Comments on: College Degree Requirements

By: ?

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:12:44 +0000

fail originally

By: Captain Speirs

Captain Speirs — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:49:02 +0000

yoyoyo i just wanna say college is good for getting a job, but
if you wanted to learn something it would be better to travel
and see things with your eyes and learn by doing. Sitting
in a room with a bunch of other people counting on people who
wrote books is less reliable than seeing something yourself.

By: Mcgyvr

Mcgyvr — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:52:05 +0000

This is why we should have free schooling through PhD

By: Mcgyvr

Mcgyvr — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:49:49 +0000

We are we are we are we are we are the engineers,
… demolish 40 beers…
rum..
with us
dont’ give a damn

Godiva, coventry, bare white hide…
Fill in the blanks.

By: Min

Min — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:52:53 +0000

You know, it’s also entirely possible that people with better educations tend to be more liberal as a result of their knowledge.

By: anon

anon — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:55:56 +0000

grammar fail.

By: StrangeMagic

StrangeMagic — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:36:56 +0000

Finishing my degree next year at age 42. Looks like I’ll still be managing a retail outlet for the time being. I’m wondering if this was not all a waste of time…
Hopefully it leads out of dealing with the general public one day

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:24:27 +0000

Make sure you look out for those liberal professors. Always look out for the conservative ones, who are well-known for their epistemological adaptability and are endlessly open to ideas they don’t necessarily want to hear. Too bad those liberals are so resistant to critical thought.

Too bad they outnumber epistemologically and politically “conservative” professors by such a wide margin in higher education. What gives? Must be a coincidence, or a conspiracy.

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:18:14 +0000

typo = “philosophy,” obvs.

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:16:19 +0000

There are places that teach you only what you need to know in the professional world; they are called technical colleges. They will not bother you with such time-wasters as literature, foreign languages, and philsophy.

By: undrgrndgirl

undrgrndgirl — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:50:43 +0000

shoulda added one more circle, not touching any of the others:

classes that meet when i don’t already have a class scheduled

By: lolrat

lolrat — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:50:21 +0000

In Soviet Union, monkey codes you!

By: jonofdeath

jonofdeath — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:53:04 +0000

What are colleges succeeding at then?

By: Jessidork

Jessidork — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:20:51 +0000

Most colleges and universities don’t offer “Resume Building and Writing 101,” and it turns out that my major isn’t really useful for anything but being a code monkey unless I get a masters. Screw that, I’ll get a masters in something that is not only useful but also makes better use of my abilities.

If the French can get a Bachelor’s equivalent in 3 years, why can’t the US adopt this method for those interested? I mean, do I really need to suffer 2.5 years of crap I already took in high school but didn’t complete the AP exam because I was A) broke and couldn’t afford it and B) had expected at the time to go to a specialized technical school but couldn’t afford that either?

By: Billy

Billy — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:17:11 +0000

I agree!

This graph may be true for the first two years, but when you’re in the third and fourth year and the classes are not for your major…. then you’re wasting your time.

By: Gustav

Gustav — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:14:50 +0000

Why don’t you want to take the classes that will help you in the professional world?

By: lolrat

lolrat — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:10:58 +0000

Surely, monkeys chew the coffee beans they eat?

By: papajon0s1

papajon0s1 — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:47:30 +0000

Just be careful you aren’t brainwashed by the endless parade of liberal professors. They were an easy “A” though. I just wrote papers to exactly what they wanted to hear. All garbage. But while I agree much of school should be about how to apply knowledge and critical thought, I feel we (Americans) are failing miserably. Just my two cents there.

By: Kevin T.

Kevin T. — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:44:27 +0000

Story of my life.

By: Jessidork

Jessidork — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:32:53 +0000

My high school certainly didn’t teach me HOW to think… just how to write book reports and regurgitate other people’s thoughts and comments. It would be useful if they offered a course at my former high school on making resumes, how to write cover letters, how to market your skills, and how to discover what you’re really good at doing and apply it to your further education and eventual career path.

I had no clue how to write an analytical paper until my second semester of college!

By: Cowlifornia

Cowlifornia — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:02:12 +0000

Bummer, I took courses that went along with my carrier. Though the last two general ed courses will drive me nuts :/

By: The Rev.

The Rev. — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:24:00 +0000

If you’re thinking about how your higher education will aid you vocationally, you’re doing it ALL WRONG. Education is about self-growth, knowledge, wisdom. It’s about learning HOW to think, and becoming better at critical thought and learning.

Employers like this because then when they need to train you, as they INEVITABLY will, you will require much less training and repitition. So take whatever classes you enjoy; you’ll still be able to get the job you’re after most likely. Exceptions for highly technical fields like mechanic, engineer, chemist, physicist, etc., but most office type jobs will be yours in a heartbeat with any bachelor’s or higher degree.

By: eric

eric — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:29:58 +0000

true blood?

By: MLD

MLD — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:49:57 +0000

win

By: MLD

MLD — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:33:18 +0000

nesting fail? or sarcasm detection fail?

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:05:03 +0000

The maker of this graph should probably change majors and/or universities. Your institution or program is evidently failing you.

By: markmier

markmier — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:33:41 +0000

Speaking as a professional engineer, you probably won’t use most of your classwork ever again once you enter your career. The classwork teaches you how to think, but you’ll have to relearn most things with application specific to whatever you end up doing as a career.

Good to hear that you’re interesting in what you’re learning though!

By: Isildo

Isildo — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:32:36 +0000

Any class that teaches you the word “remuneration” is bound to help in the real world.

By: eeeeeeee

eeeeeeee — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:54:09 +0000

Logics fail.

That most commercial things are professional does not implicate that most professional things are commercial.

By: CFSZero

CFSZero — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:29:09 +0000

Not the truth for me…an engineer who is interested in his major…basically all three circles are concentric and nearly identical in size

By: Shagsbeard

Shagsbeard — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:13:15 +0000

A student will often ask me “Will I be using this stuff after I graduate?” and my answer is “You probably wont, but the people who pass my class probably will.”

By: Flopadopolis

Flopadopolis — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:02:38 +0000

I took “Anonymous Internet Posting 101″ and draw on that educational experience on virtually a daily basis. I am now able to formulate opinionated comments which utilize a vast array of sarcastic, antagonistic, and/or inappropriate notions. Granted it doesn’t pay well, but a career in trolling provides rewards beyond that of monetary remuneration.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:01:32 +0000

how do i put graphs on here?

By: Flopadopolis

Flopadopolis — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:52:01 +0000

I use my DVR to record TV shows. That way, I get to skip past the professionals. However, I do not record many amateur sporting events, as I prefer the commercial ones.

By: Devylan

Devylan — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:24:30 +0000

I will admit that some do, but teaching is a profession that is not at all lucrative, unless you have a tenure at a very good university.

By: Caylees

Caylees — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:18:28 +0000

too true….

By: Political Humor

Political Humor — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:17:48 +0000

There are classes that help you in the real world?

By: raptorkeeper

raptorkeeper — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:09:12 +0000

I hadn’t thought of that before… you are right. We do use them interchangably.

By: James

James — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:07:16 +0000

That graph right there is the absolute truth!

By: Jess

Jess — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:57:42 +0000

I don’t think they are synonymous, nor do I think “commercial” would necessarily be appropriate for this graph. Commercial implies that the primary intent is to make money, or the trade of goods, and there are many reasons people go to college for PROFESSIONS outside the commercial realm.

By: Messier

Messier — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:51:44 +0000

Graph’s been done, originality fail.

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:44:56 +0000

Quite realistic. But I guess I have better classes, yeah.

By: eeeeeeee

eeeeeeee — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:43:25 +0000

Sad, that you Americans use the words “professional” and “commercial” synonymously.

By: wtf

wtf — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:27:51 +0000

if it was Unreal Tournament, or some other game, yeah, probably?

but… no… no blood spilled here!
grz

By: Varkaad

Varkaad — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:02:35 +0000

First Blood!