctor that i'm not interested in. And if I were to listen to my parents, my life would suck so bad. I'm glad I'm going for something I enjoy.
this is a problem people in society tend to think college is indeed the ONLY way to find a better successful career but don't realize that college is not for everyone. everyone can't be successful cause if everybody be doctors, engineers, lawyers..etc then who will do other jobs? today too many people went to college cause all of this scam from the media that brainwashed to believe that it worth to invest into college. so sad :-(
this guy is a douche bag, college does help people as long as they follow through with their choices. people that make good money who didnt go to college most likely have connections.
I find it humorous how this guy assumes that all college graduates will suck at life. As a college graduate, and now a current grad school student, I, for one, can safely say he's wrong. Jobs are out there, you just have to take the time to look for them.
@xIMOG "My mother makes $39/hour, went to college" yeah, my brotaher in law makes $35/hr and he is an illegal alien (no lie , he is ) his english sucks but he is one hell of a foreman...
@xIMOG3Nx your mom went to college during a different era when only about 15% of the population has a degree. A degree meant something then because hardly anyone had one. Today about 30% has a degree. More grads than jobs available. the bad economy just made things worse. If your a young grad you are going to be running into a wall once you graduate.
What dumb ass majors in poetry then has the audacity to be pissed at the lack of job offers? College isn't the problem. The problem is people electing to go to school for four years to come out with a useless degree because they wanted to follow some stupid dream. Being practical gets you ahead or at least allows you to stay afloat in this world. Observe the demands, motivate yourself, acquire the necessary education and skills and you won't have many problems. At least it seems likely.
When he said After studying 5 years in the major you want to get a job in and don't get that job. I automatically thought of my sister. She just got her master's degree in early childhood education to become an elementary school teacher. Now, the cutbacks in education she can only get a job subbing for schools. That's the problem this country overlooks many unrealistic expectations about college. PPl go because you're at their mercy to get a decent paying job.
Everything except for a degree in Math, Physics, or engineering is essentially a waste of time and a joke.
ICarnag3I 1 day ago
It is so pathetic what the world is coming too.
trevor123698123 2 days ago
A wrench to paris hilton Trolololol
brnhnd07 2 days ago
So true. The thing is not everyone is able to study engineering or whatnot. So what about us?
Bzzymommy2010 3 days ago
If we all listened to this guy, we'd be a nation of manual laborers.
fishzima 3 days ago
just go to a technical school get a certificate in 9-12 months doing hands on work and youl be working and have 2-3 years experience by the time your friend gets his degree in the same field you currently work in. employers want experience, not degrees, somebody that dropped out of school in grade 9 to start working has a head start in life compared to somehow who went to grade 12. most people go to college simply to have fun and party while stacking up student loan debt.
fhab525 4 days ago
For most majors, it's not about the practicality of the degree, it's just the about the resume really. Some employers won't hire you unless you hold a B.A... ANY kinda of B.A., or at least a couple years of experience in the field. In that respect, a degree is definitely the safest way to go. Why not give up 4 years for a little stability? It's an investment. If you actually want a useful degree, go for engineering. Music is my passion, but I don't need a major for that.
thphaca 1 week ago
College is a joke...that you pay big bucks for.
1XMarksSpot 1 week ago
You don't need a Doctorate to practice Psychology. All you need is a Master's with state licensure.
AllPro777 1 week ago
GO INTO STARBUCKS, AND PLAY A LITTLE GAME...HA HA HA
amzingjourney 1 week ago
My biggest regret is going to college.
pk421a 1 week ago
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GhostPartyChannel 2 weeks ago
@GhostPartyChannel common sense tells you psychology is a joke, anyone who jumps on that bandwagon is heade down a path of negativity, that whole field is FUCKED UP, especially insitutionalized psychology, pick a magic happy pill and throw em in the looney bin, its actually no better than leroy from up the block seliing crack on the corner
thrashfornature 5 days ago
"check out my video "i went to college, now im homeless" yea and college makes no sense now a days and most people don't even end up working in their fields. i ended up NOT WORKING AT ALL! what a fucking waste of money and now the government wants its loans back? it can kiss my gay black educated ass!
dmyst9 2 weeks ago
@dmyst9 "kiss my gay black educated ass!"
You didnt get an education there buddy. You ever hear of a book like "Mystery of the Cathedrals" by Fulcanelli? Nope, because you learned nothing
trevor123698123 2 days ago
Electives are a waste of time if it has nothing to do with your degree or job skill.
82Rudel 2 weeks ago
I am over 100000$ in debt, graduating with Art Degree! Barely make money to pay rent !
This is called American Dream ! :))
ArturPashkov 2 weeks ago
@oleanderbrew That's a serious major? I'm curious to know
TMliz 2 weeks ago
wook so hawad ?
SALESPRODUCTIONS 3 weeks ago
I wish I had seen this a few months ago, before I fucked myself over to study how to DRAW, of all things!
This is infuriating! This video makes me so angry! AGH! THANK-YOU!
oleanderbrew 3 weeks ago
Sir, I'm glad you are promoting that people should stay ignorant! Obviously, you had a bad experience! Did you go to college, do you have a college degree?
asalazar1967 3 weeks ago
18 yrs old, recent HS graduate... college is not worth the prime years of your life!
joinProfusionEx 3 weeks ago
Eminem is a successful poet .... he doesn't have a collage degree; yes rap is poetry.
u9p87 3 weeks ago
"like handing a wrench to paris hilton" LOL it's true, half the people in college can barely tie their shoes.
CeletenteFan223 3 weeks ago
Thirty years ago your money could actually pay for something.
phoenixzion82 3 weeks ago
I was a top 5 graduate with a BS in Math and BS Management Information Systems. I am a bartender. Funny thing, go to a restaurant (not fast food) ask your server (typically the male servers). I guarantee over half of them have a college degree.
drsteve9 1 month ago
Most people don't understand economics and math. People think everyone should should go to collage to get better job's and make more money. What you fail to realize is that in a market flooded with people going to school the markets loose balance. So you have millions of students with degree's and a job market that is crumbling due to the debt from the loans.
lcpd3311 1 month ago
@lcpd3311 Their has to be balance and more entrepreneurship instead of people just going to a school thinking they are entitled to the best best jobs.Wake up people!
lcpd3311 1 month ago
@lcpd3311 Most people aren't taught the basics of economics in HS. Period.
phoenixzion82 3 weeks ago
this video shoudl be required viewing for all high school seniors but we all know that'll never happen and we all know why.
CeletenteFan223 1 month ago
You have NOT lied about a thing!!!!!
LainOutOnTheFloor 1 month ago
Considering that many jobs now prefer or require a college degree (even in jobs that used to not require them) how is not going to college going to help?
dochokeana 1 month ago
i said good buy to college today!
smchinchilla 1 month ago
@smchinchilla and I'm gonna do it tomorrow! :) I finally made up my mind (even though I saw this video a while back) that I want to do Computer Games Programming , and not Computer Games Design(my current course) witch turned out to be a mindless slave-job where you just make similiar assets ALL day without engaging in any sort of creativity. I also know I don't need colledge to teach me programming , as thinking outside the box in that area may be that best area to do so out there...
betastate 1 month ago
@smchinchilla congratulations, get into the work force, find out what you want to do, then get the training for it.
CeletenteFan223 1 month ago
@CeletenteFan223 Easier said than done.
phoenixzion82 3 weeks ago
College is a joke Its time to make college short cut the nonsense majors that won't get u a job. Turn high schools into vocational high schools so students can get training to help them get employed when their finish if they want to seek higher education they can but it wont be four years it will be two years. Another thing I see college kids lost confused starving it makes no sense to see people like this.
Munit10 1 month ago
@Munit10 I agree. Vocational school for teenagers isn't a bad idea. I remember when I was in high school vocational tech schools seemed second rate to universities. Of course there are the kids who love to study there butt of but I believe there are many who would rather turn a wrench or what ever they want and pick up a trade. It turns out that certain tradesmen can make a lot of money. My entree level salary was more than that of an entry level engineer.
tdr124 1 month ago
oops,, Thinks, Common, ;-)
Dreambro1 1 month ago
I think a Degree makes people Complacent. Everyone things A DEGREE will gaurentee them sucess! Meanwhile, the people out there working the longs hrs and using ingenuity and comment sense is passing them up. Nowadays, a Degree seems like a pipe dream of landing a job that allows one to be lazy and bring in rediculous money. And that did happen years ago, when money was out there. Its a new game now. People are done paying people to look pretty now.
Dreambro1 1 month ago 3
Years ago, i always heard, Just GET a Degree, doesnt matter what the degree was for, Just GET A DEGREE! Because, chances are the Company you worked for was going to retrain you anyways, and a previous degree just meant you were smart and able to learn!
Dreambro1 1 month ago
Its all perception, No one seems to like there job, regardless of what they are doing . Its seems, everyone is tying to keep up with The Jones, and the Jones is trying to keep up the Facade .
Dreambro1 1 month ago
AMEN!
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Nevertheless, the only degree field I respect from a Traditional Education institution is in the STEM disciplines (i.e. Math, Science, Biology, e.t.c.); so, if the members of your family don't have any of those degrees; then, frankly you're beating a dead horse with me.
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"My family has real degrees from real universities not worthless diplomas from a correspondence college". [End Quote]
In reality, Mr. Primate, the members of your family with their alleged Traditional Education degrees hasn't been verified. Secondly, they got duped into literally spending an entire years worth of house mortgage payments for an education they could've gotten cheaper or practically for free.
MrAtheosRecords 2 months ago
What if all we want to do is stay home and play on the computer. Then what. Well, I guess we can do that at work. Kidding :) College is super easy... there are no hard majors anymore. It's just a big money racket, and failure to pay off student loans will be the next housing market crash type phenomenon. Great video.
JesusPaid4You 2 months ago
@JesusPaid4You Its all a gamble, going to college for a particular subject may or may not get you a job in that field. There are No definates in life! Its all a game, somebodys got to win, and Somebodys got to lose!
Dreambro1 1 month ago
@Dreambro1
We could all win, but we're not ready for that yet. That's way too revolutionary for our feudal ape minds.
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JesusPaid4You 2 months ago
The problem with college is that you cannot get a job in your field once you graduated from college.
Mrbrianjohnson951 2 months ago
old news
Gnarlow87 2 months ago
Yeah, majoring in poetry is a stupid idea. Why do I need tens of thousands of dollars to read poems and comment on them? Or to have a guy who supposedly knows more about poetry than I do tell me what the poem means? I like poetry. I was in the poetry circles in Austin Texas. But I didn't need tens of thousands of dollars to do that. More like, around 30 dollars for gas money to go to poetry meetings. Why not instead, get serious training in engineering?
elzoog 2 months ago 11
@elzoog yuck. i hate engineering.
elliethelephant2 3 weeks ago
education is the problem not the salution we need as a human race to be who we are what we are best at not who we are made to be imposed on by opinionated ideas
archie977 2 months ago
Wise words. I wish you made this video when I entered college. This is coming from a psych major!
magnumsynderella 2 months ago
College is boring anyway,tech and trade schools is where all the fun is. If you just want sit in a clean "environment" and only work with your brain while not getting paid,then college is for you. If you want to get down and dirty with hands on projects from building useful things to working with the most powerfull machines you helped build,and get paid for it,then tech and trade schools are for you.
TheWarbirdPhoenix 2 months ago
he is a bad speaker. I agree that college CAN be a waste of time. Depends a lot on what you're learning. Textbooks are a major rip off. I go to college and collect financial aid, plus I work on campus (get paid from that seperately), and I work a full time job outside of school. So, all in all, college isn't so bad if ya want extra easy money. ;)
SyCreations 2 months ago
Most American kids going into adulthood STILL remain childish, naive and ignorant.
These are the ones who're still dreaming and living in a fake world, because these are the ones with majors in Psychology, POETRY, poiltical science and other silly disciplines THAT DOESN'T HELP A COUNTRY IN TROUBLE.
Don't blame these kids.
Blame their ignorant, low-quality parents who don't even know who to advise their kids.
menzerna1234 2 months ago
Majority of American kids come from IGNORANT families and this ignorance breeds all kinds of attitude problems.
Ever wondered WHY most childish Americans LOVE studying Psychology?
Hahahaa......it's tthe "cool" thing to do (hahaha...what a joke).
Only a minority will do REAL study...accountancy, finance, engineering, manufacturing, IT etc....and THESE are the qualifications that huge US employers are seeking.
The foreigners are getting your GREAT jobs, silly Americans.
menzerna1234 2 months ago
You must have passion for what you want to learn then do some investigation on the majors that fit you . For those who are going to college and their majors are not in a field where their is not lot of jobs you are putting yourselfs in a position of being in debt do so homework for god sake. If you are a english major you will be in debt. Before spending 4years in school I would say go for 2years or find a good certification program fit you.
jayman8940 2 months ago
As a graduated High School student who managed to work hard since Grades 9 through 13 Graduation in skilled Electronics/Electrician classes for House Electricians or Computer Technicians Installment in DeskTop Repair in Video Cards, Audio Cards & Motherboard and Troubleshooting,Typing skills with MicroSoft Office, In CANADA I did get a Job in Experience in Trades for Extra 4 Years.Beats any College,I have handson Experience which is what Job Corporations want not just more Education in College!!
Jules7892 2 months ago
As a college graduate from an esteemed private school, I can tell you the whole mess would be solved by simply doing what the Brits do....you take a test and see your strengths and weaknesses, and you either go to University, trades, or nothing. I went to school to become a meteorologist (hard science) and ended up doing geography (still hard science) and after the job search, went to trade school, until I found out I sucked at electrician work. College is by the elite, for the elite...period.
redoctober90 2 months ago
I have a degree in astrophysics. Since I knew, 50% of astrophysics students end up in nuclear physics research of weapons, does that that invalidate my degree? Especially, since I have moral objections in working for that field.
I did not get a job in the field of choice, since the competition level is very high. But other considered my analytical skills vital too continuing economic progress. Fact is, what college teaches, is more important than the degree.
Which you failed to understand.
silverspirit2001 2 months ago
College might have made sense 30+ years ago. Going to college now MAKES NO SENSE. Get an apprenticeship or internship, real world experience trumps "education" every day of the week!
MrJacobHarlow 2 months ago 12
@MrJacobHarlow massive generalization with certain degrees yeah it doesn't make sense to go to college and experience would better a career path for some people but not all. do you actually think a person with 10 years of work experience at McDonald with no h.s diploma have anymore job security than a new grad no he expendable.I bet you want your doctor to have a college degree
king78802 2 months ago
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trevor123698123 2 days ago
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@king78802 Actually I want my doctor to be barefoot going by the name shaman or yogi. You ever heard the truth about the allopathic medicine system they use? Its very sad
"The doctor of the future will give NO MEDICINE" -Thomas Edison
trevor123698123 2 days ago
@MrJacobHarlow... Real world experience trumps "education" everyday but TOGETHER they are a force to be reckoned with!
asalazar1967 3 weeks ago
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You'd think so, except there are plenty of PhD's and Master's holders with lots of experience who are unemployed.
AllPro777 1 week ago
@MrJacobHarlow disagree completely.
mrkosilathi 3 weeks ago
@MrJacobHarlow I agree. In certain professions apprenticeship is great. However, where in the world will you get those apprenticeship opportunities?
sourmanofcoal 3 weeks ago
@sourmanofcoal The military. 4 years to get one in electronics maintenance. No one says you have to be a grunt in the military. Marine personally.
82Rudel 2 weeks ago
@82Rudel What? military? you gotta be kidding? If you think you're a hamburger, join the military.
sourmanofcoal 2 weeks ago
@sourmanofcoal I like this guy.
82Rudel 2 weeks ago
@MrJacobHarlow I agree;unfortunately I learned this the hard way
stankmaw 3 weeks ago
EDUCATION is critical. True. What we need to do is REDEFINE what education is. REAL education is going out in the world, trying new things, failing and learning from your failures so that you can breed success out of them. Right now you should be learning things that you can apply in the real world. Like marketing, sales, and networking skills. By the way, you can go to a bookstore and buy a book on any topic you like for under $20. If you can't afford that, go to a library and get it for free!
MrJacobHarlow 2 months ago
@MrJacobHarlow
You can revamp the education system all you want.
But the root cause of the whole problem are PARENTS.
If my son wants to study Psychology or Political Science, I'll ask him what kind of jobs will he get with that kinda silly qualification, and how easy it is to get GREAT paying jobs with that kinds of stuff.
If he can't answer confidently, I'll make go into Finance, IT, Engineering etc.
Things that the US employers WANT.
menzerna1234 2 months ago
I got a degree in Psychology 25 years ago and still did not know what I wanted to do and was in debt, though I found Psychology interesting. Years later when I found my passion in the law, I was eternally grateful I had the college degree so I could apply right to law school. Free market society functions on scams. College is a scam. Forgotten, however, is that a college education is still what YOU MAKE OF IT, not what IT MAKES YOU.
edenstore 2 months ago
One should certainly investigate careers and the job market. But Fitzpatrick is being equally irresponsible in erroneously portraying professions. The Psychology profession, for example, includes many jobs besides counseling people. Examples include human factors, jury selection, experimentation, research, industrial, educational. Those jobs can be very interesting. I have found my own Psychology education quite helpful in my field of law. If you go to college, study what interests you.
edenstore 2 months ago
Started hating college since day 1, everyone is either a broke ass bitch or a whiny spoiled brat. I am middle class so I'm in the middle. After going through 1 quarter I can see why people call it a scam and join the military there is more opportunity in the military and work force then college. Only the Top people meaning those from rich families that are smart are going to make it in this world. Capitalism rules all. I'm just glad I didn't have to take out loans lol.
Kingofdaheavyweights 2 months ago
I'm a 19 year old delivery driver. I make over $2000/month. I know it's not great, but god dammit, all my friends are in colleges right now going up to their eyeballs in debt, and they are without jobs. I'm also a musician working on an album. I would like to start my own business someday, maybe own my own restaurant, or possibly be a professional musician.
I don't need college for any of this.
BrettDixonMusic 3 months ago
I have a BS in Information Technology and work in the IT field despite graduating almost 10 years ago. That said, I can't think of anything that happened in college that made me any more useful in the real world. I just wish employers wouldnt get so stuck up about requiring it. Employers with close minded mentalities are to blame for this bubble as well as the government.
lilbromarky1 3 months ago
I can say even after all of the research, taking your first handful of classes in the field that you want to go into and being awful at it is crushing. You should have also discussed the alternatives to college that will get you into similar positions that you aimed for and are fine with working in. You're on this Earth for 70-80 years. Don't turn 30 years of it into a constantly stressful situation.
noizyme 3 months ago
I'm reading some of these comments and a couple people are confusing PSYCHOLOGY and PSYCHIATRY as if they're one in the same. A PSYCHIATRIST is a MEDICAL DOCTOR that specializes in mental illnesses and they can prescribe medication. A PSYCHOLOGIST can't! If you are studying to become a psychiatrist, you are going through rigorous medical school.
anjanettelynn 3 months ago
Hey Bill Fitzpatrick, my physiatrist makes $75 dollars for every 15-minute appointment he makes. Yea, that’s right, $75 every 15 minutes. If he works 40 hours a week every week, before paying taxes, he will makes around $2,000,000 a year. I guess he wasted his time in college studying physiatry.
jwal1992 3 months ago
@jwal1992 First of all, there is a difference between a PSYCHIATRIST and a PSYCHOLOGIST. A PSYCHIATRIST is a medical doctor who specializes in diagnoses and treats mental illness, and who can make prescriptions. They have to go through the whole medical school and residency just like any medical student. PSYCHOLOGISTS can't do that. If he prescribes medication, of course he's going to make that much money because he's an MD.
anjanettelynn 3 months ago
@jwal1992 Second of all, he probably has many years of experience in his field and went to college when the economy was doing well. Nowadays, college students or people thinking about going to college has to really think if it's a good return on investment. Since tuition costs has double, or even tripled, it may not be a good option. College is only a good option if you want to go into the medical field or become an engineer because our economy needs these professions more.
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jwal1992 3 months ago
Thank you man. That's all I can say. Thank you for warning these poor ignorant kids of the problems with college. It has taken me 10 years worth of learning things the hard way to figure out that what you said in that video is exactly the truth. I'm 27, I spent 6 years in college, changed my major 5 times and never even earned a Bachelor's Degree. Eventually I woke up and said, why the hell am I even trying to do this college shit, the degree is worthless anyways.
kar3384 3 months ago
College is NOT a waste of time. It's a waste of time if you think it's a guarantee to a great job and that it guarantees that you'll never worry about anything ever again. Never say an education is worthless. When did that happen? Are savages in the jungles of the Amazon better than us because they don't have colleges? College is important, but it's not the guarantee people have been hoodwinked into believing it is. Also, state colleges are just as good as expensive Ivy League schools.
openuniverse2003 3 months ago 2
@openuniverse2003 Why is nobody reading this guy's comment? He hit the nail on the head and you guys are still complaining about your degrees being worthless.
Blame society for treating colleges like job training centers instead respecting their original function in giving people an education making them better people. If you expected your degrees to be golden tickets to jump starting a career, then you deserve to be disappointed in discovering otherwise.
MrEniena 3 weeks ago
Philistine
DrakeIcn 3 months ago
Oh, yeah. That was some wonderful analysis of what a psychologist does. Have fun going to trade school!
2015kevinf 3 months ago
No one is "grown up" at 18. All of these videos are made by people who want to justify not going to college because they "just thought it was a scam" (didn't want to put forth the effort).
2015kevinf 3 months ago
My best friend borrowed $500 from me last year so he could do EMT training. He now works full time as an EMT making decent money. I, with 10k in student loans (I didn't buy books to save money) finished my B.S. in Electrical Engineering, have no job, and can't even get an interview for engineering, or for places like Target. Now I will gamble by getting more loans and pursuing teaching credentials so I can teach high school. College degrees are overrated, even in "good fields." Trade school ftw.
TheMythrilFork 3 months ago
for most people janitorial studies should be a huge major because there's always shit...wow this video makes me think...i feel embarrassed to be a college student
solidranger 4 months ago
College is a debt trap when U get done like I did doing spread sheets everyday u get paid $50,000+ a year and debt of $30,000.00 wonderful now I am in debt till I am 50 wonderful!
And a slave to my Boss!
U do the math!
1290001 4 months ago
Americans actually believe they do a perfect job of educating their upper-classes. Pathetic
SUpersaiyajinjerkbag 4 months ago
thats why your an intern during your first 4 years
MegaDaffey 4 months ago
The high cost of college is to keep the poor poor, and keep the rich rich.
If college was affordable, the distribution of wealth would be much different.
youngdones 4 months ago 4
Your numbers are warped, seeing as how the young people go to school AND take a 4-6 year vacation. A majority of college degrees are a joke, if you want to pay 30k to take a vacation and get an abitrary piece of paper that's your prerogative. Real degrees are out there, obtain one and you're miles ahead.
TumisHumis 4 months ago
Your shirt is a joke. Telling people they don't need an education to join the workforce is like telling someone they don't need utensils to eat spagetti. Sure, it's true, but it's going to get pretty damn messy.
TumisHumis 4 months ago
Tufts University in Medford, MA is a waste of money with terrible teachers. They are greedy and will cheat you out of your money if you go there.
swirlcrop 4 months ago
Go sleep with the college dean daughter if you don't get a job after college
jamaalknight 5 months ago
@jamaalknight agreed! and spooge in her eye, and leave lol.
Mannypacquia0 2 months ago
College can kiss my ass. I rather work and get paid.
4EVERjADExoxo 5 months ago 27
@4EVERjADExoxo eventually the college kid will write your paycheck. sad but true.
poolie626 1 month ago
u should never have to pay for graduate school to get a Ph.D or Master degree.
smoothbrother69 5 months ago
i deffinatly feel as though iv lost prime years of my life...if your reading this and "iffy" about going to college or think you wont do good half way in....GET OUT!
thebanez 5 months ago 2
Tufts University is the biggest scam out there. Trust me it really sucks.
swirlcrop 5 months ago 2
@swirlcrop Not as a bigger scam as Westwood Wiki them up
Mountshilol 3 months ago
@Mountshilol OK, I´ll wiki Westwood. Gosh, there´s fraud everywhere. :-)
swirlcrop 3 months ago
This is a definitely a good trend to understand in the economic warfare that is currently making education a type of indentured servitude. However, there is nothing wrong with any of these subjects, nor studying them. There is no other place to learn critical thinking other than college right now. We need to stop putting a price tag on things that dont make people any money. American elites and their shit culture have us all equating education with money. Money is the evil hereVenus Project now!
bullshit3118 5 months ago
@bullshit3118 i like venus project, but it's not happening anytime soon
yandykun 5 months ago
@yandykun When you live in a world without any hope or faith, of course it wont happen soon. lighten up buddy.
bullshit3118 4 months ago
@bullshit3118 it will never happen.just look around watch the people. millions dont even know teh venus project exist.
yandykun 3 months ago
@yandykun I dont care how many people think of it. It will come anyway. we have outsourced so many middle class jobs, its hard to find good paying work. They are setting up self checkout kiosks in movie theaters and in grocery stores so that corporations can save money on human labor. the very motives of corporate capitalism to raise profits through computers and machines will make money obsolete. the more machines they use, the less money is earned and spent by humans. it will be ALL over then.
bullshit3118 3 months ago 3
Just because you sit there and listen to other peoples problems....doesn't mean you don't have problems of your own! Shrinks are quacks!
GradyWhite2007 5 months ago
When you are deaf like me you have to college. Many times the deaf cannot get even menial work without a degree. Its just the way society is because a lot of people still treat the Deaf like they are dumb and stupid.
kalijasin 5 months ago
Your face is a joke.
myassin2009 5 months ago
@person8110 Yeah, well, not everyone does follow that advice, so if you do, it should work out for you.
thedoctor7000 6 months ago
if.people.bought,businesses.and.didn't.go.to.college,.they.would.run.out.of.idiots
to.do.their.slave.labor.work.There.is.so.much.money.in.America,you.can.get.rich.doing.anything.Just.think.in.Russia.most.of.them.make.$1.an.hour.You.can.buy.a.small.countty.store.and.make.$100,000.Sure.you'll.put.in.hours,but.in.a.couple.years.open.restaurant.But.a.college.degree.means.you'll.be.moving.a.lot.
tubeyou9878 6 months ago
wow I like this advice about following those who are where we want to be, but what if those people don't want to give us the time and day to show us how to be like them?
viscon2011 6 months ago
@ganteng122 What about it? That sounds pretty useful.
thedoctor7000 6 months ago
Is having a college degree like having someone hold your hand since you can't get your $h1t together? I mean I've seen those for profit university's over tv and what not, but I think it is a scam." killing them with kindness".
madmouse43 6 months ago
Love it
Renownify 6 months ago
@happyhooker83 new Orleans in the house! I live right by UNO
LilRedRasta 6 months ago
College is not a scam as long as you major in something useful. If you don't know what you want to major in or you want to major in something like liberal arts, DON'T GO!!! Only go to college if you're majoring in something useful!
thedoctor7000 6 months ago
@thedoctor7000 what about Construction Management degrees?
ganteng122 6 months ago
@thedoctor7000 If a lot of people followed that advice then there would not be enough jobs for all of them.
person8110 6 months ago
So basically kids, do your research on everything. On the job you want, what you have to do to get that job, what that job REALLY does, and what is the BEST option (not the most common or popular) option is.
THINK!!! PLAN!!!! SUCCEEDED!!!!
ralphieguitar64 6 months ago
High schools are putting to much stress on going to college these days. Students need to understand the other options they have
martyn580 6 months ago 4
@martyn580 I couldn't agree more
oldestmanonearth 6 months ago
I'm going to learn a skill, instead of go to college.
islespatrick 6 months ago
This is called being a Cynical S.O.B.
c2quick4u 6 months ago
@c2quick4u No, it's called being smart. Listen to your elders. Fact is, I have a young friend, about your age (21) with a degree in anthropology. Fact is, kid has no life skills, no thoughts on how to SURVIVE out there, she can't get hired by high paying but blue collar jobs because her degree smarts her out and she can't get a job in her field because, well....and the child will be totally in debt.
It is best to take your youthful years, figure out what you wanna do, and go do it!
HappyHooker83 6 months ago
@c2quick4u Unless you want to be a doctor or a lawyer, you do not need a degree. You need life experience and if you come across a position that requires it, many companies will sponsor you to get it. Mostly, they will look at your life experience AND the degree you earned while actually WORKING! That is why when I went to UNO, their was a high job hire rate even in their fields of study because most colleges looked at the fact that they worked while studying.
HappyHooker83 6 months ago
@c2quick4u The only time you need a degree is if you go to Harvard or one of the Ivies since, well, they are the Ivies and, at those school, you actually get access to the "top" people in the country, the ACTUAL, VERITABLE CEO's in charge of Fortune conglomerates, an exclusive all boys club is what those fields get you access to. So college WILL make a difference in those cases. Otherwise, you're just making the Fed Reserve rich!
HappyHooker83 6 months ago
Everything is A Scam...College Easy all its gettin me is this debt
c2quick4u 6 months ago
im sorry but your voice almost made me laugh alout loud in front of myself at the intro
xB im serious, im like trying to hold it in right now!
no offense..
KirbyHanchar 6 months ago
I joined the Air Force after high school. Eight years later I am an Air Reserve Tech and make 26.25 an hour and have a promising future, job security, and 100% tuition (for now). I easily am outperforming MOST of my closest friends in high school when it comes to pay, technical abilities, and job experience. I will soon START college and then have a FREE degree AND excellent on the job training. I believe EDUCATION is critical but our current college climate is a complete scam.
EthanE3 6 months ago 22
@EthanE3 Education is critical, college is a scam. I hope you go to college for the knowledge and not rely not on a degree for a job. If anything, be ready to start a business. There may be less jobs available in the future after you are done with college.
MadeByEduNotLaziness 6 months ago
@Ethan i am a 21 year old college student and i am completely lost.
pvsg1990 2 months ago
@EthanE3
That's the problem with you Americans..
Your parents can't afford a good education, and most of you have to hide in the military to get some form of scholarship or education opportunity.
menzerna1234 2 months ago
Thank You Sir! I love your passion. I was recently thinking about going study Live Show Production for a year for $20 000 just so I can have a small chance at working with live events, u know, around musicians and excitement. I just know it's not worth it. I'd rather work a normal job where I interact with decent people each day and hang out at exciting places after work.... and not have to pay off thousands of dollars for YEARS! I might end up having more money than the 'well-educated'
Lycaeusification 6 months ago
Internet>School
MakeSumCake 6 months ago 2
A college education is indeed a waste of time and money; for most who endure the experience. We, as a society, will always need a certain number of bright minds who will make the sacrifice and become sharply educated. The rest of us should save our time and energy for better things.
The most important (and ignored) rule should be to allow only truly gifted students to study beyond high school. Financially disadvantaged scholars showing potential should receive public funding for their studies.
zerogullibility 6 months ago
college isn't a scam. if you think its a scam, your aren't thinking rational. it is what it is. people need to realize what jobs are available after getting there major. also if you don't have the money to go to college. perhaps you should work for a bit and then go to college after a few years. hit me up some time for a debate. without education, the world's strongest nations would be crap.
henryk8675309 6 months ago
Lol, being a phsychologist? At least I chose something i'm really interested in, Recreation Parks and Tourism instead of something like becoming a doctor that i'm not interested in. And if I were to listen to my parents, my life would suck so bad. I'm glad I'm going for something I enjoy.
theRecONcile 6 months ago
@theRecONcile It's because your not smart enough to become a doctor.
Stann850 2 months ago
HAHAHA...they laughed at me when I said I was doing Engineering...Who's laughing now?!
prappypat 7 months ago
@prappypat same here.
colossalko 6 months ago
fuck college
INT3RGALACTIK 7 months ago
He mentioned a lot of liberal arts.
seinfan9 7 months ago
I cant thank you enough for posting this vid. you saved my ass. And for that i thank you greatly.
FromEviltohell 7 months ago
this is a problem people in society tend to think college is indeed the ONLY way to find a better successful career but don't realize that college is not for everyone. everyone can't be successful cause if everybody be doctors, engineers, lawyers..etc then who will do other jobs? today too many people went to college cause all of this scam from the media that brainwashed to believe that it worth to invest into college. so sad :-(
Vietnamemperor12346 7 months ago
this guy is the SHIT....SERIOUSLY ..HE SHOULD BE ON NATIONAL TV TELLING AMERICA ABOUT THIS HUGE SCAM THAT COLLEGE IS..
Cowboyssuckcock100 7 months ago
handing a wrench to Paris Hilton lol
ThatSmartHotGuy 7 months ago
this guy is a douche bag, college does help people as long as they follow through with their choices. people that make good money who didnt go to college most likely have connections.
atvdavid13 7 months ago
I find it humorous how this guy assumes that all college graduates will suck at life. As a college graduate, and now a current grad school student, I, for one, can safely say he's wrong. Jobs are out there, you just have to take the time to look for them.
stemtb89 7 months ago
My mother makes $39/hour, went to college
xIMOG3Nx 7 months ago
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@xIMOG "My mother makes $39/hour, went to college" yeah, my brotaher in law makes $35/hr and he is an illegal alien (no lie , he is ) his english sucks but he is one hell of a foreman...
Cowboyssuckcock100 7 months ago
@xIMOG3Nx your mom went to college during a different era when only about 15% of the population has a degree. A degree meant something then because hardly anyone had one. Today about 30% has a degree. More grads than jobs available. the bad economy just made things worse. If your a young grad you are going to be running into a wall once you graduate.
destroyer8604 7 months ago
@destroyer8604 depends on your major and also if you are smart ;)
henryk8675309 6 months ago
What dumb ass majors in poetry then has the audacity to be pissed at the lack of job offers? College isn't the problem. The problem is people electing to go to school for four years to come out with a useless degree because they wanted to follow some stupid dream. Being practical gets you ahead or at least allows you to stay afloat in this world. Observe the demands, motivate yourself, acquire the necessary education and skills and you won't have many problems. At least it seems likely.
bentouta5 7 months ago
When he said After studying 5 years in the major you want to get a job in and don't get that job. I automatically thought of my sister. She just got her master's degree in early childhood education to become an elementary school teacher. Now, the cutbacks in education she can only get a job subbing for schools. That's the problem this country overlooks many unrealistic expectations about college. PPl go because you're at their mercy to get a decent paying job.
Gasparro18 7 months ago